2.4.13 (COLW3.1.1) provides drivers which handle the DLink, Orinoco, and Cisco wireless cards out of the box just fine. I'm not saying that there aren't drawbacks to both approaches, but the approach I believe most fitting to mainstream server installs (at least in Corporate America) is canned kernels. Perhaps in smaller companies or other countries the balance lies somewhere else.
On Tue, 9 Jul 2002 10:57:13 -0500 "David A. Bandel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 9 Jul 2002 10:03:46 -0400 > begin Matthew Carpenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth: > > [snip] > > > > > I see benefits both ways, but in my attempt to remain corporately > > responsible I must tip my hat to canned kernels. > > > > > > canned kernels are great if: > you don't run a specialized system (i.e., firewall), you don't care > about running a bloated kernel (i.e., desktop system). But I dare say, > while Caldera and all others try to include the world in modules, they > often fall short in niche areas and won't have the latest drivers (like > the wireless drivers for example). > > Ciao, > > David A. Bandel > -- > Focus on the dream, not the competition. > -- Nemesis Racing Team motto > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list - > http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the > above URL. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
