Re: Wireless Network Cards

2006-05-18 Thread Bob
Magnus Therning wrote: On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 05:13:02PM +0200, Jochen Schulz wrote: [snipped...] Your biggest problem will be to find out what chipset a specific card you are holding in your hands has. But every project I mentioned maintains some sort of compatiblity list. Yes, that is

Re: Wireless Network Cards

2006-05-18 Thread Christoph Nenning
Am Donnerstag, 18. Mai 2006 18:19 schrieb Bob: Magnus Therning wrote: On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 05:13:02PM +0200, Jochen Schulz wrote: [snipped...] Your biggest problem will be to find out what chipset a specific card you are holding in your hands has. But every project I mentioned

Re: Wireless Network Cards

2006-05-10 Thread Rogério Brito
On May 08 2006, Magnus Therning wrote: The RT cards are also well supported in Linux, the package is called rt2500-source and the module can be built with module-assistant. I second that. I have D-Link cards with the rt chipsets and they work well for my needs under Linux. Regards, Rogério

Wireless Network Cards

2006-05-08 Thread Bob
Hello list, I've never installed a PCI wireless network card before, I've always run my boxes with wires. However, I've moved to a new house and the easiest thing to do is put wireless cards in my boxes. Is it as easy as pluging the card in and it all just working, or do I need to install some

Re: Wireless Network Cards

2006-05-08 Thread Matt Zagrabelny
On Mon, 2006-05-08 at 15:42 +0100, Bob wrote: Hello list, I've never installed a PCI wireless network card before, I've always run my boxes with wires. However, I've moved to a new house and the easiest thing to do is put wireless cards in my boxes. Is it as easy as pluging the card in and

Re: Wireless Network Cards

2006-05-08 Thread Jochen Schulz
Bob: Is it as easy as pluging the card in and it all just working, or do I need to install some other packages? I'm running Etch with a 2.6 kernel. It depends on your card. And most probably (if you go out and just buy some random card) it will involve some work. It may even be impossible if

Re: Wireless Network Cards

2006-05-08 Thread Magnus Therning
On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 05:13:02PM +0200, Jochen Schulz wrote: Bob: Is it as easy as pluging the card in and it all just working, or do I need to install some other packages? I'm running Etch with a 2.6 kernel. It depends on your card. And most probably (if you go out and just buy some random

Re: Wireless Network Cards

2006-05-08 Thread Jan Schledermann
Magnus Therning wrote: snip Yes, that is a BIG problem. Especially since quite a few manufacturers are in the habit of switching the chipset without disclosing that anywhere on the boxes :-( When I was shoping around I ended up buying from an online store that offered Linux compatible HW.

Re: Debian and wireless network cards

2005-08-03 Thread Thomas H. George
On Sat, Jul 23, 2005 at 09:07:50AM -0400, Thomas H. George wrote: On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 08:06:17PM -0400, Leonid Grinberg wrote: Hello, I was asked by a friend to install Debian on his system. He asked me about which wireless network cards Debian supports. Can anybody tell me which

Re: Debian and wireless network cards

2005-07-24 Thread Nate Duehr
Thomas H. George wrote: Others may have better advice - it was frustrating trying to find the latest and best information. Mostly the manufacturer's fault. When there's four devices called [model number] and no version numbers, who's to blame for all the confusion? Or perhaps they enjoy

Re: Debian and wireless network cards

2005-07-23 Thread Thomas H. George
On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 08:06:17PM -0400, Leonid Grinberg wrote: Hello, I was asked by a friend to install Debian on his system. He asked me about which wireless network cards Debian supports. Can anybody tell me which ones (I personally don't use a wireless network so I wouldn't know). I

Re: Debian and wireless network cards

2005-07-23 Thread Damon Chesser
On Thursday 21 July 2005 19:06, Leonid Grinberg wrote: Hello, I was asked by a friend to install Debian on his system. He asked me about which wireless network cards Debian supports. Can anybody tell me which ones (I personally don't use a wireless network so I wouldn't know). Thanks

Re: Debian and wireless network cards

2005-07-23 Thread Damon Chesser
On Thursday 21 July 2005 19:06, Leonid Grinberg wrote: Hello, I was asked by a friend to install Debian on his system. He asked me about which wireless network cards Debian supports. Can anybody tell me which ones (I personally don't use a wireless network so I wouldn't know). Thanks

Re: Debian and wireless network cards

2005-07-23 Thread Brian Kimball
asked me about which wireless network cards Debian supports. Can anybody tell me which ones (I personally don't use a wireless network so I wouldn't know). Thanks, Leonid Grinberg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Debian and wireless network cards

2005-07-22 Thread Maykon Silveira
I have an D-link DWL-650 working with Debian Sarge kernel 2.6. 2005/7/21, Leonid Grinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello, I was asked by a friend to install Debian on his system. He asked me about which wireless network cards Debian supports. Can anybody tell me which ones (I personally don't use

Debian and wireless network cards

2005-07-21 Thread Leonid Grinberg
Hello, I was asked by a friend to install Debian on his system. He asked me about which wireless network cards Debian supports. Can anybody tell me which ones (I personally don't use a wireless network so I wouldn't know). Thanks, Leonid Grinberg

Re: Debian and wireless network cards

2005-07-21 Thread Alvin Oga
On Thu, 21 Jul 2005, Leonid Grinberg wrote: Hello, I was asked by a friend to install Debian on his system. He asked me about which wireless network cards Debian supports. Can anybody tell me which ones (I personally don't use a wireless network so I wouldn't know). all wireless cards