any wireless 802.11b pci card for linux?

hi, all

i just bought a Linksys wireless pci card (model# WMP11) to be used in
my home's network. unfornately i couldn't get it to work under linux
(i have Redhat linux 7.2).

could you guys suggest a wireless pci card that works under linux?

thanks,

xiongnu wrote:

> could you guys suggest a wireless pci card

http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/wireless.html
http://returntonature.com/pipermail/...er/005565.html
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_.../Wireless.html
http://www.linuxelectrons.com/
http://prism54.org/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/madwifi/
http://www.linux-wlan.org/
http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/

in the future, google.com is your friend
..
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mjt wrote:

> xiongnu wrote:
>
>> could you guys suggest a wireless pci card
>
> http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/wireless.html
> http://returntonature.com/pipermail/...er/005565.html
> http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_.../Wireless.html
> http://www.linuxelectrons.com/
> http://prism54.org/
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/madwifi/
> http://www.linux-wlan.org/
> http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/
>
> in the future, google.com is your friend
> .
> --
> /// Michael J. Tobler: motorcyclist, surfer, skydiver, \\\
> \\\ and author: "Inside Linux", "C++ HowTo", "C++ Unleashed" ///
> Machine-Independent, adj.: Does not run on any existing machine.

Well google is fine but I just spent 3 weeks trying to find a PCMCIA card
that works in linux. The main problem I found is that the companies change
chipsets in the cards but do not change the name. The version number
changes but that is usually not listed on the box. My experience has been
that Proxim Orinoco products are mostly supported. *Old* Linksys I think
are ok but not new ones. Actually, look at this link
http://www.linux-wlan.org/docs/wlan_adapters.html
It lists cards with their chipset if known and the linux drivers that may be
used. Check that those drivers are available before buying and avoid my
mistakes. :-(
Also Read the PCMCIA how-to and look through the config file in the
pcmcia-cs package. That lists the cards that are definitely supported.
Good Luck.

Terry <res043iy@ihatespam,gte.net> wrote in message news:<Pk_qb.12541$(E-Mail Removed)>...

>
> Well google is fine but I just spent 3 weeks trying to find a PCMCIA card
> that works in linux. The main problem I found is that the companies change
> chipsets in the cards but do not change the name. The version number
> changes but that is usually not listed on the box. My experience has been
> that Proxim Orinoco products are mostly supported. *Old* Linksys I think
> are ok but not new ones. Actually, look at this link
> http://www.linux-wlan.org/docs/wlan_adapters.html
> It lists cards with their chipset if known and the linux drivers that may be
> used. Check that those drivers are available before buying and avoid my
> mistakes. :-(
> Also Read the PCMCIA how-to and look through the config file in the
> pcmcia-cs package. That lists the cards that are definitely supported.
> Good Luck.

thank you for the info!

you're right about the chipset change. i began to search for linux
driver once i bought Linksys card and found controdictory results
about its usability under linux due to the different chipset it used
in the past. after much efforts, i believe my linksys card mostly
likely won't work under linux with the new chipset. now i decided to
go with Netgear MA311 802.11b Wireless PCI Card, which uses a Prism
chipset. hope they haven't changed to some other unsupported chipsets
yet.

thank you both for the advice.

Terry <res043iy@ihatespam,gte.net> wrote in message
news:Pk_qb.12541$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Well google is fine but I just spent 3 weeks trying to find a PCMCIA card
> that works in linux. The main problem I found is that the companies
change
> chipsets in the cards but do not change the name.

Google only tells part of the story too... The articles I've found don't
present information in the way a person needs it for troubleshooting.

I have a Belkin 802.11b card and I'm running RH 9.0. I want to be able to
install the card and move on to other things, like learning to program the
kernel. I don't want to become an expert in Linux internals just so I can
get my web browser to work.

> The version number
> changes but that is usually not listed on the box. My experience has been
> that Proxim Orinoco products are mostly supported. *Old* Linksys I think
> are ok but not new ones. Actually, look at this link
> http://www.linux-wlan.org/docs/wlan_adapters.html
> It lists cards with their chipset if known and the linux drivers that may
be
> used. Check that those drivers are available before buying and avoid my
> mistakes. :-(

Actually, my Belkin card is one of the listed models, but I'm still
struggling to get online with it. Does anyone have a good how-to FAQ for
troubleshooting a wireless ethernet setup?

To simplify my configuration I put in a Xircom ethernet card. Once I get
that working properly I'll go back to trying wireless again.

Configuring a wireless access card is *really* tough for a newbie. :-(

- Mike

M. Pender wrote:

> Actually, my Belkin card is one of the listed models, but I'm still
> struggling to get online with it. Does anyone have a good how-to FAQ for
> troubleshooting a wireless ethernet setup?

Have you looked at
<http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Wireless.html> ?

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Timothy Murphy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> M. Pender wrote:
>
> > Actually, my Belkin card is one of the listed models, but I'm still
> > struggling to get online with it. Does anyone have a good how-to FAQ
for
> > troubleshooting a wireless ethernet setup?
>
> Have you looked at
> <http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Wireless.html> ?

Yes, actually, I had. It turns out that the problems I was having stemmed
from an error in the RH9.0 distribution files. Thanks though.

- Mike

visit :
http://bulmalug.net/body.phtml?nIdNoticia=1921


"M. Pender" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> Timothy Murphy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:lposb.5704$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> M. Pender wrote:
>>
>> > Actually, my Belkin card is one of the listed models, but I'm still
>> > struggling to get online with it. Does anyone have a good how-to
>> > FAQ
> for
>> > troubleshooting a wireless ethernet setup?
>>
>> Have you looked at
>> <http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Wireless.html>
>> ?
>
> Yes, actually, I had. It turns out that the problems I was having
> stemmed from an error in the RH9.0 distribution files. Thanks though.
>
> - Mike
>
>



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NeCrOS <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> visit :
> http://bulmalug.net/body.phtml?nIdNoticia=1921

Okay, I visited. As soon as I find my Spanish-to-English dictionary I might
even know what it says. Can I have a hint?

In any event, I got the card working. IMHO Linux+notebook+wireless is a
very nice combination.

- Mike

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 22:17:12 GMT, M. Pender <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>In any event, I got the card working. IMHO Linux+notebook+wireless is a
>very nice combination.

Wireless networks are trivially easy to break into. I don't see them
as being worth the risk.

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Roger Blake
(Subtract 10 for email.)