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* Mick (michaelkintzios@×××××.com) wrote: |
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> This must be one of the more often repeated Qs on many forums. I am trying to |
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> find out which WiFi cardbus to buy for my laptop. I didn't have much joy |
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> with a Belkin and would like to get a card which has a chipset that is |
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> supported well in Linux. |
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> Which chipsets have the more mature drivers? Is there a list somewhere which |
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> is kept up to date - a lot of what I found in Google is of historical |
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> importance only. |
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Atheros is the best supported chipset -- through madwifi-ng drivers -- afaik, |
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I have a D-Link card with an atheros chipset and I never had any problems. |
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Here is a nice site with a list of supported cards: |
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http://linux-wless.passys.nl/ |
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dunno if it's uptodate though |
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> Your insight on this would be much appreciated. :) |
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Ali Polatel (hawking) <polatel@×××××××××.com> |
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http://hawking.nonlogic.org/ |
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