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On Jul 24, 2005, at 1:49 am, Ian K wrote: |
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> I have an older laptop that I want to add to my network, |
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> (its a 802.11B one) and I was wondering what brands/models |
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> would work the best under Linux. Im fairly flexible, and would |
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> really not like to tinker with too many drivers. Any good ideas? |
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Currently available are cards using the Ralink chipset, as this |
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manufacturer has open-sourced their own drivers and there is a strong |
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GPL project that will (I believe) eventually join the main kernel tree. |
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I have tested CNet cards using this chipset, and indeed I supply them |
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to Windows customers as they're very good value, however I prefer the |
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Belkin under Linux, as they just seem to behave slightly better. The |
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difference is nearly intangible, but the CNet cards would sometimes not |
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start properly when called by the /etc/init.d scripts, only to work |
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perfectly when restarted manually. I could not make any rhyme nor |
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reason of this, although I expect they'll work perfectly in a year or |
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two when the rt2500 driver is more mature. |
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Some others have suggested finding a supplier with a liberal returns |
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policy and have suggested that no-one can guarantee that a model will |
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have a specific chipset. I'm associated with the famous UK cartoon IT |
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consultant, Network Ned, and can vouch that he does indeed test every |
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batch of wireless cards that he receives for Linux compatibility. He |
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offers these on a "guaranteed to work with Linux" basis - |
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http://networkned.co.uk/hardware.php - but is aware that his website |
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isn't CSS-compliant, thankyouverymuch. |
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Stroller. |
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