John C([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > > Micha Feigin wrote: > >On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:11:41 -0600 > >John C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > >>celejar wrote: > >>>On 1/9/07, John C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>Hi folks, > >>>> > >>It doesn't look like anything wireless works right out-of-the-box > >>with Linux - at least not yet. But the link above looks like a > >>good resource. > >> > > > >I use a msi, pci ralink based card. It works fine. There is a free driver, > >not > >in the kernel, experimental, but works for me in ad-hoc mode, didn't try > >master > >mode. There is a debian package for the serialmonkey driver > >http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com aptitude search ~dralink > > > >I have a usb card based on ralink (from level 1) but that either locks the > >machine or doesn't work. > > > >A safer approach is probably to get a wireless router so there is no > >software > >problem, but you still need support for each of the wireless machines. > > > >>I think I'll go shopping now. [--- snip ---]
> Well, just to continue the saga, > > I've been shopping .... > > I now own two wireless PCI adapters. Neither of which wants to > talk to my wireless router. > > I bought a Zyxel ZyAIR G-302. Hey! It had a Penguin on the box > that made me feel all warm and fuzzy. How could I resist? > > Unfortunately when I opened the box there was little support for > linux users. It does however have a RealTek RTL8185L chip which > is supposed to work using the serialmonkey driver mentioned > above. No luck so far. Any one have one working? > > I would have preferred a ralink chip since they appear to be > better supported. But buying wireless adapters is like buying a > box of Cracker Jacks... You never know what the prize inside is > until you open the box. > > After a few days of frustration, the closest I've come is with > ndiswrapper and the windows XP drivers that were on the > installation CD. Everything *appears* to be working, but I can > not get the card to talk to the router. I've tried DHCP, manual > settings and to eliminate a possible hareware problem I even went > so far as to boot a windows 2000 partition on the same computer > to see if it works with windows... it does. Gawd, that was painful. > > > My current plan of attack is: > > 1) Take the first card I bought (TRENDnet TEW-423PI) and smash it > with a sledgehammer... It does not deserve to live. > The TRENDnet TEW-423PI is listed on <http://madwifi.org.wiki/Compatibility> as working perfectly with madwifi on Debian. Wayne -- Why do they call this a word processor? It's simple, ... you've seen what food processors do to food, right? _______________________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]