Default User (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Easy question: has anyone been able to get any currently available > wifi USB or PCMCIA adapter to work with a 2004 Toshiba Satellite > M35X-S109 laptop (no built-in wifi), using Debian Etch? > > Very hard question: if so, how were you able to do it? > > I have tried a Netgear MA111 (v1?) USB adapter. I have only been able > to get it to work "out of the box" with OpenBSD (any recent > distribution), and Freespire 1.0.13 (before the switch to an Ubuntu > base). > > I have also tried a Netgear WG111 (v2) adapter. To date, it won't > work "out of the box" with any of many non-M$ OSes tried.
I think one of them uses a ralink chipset, which means that there is a driver available, however you need to compile and install it yourself (e.g. using module-assistant). The netgear wg511t pcmcia card also works, it uses an atheros chipset and runs with the madwifi driver. Packages are available in non-free, so you also need to build them using non-free. If you want to buy Netgear adapters, take a close look at the product name. An additional letter or number can mean that is uses a completely different chipset. regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps-sarge.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]