On 19/02/10 01:04, Dan Dart wrote: > They all work with Linux - in general you don't have to worry, it's > rare these days that they won't. > > We got 3 from 7dayshop and they turned out to be zd1211rw fully > compatible with Linux. > My PCI wifi card is rt61pci - works nicely. > My laptop internal: (ipw/iwl)3945 - nicely > My laptop's PCMCIA (ath5k) - nicely. > > So 4 out of 4 models worked. And it's not just luck. > > On 18 February 2010 23:33, Simon O'Riordan <voluntar...@btopenworld.com> > wrote: >> Just bought a USB wireless key for £6.95 on e-bay. It works with windows for >> sure, haven't tested it on Linux yet, but the price includes tax and postage. >> www.digiflex.co.uk >> Simono >> -- >> Next meeting: Dorchester, Tue 2010-03-02 20:00 >> http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 >> Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset >> List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset >> > >
I had a Ralink RT2870 Wireless-n USB dongle I wanted to use with Debian Lenny a few months back. Had to get the drivers from the Ralink website and build them, but it was pretty straightforward. If anyone happens on one of these I can stick my notes up on the Wiki. Tim -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tue 2010-03-02 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
