> Oops, I didn't notice the 802.11g-orientation of this question. > However, slashdot readers will have noticed a headline this evening > which highlights a thing called DriverLoader from LinuxAnt: > > http://www.linuxant.com/company/press_dldr.php > > which now handles Centrino drivers (much to Intel's dismay?); it is a > general system for loading windows wifi drivers under Linux... > and their compatibility page... > http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/compatibility.php > > led me to: > http://www.linux-wlan.org/docs/wlan_adapters.html > > which I've seen before -- it is a great long list, showing exactly how > spare linux support is amongst wifi products. This can only get better, > but it is quite a waiting game (unless you code!). > > The DriverLoader commercial product can load some 802.11g (and a, and > a+g) drivers for otherwise-unsupported hardware, or so it claims. > They offer a 30-day free trial, but I cannot see the list price without > making an account, bah. > > Hope this helps! I think if I had a laptop with embedded .11g or a+g, > I'd buy this -- IF there were reason to need .11a or .11g, when .11b > suffices, or if I couldn't use the .11b bits without full driver support > (ie, no other way to get any wifi)... > > regards, > > Ben > > > On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 17:02:12 -0800 > Ben Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > | In general, NO. However, there are only a few chipsets proliferating > | into many re-branded or no-name cards, IIRC... you'll want to start > | out with the Linux Hardware HOWTO, but might want to check some > | mailing list archives to find the latest word on that development. > | Many will work, some are workable but a pain in the arse, and some > | won't work. > | > | Search for 'wireless' in > | > http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/Hardware-H > OWTO.html > | > | Also see, more specific: > | http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/#whard > | > http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/Wireless-H > OWTO.html#ss2.6 > | > | Good luck. I think if you can find out what chipset is used, you can > | be relatively certain that a compatible-chipset card can be made to > | work... YMMV! > | > | ciao, > | > | Ben > | > | > | On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 22:47:30 +0000 > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > | > | | Will any of the generic Wireless PCMCIA cardbus ethernet adaptor > | | IEEE 802.11b [802.11g compatible] found on www.pricewatch.com work > | | with my RH9 system? I'm buying either aD-Link Airplus 2.4GHz > | | wireless router or use my existing Ipcop firewall on an old Pentium > | | 100 and add another PCMCIA adapter and card to it. Am I moving in > | | the right direction? I'm following the 3/6/01 article; " Recipe for > | | a Linux 802.11b home Network" from the O'Reilly site. TIA, Dirk > > ------------------------------ > Thanks Ben. Dirk _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
