I was just looking at a d-link dwl-614+ router for home. Of course I will need PCI and PC-CARD cards for the computers, and was considering the d-link dwl-650+ and dwl-520+. I am only just exploring the linux ng drivers. Any warnings here? (Hell, there may not be drivers, for all I know.)
On Sat, 22 Feb 2003 09:34:06 -0800 "Net Llama!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 02/22/03 01:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > After the comments on the list and seeing that the suport section of > > linksys's website listed a linux driver package for the card, I went > > out today and purchased a Linksys WMP11 (802.11b wireless pci card). > > > > Upon inserting it into my machine, I discovered that I had basically a > > different card then the support section of the linksys website > > indicated. This card (version 2.7) now has a broadcom chipset, for > > which linux support seems nonexistant at this point. > > > > I just fired off a somewhat angry email to the company (I had a bad > > experience with one of their ethernet adaptors a couple of years back, > > which listed linux support on the box but refused to work with the > > drivers included on disc in the box or any other available drivers). > > Hopefully I'll meet with success in returning the card. > > > > Annoyingly, only this card and a DLink card (for which drivers were > > supposed to be released a few months ago but haven't appeared) seem to > > be locally obtainable (I haven't got a credit card, which makes online > > shopping somewhat akward). > > > > David Aikema > > Yea, the trial of tears is quite long on this one: > http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=wmp11%20broadcom&safe=images&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&as_ugroup=*linux*&lr=lang_en&num=30&hl=en > > i'm not sure where you live, but i do know that there are other options > besides the orinoco chipset based cards. Cisco's aironet cards work > quite well under linux (i use them). > > you have no credit card? eeek, that's gotta make life rough. > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > L. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo: http://netllama.ipfox.com > > 9:30am up 39 days, 16:55, 1 user, load average: 0.12, 0.15, 0.35 > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> > http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > -- +····························+·······························+ · Roger Oberholtzer · E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] · · OPQ Systems AB · WWW: http://www.opq.se/ · · Erik Dahlbergsgatan 41-43 · Phone: Int + 46 8 314223 · · 115 34 Stockholm · Mobile: Int + 46 733 621657 · · Sweden · Fax: Int + 46 8 302602 · +····························+·······························+ _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
