[CLUE-Tech] Linux 802.11b

[Dave Hahn]

As a general warning to everyone else: LinkSys does this (change of 
hardware without change of model or sometimes even version number) 
rather regularly.  Don't get me wrong, I like their stuff, but have been 
bit by this a few times before.  Not to mention the GPL stink about 
their 802.11g A/P makes me think twice about using LinkSys stuff.

-d

Timothy C. Klein wrote:

>Need advice on what 802.11b PCI wireless LAN card folks are using
>successfully with Linux.
>
>I bought a Linksys WMP11 PCI 802.11b card, because I had read up on
>it earlier and it worked with Linux (prism drivers from Linux-WLAN).
>Well, I didn't check again before I bought it, because it turns out
>Linksys completely changed the chip set on this card, (with the same damn
>name), so that now it uses an unsupported-in-Linux Broadcom chip set.
>Frustrating.
>
>I should probably take them back to BestBuy (need two), but I am also
>toying with using either the Linuxant or ndiswrapper utilities to allow
>me to use these cards under Linux, with their WinXP drivers (ack!).
>
>Thoughts?
>
>Tim
>
>PS -> (I currently have a Belkin F5D6130 Wireless 802.11b AP, and a
>Linksys WPC11v3 PCMCIA card.  These two new wireless cards will allow me
>to get my network setup without a bunch of fishing of phone and CAT5
>cables all over my new house.)
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