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Marijnh
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 Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 8:57 am Post subject: Need a gentoo-compatible wifi card |
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| The wireless network card that I currently have seems to be completely unsupported when it comes to Linux. So I was considering getting a new one. This time I'd like to make sure it is supported. Do gentoo install-cd-kernels easily support any wireless network cards? What brand/chipset/whatever would you people recommend I buy? I need a regular PCI wifi card, preferably with RPSMA antenna connector. |
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ThePsychotic2k
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Location: Bristol
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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I use a D-Link PCI card using the Atheros chipset using the madwifi drivers
The Card I use:
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=47674
My lspci -vv output
| Code: | 0000:01:09.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
Subsystem: D-Link System Inc DWL-G520 Wireless PCI Adapter rev. B
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 168 (2500ns min, 7000ns max), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
Region 0: Memory at e7000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-
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I run my machine as a wireless router so I can use the internet on my laptop and pda around the house without any problems.
Hope this helps,
Dan
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racer_alpha
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| Have you had any success using ndiswrapper? I've got a bunch of obscure cards (one is on the Realtek 8180 chipset, and one is on the TI TNET1130 chipset). I don't know if they are supported by normal means in Linux, and frankly I don't care, because it's pretty damn easy to install ndiswrapper and get them running that way. |
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