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Linux PCI 802.11b wireless card support (?)



On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 21:27, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Gregory Boyce <gboyce2 at badbelly.com> writes:
> 
> > Linksys and a few other vendors have had 802.11g products for some time
> > now, and they're not badly priced.  Depending on your usage is, the
> > extra bandwith could come in handy with or without the security.
> 
> That presumes you can find a working Linux driver.  A card without
> a driver is somewhat useless.

True.  I've only used their 802.11b products, and I had sort of assumed
they used the same drivers.  After a quick looks, it appears that's not
the case.

-- 
Gregory Boyce <gboyce2 at badbelly.com>





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