linux-wless.passys.nl — Will my wireless usb/card device will work under Linux?, sure there are a lot of resources but this simple and straight to the point site will make things a lot easier, hey you can contribute and make it even better.
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ridtheworldofuApr 4, 2006
Support for wireless in Linux also depend on the distribution. I have installed Red Hat, Fedora Core 3,4,5 on laptops and desktops and have had almost no luck getting the wireless to work. I would install SuSE and have no problems whatsoever. By the way I have installed SuSE 10.0 on a Sony Vaio PCG-K33 that has a AMBIT wireless card and it worked right from the get-go. (Modem even works which is amazing)
jaydeeApr 5, 2006
my centrino dell inspiron 9200 didnt work 'out of the box' with Fedora... spose it was my fault for not checking that the wireless wasn't supported.. but all those downloads, burning ISO's installing and configuring were wasted because I just coudn't get it to work.Has really put me off trying again.. I just aint got the time to waste
0zymandiasApr 5, 2006
Heh - yet another 'hey, anyone get.... working' post here.Went from a netgear WG511T (Athereos chipset) to a WG511 (Prisim54) - the WG511 looks like it works with the Prisim54 driver - but on the website it mentions that it *should* work if you don't do WEP or WPA.Well.... I *do* do WPA - anyone else with nice a success story to make my morning warm and fuzzy?
wooteryApr 5, 2006
They have to hire driver writers, which costs money, and the result benefits only a small number of customers, and does not directly increase sales.
ahoierApr 7, 2006
good to know my linksys WUSB adapter works ^^
anandsekarMay 22, 2006
For zd1211 based chipsets and airlinks usb cards resources are listed at <a class="user" href="http://www.anandsekar.com/2006/04/06/switching-to-linux/">http://www.anandsekar.com/2006/04/06/switching-to-linux/</a>
grifonJun 28, 2006
I've installed suse 10.1 and i'm having problems getting wireless to work, can you specify how you got yours to work?