Re: Wireless PCMCIA

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On Tuesday 11 July 2006 17:24, Jim Lowman wrote:
> While I'm not inclined to bash the tremendous effort
> of many volunteers over many years to bring us a free
> and stable OS, this wireless card issue is a hot topic
> with me.
>
> As to Windows, this last week when on vacation, I took
> my laptop.  While I was able to get a network
> connection at two hotels, I could not get on the
> Internet to save my life; not even with a dial-up
> connection.  So much for Microsoft and plug-and-play.
> Booting FC5, at the hotel where there was an Ethernet
> connection, I was on the 'Net without a problem.  At
> the next hotel they offered only wireless access, so I
> was SOL since my wireless card is not compatible with
> Linux.
>
> Yesterday I asked the question, both on this list and
> on LinuxForums, about what a reliable Linux-compatible
> wireless card for a Dell 8500 laptop would be, without
> having to resort to a custom kernel or ndiswrapper.
> The sum of my responses: 1.
>
> So, I'm puzzled about the lack of response to the
> question, since most questions I've seen here get
> several responses within the next couple of digests.
>
> I'm more than willing to put in the time to arrive at
> a solution before going on the next vacation, but I'm
> sure that a number of potential converts from Windows
> will not be willing to do so.
>
> Am I being ignored because the answer is out there
> somewhere in the archives and no one wants to give me
> RTFM as an answer?  I have invested in quite a number
> of technical books on Linux and FC5, BTW. as well as
> considerable Googling.
>
> Jim

Hi Jim

Not trying to be sarcastic but there have been several times when I got no 
reply.  

Many times there is no reply available because nobody has YOUR 
hardware/software.  This is especially true in the laptop field where there 
are so many proprietary products and so documentation can be somewhat sparse.  

I no longer have a laptop having given mine to my daughter who had more need 
than I did.  I had a Toshiba and like so many had trouble getting wireless to 
work until I got lucky and put together enough tips and LOTS of time testing 
before achieving sucess.  

Some sites you might visit:

http://www.linux-laptops.net
google: linux + laptop + wireless (quite a list opens)

Tom

-- 
Tom Taylor
Linux user #263467
Federal Way, WA







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