2008/8/8 Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>: > Jesus Jr M Salvo wrote: >> >> 2008/8/6 Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>: >>> >>> Jesus Jr M Salvo wrote: >>>> >>>> 2008/8/1 bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >>>>> >>>>> hi... >>>>> >>>>> for my $0.02.... >>>>> >>>>> i would argue for getting a cheap ~$40 linksys G usb wireless dongle... >>>>> >>>>> i have a laptop, amd x64, running fedora8, and after trying for a few >>>>> days >>>>> to get the madwifi/atheros stuff working, i got the usb dongle, plugged >>>>> it >>>>> in, and lo and behold.. up/running in a matter of 5 mins!!! >>>>> >>>>> good luck... >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I second that .. I just bought a Linkys WUSB54GC and it worked right >>>> out of the box with Fedora9 x86_64. >>>> It is using the rt73usb driver / module ... and the rtx drivers have >>>> been included in main-line kernel 2.6.22(?) since about Jan 2008. >>>> >>> I was ordering this and started reading reviews, really doesn't get a lot >>> of >>> love from people who have it: >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16833124187 >>> >>> I don't suppose anyone has tried the newer WUSB600N or WUSB300N, they >>> both >>> got decent reviews, support 802.11n (not a requirement), 256 bit >>> encryption, >>> and WPA2. The last could be an issue to connect at some customer sites. >>> I'd >>> love to have the features, the size of the 300N isn't an issue, and the >>> price is less important than the reliability. >>> >>> Most of the complaints are about signal, I'm spoiled, my old ACER laptop >>> with ipw2200 and whatever firmware was around when FC4 was new will work >>> at >>> home from my office to the library, through a floor with 2x8 joists and >>> three real (plaster and lathe) walls, and will hear two routers in the >>> apartment house down the road and three in the college, at least 400' and >>> two brick walls away. People who say they have problems through a >>> sheetrock >>> wall make me think the sensitivity is lacking. >>> >>> Google finds many questions on these adaptors, and only minimal success >>> using ndiswrapper, which is not a long term solution. Well, newegg has >>> these >>> WUSB54GC on sale, I'll take a chance on getting one and see if it holds >>> up. >>> Maybe someone else will get a driver for the fancy new devices in the >>> meantime. >>> >>> Thanks for the part number. >>> >> >> Well ... my experience is different from those in the reviews ( maybe >> they were using windows as some were talking about re-install? ). >> Signal strength is about 75% according to network-manager when I have >> direct line-of-sight to the wireless router. I have not tried walking >> around the house to see how far I can get a signal from my wireless >> router ( also a Linksys ... WRT54GL ) >> >> FWIW, I am also running with the latest kernel for F9 x86_64. >> > Well, after a vast amount of hacking around with settings, I finally get > mine working, and it works fine just where I need it, at the far end of a > big old Victorian house, through floors and real walls. I'll be using it > tonight while I watch the first Giants game. ;-) > Strange ... you said you have to do quite a bit of hacking to make the Linksys WUSB54GC work, while in my case, just plug and play. What did you have to do ? You're using F9 ? -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
