actually belkin does have wireless card adapters for linux, i have a belkin 54 g wireless card and a router but i never tryed to get the adapter to work on linux but yes, they do have linux drivers *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 11/6/04 at 9:52 AM Zachary wrote: >The trouble is that this thing is a USB adapter, not technically a card. >I >don't have an Ethernet card of any kind. >I have looked in the Gentoo kernel modules, and found no driver for Belkin. >To be honest, I'm a bit worried about installing because I'll destroy the >home network, to which my computer is the gateway. That's why I initially >wanted to install Linux on my laptop, whose internet connection I can >control. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net> >To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 9:42 AM >Subject: Re: routers that are accessible > > >> wireless adapters and linux can be anoying sometimes. does your card >> have linux drivers? if not then grab ndiswrapper from >> http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net and use it to install the windows >> ndis drivers for your card. I got this working with a linksys 802.11b >> card using a broadcom chipset. >> On >> Sat, Nov 06, 2004 at 09:35:05AM -0800, Zachary wrote: >>> You have the same router as I do. How the heck do you get it to work >>> under >>> Linux? What distro do you have to run? I've been trying to get that >and >>> my wireless adapter to work for about a month. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Glenn at home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net> >>> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >>> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >>> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 6:35 AM >>> Subject: Re: routers that are accessible >>> >>> >>> >I access mine with Internet explorer. >>> >It is a dLink 713. >>> >If I were to get one now, I would be sure to have one that has USB >>> >connectivity, so I could hook up a printer, and if possible, a hard >>> >drive >>> >via USB. >>> >Glenn >>> > >>> >----- Original Message ----- >>> >From: "Scott Howell" <n3byy at adelphia.net> >>> >To: <speakup at speech.braille.uwo.ca> >>> >Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 7:19 AM >>> >Subject: routers that are accessible >>> > >>> > >>> >Folks, >>> > >>> >I asked about this a while back, but can't find my list. What I'm >>> >looking for is a router that would have an interface that would be >>> >accessible via lynx or telnet. If not possible, which router has folks >>> >had the best luck with in terms of configuration and have you used >>> >something like Freedom Box or a browser like Mozilla under Gnome to >>> >access it. >>> >I'd like to get a router that has a good firewall that supports nat and >>> >all that good stuff. My goal is to take this old P133 offline. Any >>> >thoughts or advice appreciated. >>> > >>> >Scott >>> > >>> > >>> >_______________________________________________ >>> >Speakup mailing list >>> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >_______________________________________________ >>> >Speakup mailing list >>> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> > >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> -- >> Besides, I think Slackware sounds better than 'Microsoft,' don't you? >> -- Patrick Volkerding >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup