I thank you for the suggestion. Where would I begin looking at this sort of thing? I haven't exactly got the documentation scanned in for this adaptor, not that that would help. Perhaps a call to belkin? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry D. Cudney" <terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 12:31 PM Subject: Re: Linux Kernel Support for Wireless Adaptor > Hi, > > A nmumber of us here on the list are using wireless cards, although, to my > knowledge all are using built-in or on-a-card wireless solutions. In your > case, you have two hurdles to clear: the usb interface and the particular > wireless chip used in the wireless device. > My best advice would be to do some checking/reading as to which chips are > used in both your usb interface on your computer and the wireless chip in > the device you want to interface to the computer. If both are supported in > the linux kernel, or through a module, then get the usb working on your > computer first, then get the wireless working. > > Myself, I'm using a usb interface to my cable modem, but an ethernet card > to interface to my wireless access point/router. On my laptop, the > wireless device is builtin, but treated as a PCI device withthe Prism 2.5 > wireless chip. I have had no success with the wireless drivers included > with the kernel for this chip, but the module from > http://www.linux-wlan.com/ works perfectly. Please note that they have > modules for the Prism series of wireless chips there. If you have another > wireless chip in your device look elsewhere for the driver. Google is your > friend in this... > > > HTH, > > --terry > On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 10:56:12AM -0700, Zachary Kline wrote: >> Hi, >> I'm starting this thread to take discussion of my wireless adaptor off >> the CDR and CDRW thread. I'm wondering whether anyone on this list has >> experience with the Belkin Wireless 11MBPS USB Adaptor, and something >> called the D-linkv714p+ router. Both these are USB devices, the router >> is a DHCP server. >> Correct me if I am wrong, but I do not believe that this uses an Ethernet >> card? If not, is my only option to install something like Slackware, and >> hope to get a new, more conventional internet service provider? >> Or is a kernel module for this sort of thing available, and could it be >> packaged in a custom ISO? >> Thanks, >> Zack >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Name: Terry D. Cudney > Phone: (705) 422-0039 > E-mail: terry at wasaga.dyns.net > > Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like... > having a peeing sectionin a swimming pool. > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
