Re: D-Link AirPro support (was Re: PC Card problems.)

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All of the 22Mb (turbo) cards use the TI chipset.  This chipset is not
supported under linux as of yet.  There have been claims from several
vendors to be 'working on drivers'.

rwt

On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 08:47, Michael Tiernan wrote:
> On Sunday 17 November 2002 12:04, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
>  > I'll expand on Michael's msg to ask about Linux/RH8 support for either
>  > of D-Link's latest AirPro wireless cards:
>  >    DWL-650+	(802.11b - 11 Mbps)
> Just for clarification, this is what I've got now and it doesn't even seem to 
> come to life.  I suspect that there is either something wrong with the card 
> or it doesn't work in my Compaq Armada 7400.
> 
> I asked D-Link and got an answer that is just precious:
> ============Begin of Original Message ============
> 
> Can you tell me if the DWL-650+ is known to work on a
> Compaq Armada 7400 laptop?
> 
> I have one and I'm having a heck of a time getting the
> DWL-650+ to come to life.
> 
> Did I miss your list of supported hardware?
> 
> Thank you for your time.
> ============End of Original Message ============
> ============Start of Reply Message ============
> Products:   DWL-650+
> 
> Thank you for contacting D-Link Tech Support Team! 
> 
> According your problem described to us, here is our recommend solution:
> if you system running you might not have the support for it. 
> wireless nic require alot of cpu times and memories.
> ============End of Reply Message ============
> 
> Dontcha love answers like that?  It gives you that nice "warm" feeling.
> 
> I've gone and ordered a DWL-650 (no "+") to replace it so that I can get the 
> damn link running.
> 
> I've got the 900+ access point, which SHOULD, accept connections from the 
> plain 650 until support for the 650+ comes along.
> -- 
>       << MCT >>  Michael C Tiernan     mtiernan@tota.net
>       Now a Free Agent                 http://world.std.com/~mtiernan
>       <This space for rent>
>   Sometimes when I get direction from management I have to stop, take a deep
>   breath, and ask myself what MacGyver would do in a situation like this.
-- 
Robert Tashjian <rob@tashjian.com>



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