I am using a Senao 2511cd+ and it is really reliable, plus it transmits at 200mw. It is based on the PrismII chipset. Have not used it anything but W2K and RH9. RH9 has the drivers. -James ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Winston" <kwinston@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 6:38 PM Subject: Re: Wireless Woes > Glenn Cannon wrote: > > KBB0927@xxxxxx wrote: > > > >> Update to the latest kernel from RedHat using up2date and your woes > >> should > >> go away. Mind did with my Linksys v3.0 on my Compaq Armada M700 once I > >> did > >> this. > > > > I ran up2date, and now have the updated kernel. > > Unfortunately I still have the same problem. Every 2-3 minutes, I need > > to take my eth1 down and back up in order to keep my wireless link running. > > > > What do I have set wrong? > > If I need a more Linux friendly wifi card, what is best? > > I have an Orinoco Silver wireless card that has worked very well with > many Linux distros in the past. However, I started having problems with > the 2.4.20-9 kernel and continued to have problems with the 2.4.20-13 > kernel. I get lots of transmission errors like this: > > RX packets:458 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:499 errors:171 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 > > It works much better with the original kernel 2.4.20-6, but still is not > as good as the 2.4.18 series. Not quite sure why things are getting worse. > > Best Regards, > Keith > -- > LPIC-2, MCSE, N+ > That's your shadow on the wall > Got spam? Get spastic http://spastic.sourceforge.net > > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list >
