[lug] Linux 802.11b (broadcom)

[P. Scott DeVos]

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Timothy C. Klein wrote:
> Note: this message is also on Clue-Tech, skip if you read it there.
> 
> Need advice on what 802.11b PCI wireless LAN card folks are using
> successfully with Linux.
> 
> I bought a Linksys WMP11 PCI 802.11b card, because I had read up on
> it earlier and it worked with Linux (prism drivers from Linux-WLAN).
> Well, I didn't check again before I bought it, because it turns out
> Linksys completely changed the chip set on this card, (with the same damn
> name), so that now it uses an unsupported-in-Linux Broadcom chip set.
> Frustrating.
> 
> I should probably take them back to BestBuy (need two), but I am also
> toying with using either the Linuxant or ndiswrapper utilities to allow
> me to use these cards under Linux, with their WinXP drivers (ack!).
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Tim
> 
> PS -> (I currently have a Belkin F5D6130 Wireless 802.11b AP, and a
> Linksys WPC11v3 PCMCIA card.  These two new wireless cards will allow me
> to get my network setup without a bunch of fishing of phone and CAT5
> cables all over my new house.)
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