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Wireless in Linux needs HELP
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| =\) Joe \(= 2005-04-16, 5:45 pm |
| I hope to see Wireless in Linux get a major boost soon - I really want to
get away from Windows XP SP2 for my clients but they resist because wireless
in XP kicks Linux butt. Ease of use in WPA and WEP is a must. Please do
not make it a religious war, but a wish for Linux. Thanks.
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"=) Joe (=" <joeyh@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Dad8e.1585$JJ2.1218@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
>I hope to see Wireless in Linux get a major boost soon - I really want to
>get away from Windows XP SP2 for my clients but they resist because
>wireless in XP kicks Linux butt. Ease of use in WPA and WEP is a must.
>Please do not make it a religious war, but a wish for Linux. Thanks.
I have to disagree with your
>wireless in XP kicks Linux butt
That , I am afraid is pure nonsense. You simply have to know what kit to
buy.
d.
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| Trent Buck 2005-04-17, 5:46 pm |
| Spake =\) Joe \(=:
> I hope to see Wireless in Linux get a major boost soon - I really want to
> get away from Windows XP SP2 for my clients but they resist because wireless
> in XP kicks Linux butt. Ease of use in WPA and WEP is a must.
Well, Joe, here is what you can do: get in contact with the 802.11
driver and/or application maintainers, and offer to
- write or maintain code
- test code, especially
- submitting good bug reports
- testing development versions
- financial support, such as
- donating money to the project
- paying the developer(s) to keep developing
- offering a bounty for features you want
- hardware support, that is
- giving the developers the same hardware you use, so
they can test it.
You can also
- write to hardware manufacturers asking them to publish
information about the internals of their products.
Of course, you probably don't have the resources to do some of these
things. That's OK. Just remember that if you want something bad
enough, you PERSONALLY can make a difference as to how quickly and how
well it gets implemented.
You don't have to say "if only my vendor would do such-and-such". You
can say "Bob, I really want such-and-such. What can I do to help you
deliver it?"
--
Trent Buck, Student Errant
The key is to commit crimes so confusing that police feel too stupid to
even write a crime report about them.
-- Aubrey, Something Positive
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| Nicholas Andrade 2005-04-17, 5:46 pm |
| Trent Buck wrote:
> You don't have to say "if only my vendor would do such-and-such". You
> can say "Bob, I really want such-and-such. What can I do to help you
> deliver it?"
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One thing I try to do is avoid buying parts or PC's containing parts
from vendors like Broadcomm who have no intention of even releasing
binaries for their drivers. If you're considering a Dell laptop, and
have a choice between the Dell 1300 (or whatever the ABG card is) and
the intel 2200 or 2900, I suggest going the Intel route.
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| MrSpiffy 2005-06-09, 5:47 pm |
| On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 00:05:54 +0200, rex wrote:
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> "=) Joe (=" <joeyh@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Dad8e.1585$JJ2.1218@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
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> I have to disagree with your
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> That , I am afraid is pure nonsense. You simply have to know what kit to
> buy.
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> d.
I use ndiswrapper - works like a charm for my linksys/broadcom wireless-g
card. wep-ing like a madman.
very easy, very happy.
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| MrSpiffy wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 00:05:54 +0200, rex wrote:
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> I use ndiswrapper - works like a charm for my linksys/broadcom wireless-g
> card. wep-ing like a madman.
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> very easy, very happy.
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I really like RedHat But i use xandros for my laptops and wireless G
connects Xandros is the best Desktop O.S Wireless Config is very easy
I use a Net Gear wg511t card.
F.Y.I Chris
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