Hi -

I have an older laptop (Dell Inspiron 4100) on which I have installed a minimal Slackware system, and have just managed to get wireless working by using a Linksys Wireless-G card (WPC54GS) and installing the b43 packages from the SlackBuilds site.

Unfortunately, I am experiencing system freezes ... and if my Google searches are correct, these are related to the firmware driver (b43 stuff).

I wonder if anyone can recommend a good wireless card that works with Slackware out of the box ...?

Thanks,

Glenn

In my own experience, if you need to buy a new wireless USB dongle for a computer, like I had at one point in time, one of the best options is to go for one with a Zydas ZD1211 chipset. At least where I live, dongles with this family of chipsets can be commonly found in the computer section of any mall, so you shouldn't have many problems buying one. Here's a device list:

http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Dr...1211rw/devices

The cheapest ones can be bought for less than 20 euros but have bad signal reception, while more expensive ones have better antennas. With those devices, you only need a standard kernel and the zd1211-firmware package from the /slackware/n/ set. I haven't experienced any problems with them.

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If you can't find a Zydas card, or want to try something else -

Not out of the box but the STA driver works perfectly with BCM chipsets. http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13.../broadcom-sta/
Far better than the in kernel drivers.

Out of the box, if you are looking for a miniPCI(e) card, (Your 4100 does have a miniPCI slot) Intel or Atheros are the best choices. The Intel cards are easy to find, and usually priced right http://www.compuvest.com/Items.jsp?c...=Mini+PCI+Card

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All of TP-Link's dongles are natively supported, AFAIK.

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On my old Toshiba laptop I use a Netgear WG511T PCMCIA/PC-Card adapter. Works just fine!
Netgear WG511T at Amazon (Sorry for posting a link to a shop, but I was unable to find information on the Netgear site).

gargamel

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Thanks to all for the suggestions!