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Old 01-13-2006, 12:52 AM   #1
blackspade
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Help installing Wireless card for Linux


Hey, im running Cent OS, aka Redhat. How would i install a wireless card?

maybe give me a hint on where to start?


THX

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Old 01-13-2006, 05:55 PM   #2
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plugging it in would be a good place to start

Need more info, kind of card, etc
 
Old 01-13-2006, 07:06 PM   #3
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Some kernel modules exist for various wireless cards, which may, or may not be compiled with your distro. Try searching for the card model and linux on google and see if anything pops up. There's also a nifty thing I used to get my 'unsupported' wireless pcmcia card working under Linux called ndiswrapper. It allows you to use the Windows driver for the card and run it like a normal linux supported card. They have a database that shows what things are supported... I believe it was origonally designed for wireless networking cards, but alotta other stuff is supported now too.
 
  


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