Hi All:

Does anyone have any experience with a wireless card working out of the bos, which Linux brand would it be also???

Thanks in advance for any help.

Eddie

No, none. They all require that you endure a 'death by 1000 cuts' process and they then flake out regularly even after you get them going.

Seriously, though, there is a hardware compatibility list (HCL) on this site that will give you just the information you need in seconds instead of days.

If you have the right driver installed and know what you're doing, almost all of them will work easily. You'll have to set up the wireless parameters - SSID, mode, encryption - as well as the network params - DHCP, static, gateway. Just like with Windows.

Rather than have me list of a slew of cards that are already documented elsewhere, how about this:

What kind of system - desktop, laptop, ...?
O/S?
What kind of device - USB, Ethernet, PCI, PCMCIA, Mini-PCI?
802.11A, B, G or some combination of them?
What type of security?
Price sensitivity, brand preferences, local vs. mail order?

With that info, we can make some recommendations that will be more valuable. After that, if it doesn't 'just work' when you plug it in, we'll still be here to help.

Here are the answers to the questions asked


Rather than have me list of a slew of cards that are already documented elsewhere, how about this:

What kind of system - desktop, laptop, ...?
O/S?
IBM Thinkpad T42 running Suse linux 2.6.5-7.97

What kind of device - USB, Ethernet, PCI, PCMCIA, Mini-PCI?
802.11A, B, G or some combination of them?
I have the network controller Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG, but I also can slide in the Netgear MA531 into the pcmcia slot, which every is easier to get going is fine with me.

What type of security?
NONE turned on at present

Price sensitivity, brand preferences, local vs. mail order?
Whatever works, works for me.


Thanks again in advance for any help

Eddie

I'd use the Intel card that's already in it. There's a native Linux driver which is probably already included in SuSE. If not, adding it will be simple. You will need to cpoy the card firmware to someplace where the IPW2200 driver can find it.

The details are here: http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/

Hi, thanks for the help everyone, using the linuxant product, I got my Intel 2200 a/b/g working, but it seems to lose connection after about 2-3 hrs, any ideas, I actual have to either reboot or go into YaST and change somthing in the wireless configure, and reverse it back to what it was, Then I do ifconfig wlan0 up, I am thinking its restarting the network, how do you restart a network in linux????

thanks for any help here
Eddie

Very late answer to a question you asked long ago, but I'm a newbie, too, struggling along, and thought I'd post the answer here anyhow in case you or someone else needs it.

To restart the network (in SuSE, anyhow) in the terminal, su and enter the root password, then type:
rcnetwork restart

There are other ways, too, but that one is quick and easy.

You gurus out there are welcome to tell me if that is boneheaded because it causes other problems I have not seen.

Hello
I am hoping to get a recommendation also

what kind of system? desktop
O/S? mandrake 10.1 but Im willing to switch to a different one as long as it is user friendly.
What kind of device ? PCI
802.11A, B, G or some combination of them? 802.11 G
What type of security? none
Price sensitivity, brand preferences, local vs. mail order? doesnt matter

I have been reading a lot about instaling drivers and I feel overwhelmed , so I would really appreciate if someone can recommend one of the the easiest and more stable cards available.
thank you for your help

My dlink dwl G520 rev. B (atheros chipset) was mostly plug and play with PCLinuxOS, Mepis, and Stx.

Laptop's Ralink 2500 was plug and play with PCLos.

I have had no problems with either.

OK! I might buy that dwl G520 but how do I make sure it is rev. B?
Im planning to get it from newegg.com

Also, Im glad you mentioned those 3 distributions, I had no idea they existed! Im going to install PCLinuxOS.

The "rev.B" is the newer model.

http://www.dlink.com/products/suppor...&sec=0#drivers

In PCLOS, go to pclos control centre under configuration. Choose the "networking" button. Choose "create a new network connection". A few mouse clicks should give you wireless.

I just installed the card but it seems I did something wrong since I cant connect to the internet. I can see the connection when I go to "configure network connections" in the control center. The sygnal strenght has 2 lines (or 3) the encryption is WEP and the operating mode is master. I have tried changing the encryption mode but no luck. Could it be that I have to uncheck "automatic ip" and type the ip adresse, etc?

thanks for your help

update: sometimes it gives me "unable to contact daemon" when I click on "connect" in the "configure wireless connections" window.

I found the problem: I had the wrong hostname!


Now I have achieved LINUX WIRELESS!! OOOOOHHH