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11-03-2004, 10:35 PM
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Wireless Internet
I want to get Linux.
I have a LinkSYS Wireless router connected to a DSL Modem upstairs, and my desktop downstairs gets the internet from that Wireless Router, via an antenna. What Distributions support this. I don't have any knowledge on Linux, so tell me if its very complicated to set up. What Distributions support Wireless Internet, and which ones do it the best and easiest.
These are the distributions I have narrowed down to getting.
Slackware 10
SuSe 9.1
Red Hat 9
And Mandrake, but as far as I know you have to pay to sign up and download Mandrake, so not it probably.
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11-04-2004, 12:04 AM
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A lot of distros support this, but depends on your hardware--most specifically your wireless card. Can you list that information or have you done a search for that?
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11-04-2004, 12:20 AM
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On the box that the antenna came in, it says this.
LinkSYS Wireless PCI Card
Specifications:
Model Number:
WPM11-CA
Standards Conformance:
IEEE 802.11b
PCI 2.1 or higher
Channels:
11 Channels (US, Canada)
13 Channels (Europe)
14 Channels (Japan)
LED's
Act, Link
And the Wireless Router is a LinkSYS Wireless Router, Model Number BEFW11S4
Any help would be appreciated.
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11-04-2004, 04:51 AM
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Registered: Sep 2004
Location: 127.0.0.1
Distribution: Slackware 13; Ubuntu Raspberry Pi OS
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JSpired is correct, it will depend on availability of drivers for that Wifi card. Do you have Linux yet? If so we can check to see what version of card that is. Unfortunately I'm not sure the process for that under M$ windows. (The drivers are different depending on the version of that particular card. Version 3 is the one to have!)
On the plus side, I have that same linksys AP, and it works flawlessly! (Although I would suggest downloading the latest firmware update and flashing it..)
I'm running Slackware 10.0 FYI.
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11-04-2004, 04:34 PM
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Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Mooresville NC
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just for thought
When you go to flash your AP get a hacked version of the os so you can turn up the power from the antena from 40 some MHZ to 80MHZ. I have noticed that my AP runs hot now so I had to do some modding with an old case fan and a cell phone charger. I run my power output @62MHZ for longer distance and better through put at greater ranges. MY AP is in the basment and my wireless comps are on the 2nd floor. I just had my brother sit at the computer and tell me when the signal was where I wanted it. Hower I know that the higher you run it the signal gets dirty so at some point there is a trade off. With some other version of os for the linksys you can turn all the way to 200+MHZ but I wouldn't recommend it.
Also I wouldn't mess with RH9 anymore as it is outdated. You'll need to look into Fedora which is a derivative of RH9 and is fully suported. Also you get new kernals which might help you out with the wireless support.
You could also check out boot knoppix to get used to running linux. I keep a copy with me all the time for when I make a screw up I can boot my system and mount the drives are writable and open up a command prompt to fix what I broke. I also belive that I saw the wireless setup client this moring when I had to boot off of it to fix a sendmail error.
Last edited by phatboyz; 11-04-2004 at 04:43 PM.
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11-05-2004, 02:04 PM
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Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Scotland
Distribution: Slackware, RedHat, Debian
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Moved: This thread is more suitable in Wireless Networking and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.
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