Linux - HardwareThis forum is for Hardware issues.
Having trouble installing a piece of hardware? Want to know if that peripheral is compatible with Linux?
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
This question might be better left to the security or networking forum, but its mainly about hardware so I'll put it here. I want ot get a WIFI card for my laptop. I have a linksys wpc11 but it is only 802.11b and doesnt have external jacks.
I am wondering what the best PCMCIA card is for the following task:
1) has to work with linux, obvious but might as well point it out
2) has to be able to go into monitor mode and possibly primiscous mode
2a) thus it should probably be a prism based card
3) I want to be able to hook up an external anteana to it
4)If possible id like 802.11g
Currently running Fedora Core 3, which is a pain cause i have to run dhclient every time. I use KNOPPIX and Auditor alot now though.
Thanks
Distribution: red hat enterprise es v. 3, fedora core 1
Posts: 21
Rep:
after spending many hours trying to get wireless adapters to work on the fedora distros,
I have been very successful with the cisco aironet PCM352 PCMCIA card in fedora 3 and fedora 4 distros. I found that the 2.6 kernel has built in support for this card, automatically loading the airo_cs driver. This card is plug and play with many laptop models. When you begin installing the os, the green and red led's will flicker, and that is the sign that the card will work.
You can then configure the card with static ip or dhcp using network device control. Also, KWIFI manage under gnome will let you configure various types of encryption.
I use linksys wireless accesspoints and use WEP encryption for this card. I then use is another linux box running squid to create an ssh proxy tunnel from the laptop to the squid server as WEP
is not the most secure way to secure a wireless card. But it works without any hassle. Cisco st
opped making this card a few months ago but it is easily available from any used cisco reseller.
You can still buy the card new, also.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.