[NTLUG:Discuss] Wireless

[Jay Urish]

I say just get the orinoco and be done with it.


At 12:44 PM 4/24/2004, you wrote:
>I have reached my maximum frustration level (almost) because I can't get my
>wireless card to work.  I am running a fully updated version (all the latest
>rpms from dag and freshrpms apt repositories plus KDE 3.2.1 from god knows
>where) of FC1 on a Dell Latitude C840.  All was well until several weeks ago
>when my aged Linksys WPC11 v.0, which had done yoeman service since RH 7.3,
>gave up the ghost.
>
>I went out and bought a WPC11 v4 only to find out that it was incompatible 
>but
>fortunately found out that WPC11 v3 is supposed to be compatible.  Linksys
>was delighted to replace my v4 with a v3 but, after many attempts, I cannot
>get it to work.  At this point my system will not even recognize the card (it
>won't beep when the card is inserted or light up the status lights which it
>was doing when I started), which I don't understand since the pcmcia script
>is being loaded at start up.  In fact it won't recognize my pcmcia modem
>either so I've obviously hosed my pcmcia setup.  I've tried installing and
>using wlan (which has got to be the most obtuse thing ever invented).
>
>Is the WPC11 v3 actually compatible with Linux or should I get another card
>(if so which one)?  How can I repair my pcmcia configuration?  How can I
>configure my WPC11 for my system (presuming it is compatible)?
>--
>Scott Hollomon
>Collin Street Bakery, Inc.
>scott at collinstreet.com
>
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