On Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 08:09:54AM -0400, Michael Mayhew wrote: > Greetings, > > I recently checked Linuxcompatible.org for a list of potential wireless > cards for my desktop, and have decided on the D-Link PCI WL-520. On the > site, the noted drivers required were the Prism2 drivers. Those, I believe, > are not included with FC1. (Or can I use the orincoco drivers? Even though > when I ran lsmod, the orinoco_cs module did not appear) Also, I have seen a > package linux-wlan-ng that contains the Prism2 drivers but when I do an rpm > search on rpmfind.net or freshrpms, nothing comes up. Has anyone found, for > sure, the Prism2 drivers, whether included in some other package or on > their own, and, if so, where? Also, since I don't have internet until this > card is installed, would the package fit on a floppy? Thanks for any and > all assistance. I greatly appreciate it. > > plainmedici > What about a wireless router and connect it directly to your network card. Wouldn't a good wireless router handle the security/encryption for the wireless network and as long as the wireless router had a web interface to control it and used tcp/ip and encrypted the data over the air, it would seem to me that any Linux box with a working network interface would work? I don't understand your problem or why you must install a wireless adaptor to setup a wireless network? Couldn't you use a wireless router like the one I described above and avoid all this confusion? Perhaps I'm lost, I have not setup a wireless router, but as I understand it that's how it works. Comments please??? jay
