On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 12:28 -0600, Bill Gradwohl wrote: > Craig Thomas wrote: > > >More than a vendor, what really matters is the chip set used in the > >wireless card. And different models from the same vendor _may_ and > >_often_ use different chip sets for different manufacturing runs of the > >same model card. The specific model/version number should help you > >determine the chip set manufacturer. > > > >Finding out the chip set manufacturer is the easy way to know if the > >card will work or not. Drivers work with specific chip sets. > > > >It has been awhile [my wireless card is an older linksys wpc11 prism > >based--newer ones don't work I'm told], but a quick google turns up some > >useful looking results: > > > >http://www.wlug.org.nz/WirelessChipsets > > > >HTH, > > > > > > > I researched the board, phoned the vendor and got lied to. > > I asked specifically if they used the prism chipset and was told they > did. When I got the board, it had the Atheros chipset. It also had a > ridiculous hard wired antenna cable about 3 ft long protruding from the > board. No way to disconnect it. That wasn't obvious from the vendors web > site either. > You _CAN_ vote with your $$$$. If it is not what you expected, and you are withing the time allowed by the vendor, return it for a refund. The reason --- It does not work with your operating system. > -- > Bill Gradwohl > bill@xxxxxxx > http://www.ycc.com > spamSTOMPER Protected email >
