Re: USB WiFi

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On Sun, 2005-05-08 at 22:08 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> lloyd545220-trucker@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > I use WiFi all of the time and all over the USA using
> > Ndiswrapper.
> 
> Thanks for your response.
> 
> But do you use a USB WiFi device?
> I use a PCMCIA Orinoco Gold WiFi card all the time
> with the standard orinoco_cs kernel driver.
> 
> I would use ndiswrapper if all else fails,
> and if it works with USB devices.
> 
> But the documentation seems to suggest 
> that the orinoco_usb driver works with Linux.
> Unfortunately I have been unable to find any instructions
> that I can understand explaining how to use it.
> 
> > I've re-written the instructions for FC3 
> > and posted them on LinuxQuestion.org
> 
> I'll certainly look at that.
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Timothy Murphy  
> e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
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> s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
> 

I am using a Dell USB 1450 Wireless adapter with Ndiswrapper 1.1 and the
2.6.11 kernel on FC3 with no real problems.  I have been basically
upgrading my kernel from the stock one and ndiswrapper with it, and each
time the USB wifi works.  Uses the driver from the CD it came with.

Charles


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