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WiFi Woes

  • 11-11-2004 3:24pm
    #1
    po0k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,817 ✭✭✭✭


    Right, this is it.

    I'm doing a project involving linux, wireless cards and routing. Don't ask (yet) :)
    I need a few Wi-Fi cards as interfaces.
    I've been jumping through hoops trying to get my mits on a Prism2/2.5/3/Duette/GT/non-Frisbee card, both PCI and PCMCIA.
    I need a card that works with prism54.org drivers/firmware and that is still available/can be sourced pronto.

    Failing that, what are Atheros cards like? :)

    Also, Hermes chipset/Orinoco, I do believe these are natively supported in Linux modern linux kernels. Does anyone know of any caveats, or marketing pitfalls (e.g. "Old Revision Orinoco Card 'A' is fine, but 'B' has a different chipset, same model/marketing name and isn't supported")??

    NDISWrapper / Linuxant are a very, very last restort. I don't like the idea of them, and they lack certain functionality which I'd like to have (SnR, Power output etc.).


    Aside from that: What card are you using under Linux, and where can I buy one?

    My system: EPIA MII12000, Debian stable, 2.4.27 stock//2.6.x soonish.


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  • #2
    tomk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,067 ✭✭✭tomk


    This 3Com card works perfectly with Prism54 - posting this through it. It's the GT chipset. You probably already know that the driver is included in the kernel from 2.6.5 onwards, or you can get a patch for 2.4.x.

    I've also just got hold of an Atheros PCI - the D-Link DWL-G520.Haven't done anything with it yet, but I'll keep you posted. Doesn't look too hard here........


  • #3
    Moriarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,007 ✭✭✭Moriarty


    Dell truemobile 1150 cards (.11b/pcmcia) can be got on ebay dead cheap and they're orinoco clones, so natively supported in linux/bsd/windows.


  • #4
    po0k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,817 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    tomk wrote:
    This 3Com card works perfectly with Prism54 - posting this through it. It's the GT chipset. You probably already know that the driver is included in the kernel from 2.6.5 onwards, or you can get a patch for 2.4.x.

    I've also just got hold of an Atheros PCI - the D-Link DWL-G520.Haven't done anything with it yet, but I'll keep you posted. Doesn't look too hard here........

    http://www.prism54.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=922

    Chances are elara is stocking a V2 card.
    Most manufacturers switched from V1 (Prism Duette) to V2 (Prism Frisbee) back in June/July 2004.

    This is the main cause of my "woes", as most manufacturers kept the same model number for the card even though it was using a different chipset.

    I'm looking at getting some Orinoco clones over the next week or 2.

    Anyone with any news on Atheros cards?


  • #5
    Moriarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,007 ✭✭✭Moriarty


    freebeard has native support for atheros a/b/g based cards. I don't have a clue about any other os.


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