After searching the archives going back six months I have not been able to find much using "wireless" as the search string. I am contemplating buying a wireless router and pcmcia adapter for my laptop and would like to have any recommendations as to what to buy. I currently use a Linksys router and have never had problems and may want to stay with the same brand but a change is not out of the question. If you want to reply directly to me to keep list traffic low that will be fine. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989 SuSE since 1998 * Only reply to the list please*
On Monday 06 December 2004 10:29 am, Ken Schneider wrote:
After searching the archives going back six months I have not been able to find much using "wireless" as the search string.
I am contemplating buying a wireless router and pcmcia adapter for my laptop and would like to have any recommendations as to what to buy. I currently use a Linksys router and have never had problems and may want to stay with the same brand but a change is not out of the question.
If you want to reply directly to me to keep list traffic low that will be fine.
Ken
On the router/access point side check http://www.sveasoft.com/ for linksys WRT54G firmware substitutes. They try to sell you a yearly firmware and support contract but I believe you can still find the latest released firmware free on other sites such as http://www.linksysinfo.org/index.php. Its Linux based just like what Linksys/Cisco provide. What's interesting about this firmware replacement is all the features and enhancements they've incorporated. Signal strength boost, better firewalling, etc so it becomes more than Linksys/Cisco provide. Stan
On Mon, 2004-12-06 at 12:07, Stan Glasoe wrote:
On the router/access point side check http://www.sveasoft.com/ for linksys WRT54G firmware substitutes. They try to sell you a yearly firmware and support contract but I believe you can still find the latest released firmware free on other sites such as http://www.linksysinfo.org/index.php. Its Linux based just like what Linksys/Cisco provide.
What's interesting about this firmware replacement is all the features and enhancements they've incorporated. Signal strength boost, better firewalling, etc so it becomes more than Linksys/Cisco provide.
I ended up buying the Linksys WRT54G wireless router and the Linksys WPC54G adapter. Once I got the ndiswrapper setup (no need to buy anything from linuxant) complete and the network configs setup it is working including WEP, well I can connect to the router at least (login to the config setup), as I have not connected the router to the WAN(DSL modem) yet. That will be tomorrow. Much thanks to Stan Glasoe for his assistance and pointers. After I have compiled my notes I will post them here for future reference for anyone needing pointers for these devices. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989 SuSE since 1998 * Only reply to the list please*
I ended up buying the Linksys WRT54G wireless router and the Linksys WPC54G adapter. Once I got the ndiswrapper setup (no need to buy anything from linuxant) complete and the network configs setup it is working including WEP, well I can connect to the router at least (login to the config setup), as I have not connected the router to the WAN(DSL modem) yet. That will be tomorrow.
Much thanks to Stan Glasoe for his assistance and pointers.
After I have compiled my notes I will post them here for future reference for anyone needing pointers for these devices.
Ken, Did you ever post those notes? I just picked up the WPC54G card, and have been struggling to get it set up. This is my first venture into WIFI, so I am still on the learning curve with this. Barry
On Wed, 2005-06-22 at 06:26 -0700, Barry Premeaux wrote:
I ended up buying the Linksys WRT54G wireless router and the Linksys WPC54G adapter. Once I got the ndiswrapper setup (no need to buy anything from linuxant) complete and the network configs setup it is working including WEP, well I can connect to the router at least (login to the config setup), as I have not connected the router to the WAN(DSL modem) yet. That will be tomorrow.
Much thanks to Stan Glasoe for his assistance and pointers.
After I have compiled my notes I will post them here for future reference for anyone needing pointers for these devices.
Ken,
Did you ever post those notes? I just picked up the WPC54G card, and have been struggling to get it set up. This is my first venture into WIFI, so I am still on the learning curve with this.
Barry
I did not as others have since posted notes and there are step by step docs included with ndiswrapper that are very easy to follow. Basically... 1. ndiswrapper -i <driver from disk/CD> 2. modprobe ndiswrapper 3. check that card was recognised using dmesg 4. config card 5. have ndiswrapper module loaded at boot time. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998 "The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners." -Ernst Jan Plugge
I did not as others have since posted notes and there are step by step docs included with ndiswrapper that are very easy to follow. Basically...
1. ndiswrapper -i <driver from disk/CD> 2. modprobe ndiswrapper 3. check that card was recognised using dmesg 4. config card 5. have ndiswrapper module loaded at boot time.
Quick question on the card configuration. I don't have a wifi network at home to start with. My intention is simply to be able to link into open wifi spots such as cafe's. What should I use for a default ESSID or WEP? Barry
On Monday 06 December 2004 16:29, Ken Schneider wrote:
After searching the archives going back six months I have not been able to find much using "wireless" as the search string.
I am contemplating buying a wireless router and pcmcia adapter for my laptop and would like to have any recommendations as to what to buy. I currently use a Linksys router and have never had problems and may want to stay with the same brand but a change is not out of the question.
If you want to reply directly to me to keep list traffic low that will be fine.
-- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989 SuSE since 1998 * Only reply to the list please*
I use D-Link and have no problems at all with SuSE 9.0. I've also tried Belkin but had to pay for drivers :-( which I don't mind, but when I get the windows ones bundled with the kit, and I don't get an option but to buy Linux ones then I get miffed. Phil
Ken, I've been using a Belkin wireless router (802.11G) with a Linksys Wireless G notebook adapter. I got the router as a promo when I sprang for a laptop for my college-bound daughter last summer. The router works well. I had to buy a driver for the Linksys pcmcia card from Linuxant (www.linuxant.com) and make a couple of tweaks to a config file. Otherwise, all has been right with the world... Best, Pete -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peter N. Spotts | Science Correspondent The Christian Science Monitor One Norway Street, Boston MA 02115 Office: 617-450-2449 | Office in home: 508-520-3139 Email: pspotts@alum.mit.edu | www.csmonitor.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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