On Mon August 6 2007 18:56:11 Jerry Houston wrote:
Is there such a thing?
I've had more problems than anyone deserves trying to get two laptops (Toshiba and Lenovo) to communicate with my 211g network using the onboard wireless network adapters, and it occurred to me that perhaps there's one on a card that I could use instead. Has anyone here done that, and can recommend a brand/model that will surely be recognized and used by openSuSE 10.2?
If so, I'd love to try one, because up to now, the only way I can get network access with those machines is to plug 'em in with a cable. Obviously that defeats the whole purpose of a portable computer. I like to be able to browse the net and answer email downstairs, in my recliner, during commercial breaks on TV, but so far, I can do that only in Windows.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts on this,
Jerry in Bothell, WA
Jerry I have a Dell laptop that came with a garbage Broadcom based wifi card. I found I could replace it with an Intel 2200BG based card so I tried that. The Intel card gets better reception (stronger signal strength) and is much more Linux friendly. As I recall, all I had to do was download the correct driver (ipw2200) and install it. Wifi still doesn't work as well as it should under Linux but it is usable. (What it should do is let you be connected to a wired connection at the same time you are connected via wifi, just like windoze does.) If you get one of these and need any help, let me know. Clark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org