[ale] PCMCIA-based WiFi cards?

Chris Woodruff cwoodruff at openpenguin.com
Fri Aug 16 15:27:43 EDT 2002


D-Link DWL-650 works great with Linux.  It uses the PRISM2 chipset and I
have seen it at most retailers around town fpr around $40.  I have used it
with a few distros and they all use it perfect.  You can find it at most
office supply mega stores or Best Buy.

Chris Woodruff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fulton Green" <ale at FultonGreen.com>
To: ale at ale.org
To: <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 3:11 PM
Subject: [ale] PCMCIA-based WiFi cards?


> I know someone posted something about a US Robotics wireless PCMCIA card
> here recently. I'm assuming that works with Linux, but that's not the
> question ... rather, if you take a look at
>
> http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ftp/SUPPORTED.CARDS
>
> and skip to the "wireless" cards section, then to the Orinoco-based cards,
> in the middle of that section there is a comment about PrismII-based
cards,
> presumably listed below the comment, that mentions they have "limited
> functionality". How so?
>
> And, naturally, your recommends for PCMCIA cards welcome as well. I'm
hoping
> to use one up at KSU this weekend or next. ;-)
>
> TIA
>
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