Long Range Wireless Technology

have suggested alternatives and even troubleshooted them when they were not working as expected. It is the simplest way to have WPAready wireless for your notebook. Many Wireless Cards Will Work Easily. It really depends on the chipset used and whether there are modules preloaded for that card on your distro. LinuxLaptop. net Linuxwless. passys. nl Both of the above resources provide tremendous resources, and LinuxLaptop.

Assuming of you are using distributions like Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS and Mandriva, would suggest you try out your existing wireless card before getting too far ahead of yourself. The process is indeed successful however, its success rate is next to nothing for people. How?

Print this article Submitted by Matt Hartley Column Wireless connectivity on any Linux distribution that is not prebundled with existing hardware is bit of crapshoot. This is especially true with many older PCMCIA cards. How? It varies from device to device. On other Web sites, have written mountains of howto information on connecting with wireless devices. With the exception of Made for Windows product that at one time happened to use the Ralink module RT2500, have two Edimax USB WiFi dongles and one PCMCIA wireless card.

Edimax Wireless Devices. Some recommended vendors include Emperorlinux. com Linuxcertified. com System76. com Yes, there are many others, but these are the three that Im comfortable in recommending, as they each have reputation for excellence. You might just find them working out of the box. With the exception of Made for Windows product that at one time happened to use the Ralink module RT2500, have two Edimax USB WiFi dongles and one PCMCIA wireless card.

It really depends on the chipset used and whether there are modules preloaded for that card on your distro. LinuxLaptop. net Linuxwless. passys. nl Both of the above resources provide tremendous resources, and LinuxLaptop. net goes even further by supplying lot of extra compatibility information on older notebooks as well. You might just find them working out of the box. On other Web sites, have written mountains of howto information on connecting with wireless devices. Some recommended vendors include Emperorlinux. com Linuxcertified. com System76. com Yes, there are many others, but these are the three that Im comfortable in recommending, as they each have reputation for excellence.