topic Re: Wireless NIC - RedHat 9 in Operating System - Linux

Wireless NIC - RedHat 9

Tom Dawson — Thu, 14 Aug 2003 23:07:53 GMT

Can anyone recommend a Wireless NIC ( 802.11b ) that will work with RedHat 9? I'd be happy with either PCI or USB.

TIA,
Tom

Re: Wireless NIC - RedHat 9

Jerome Henry — Fri, 15 Aug 2003 05:28:34 GMT

Hi,

Look at the hardware compatibility list here :

http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/?pagename=hcl&view=advsearch#results

I use cisco, but it's not the cheapest...

hth

J

Re: Wireless NIC - RedHat 9

John Meissner — Fri, 15 Aug 2003 12:03:57 GMT

I use Orinoco with my laptop.... for my desktop I use a wireless bridge - My desktop plugs into regular cat5 and the cable plugs into the wireless network device... it works great and no need for additional drivers

Re: Wireless NIC - RedHat 9

Tom Dawson — Fri, 15 Aug 2003 13:01:05 GMT

Jerome,

Thanks. I've spent the past two evenings with RedHat's HCL. I couldn't find anything that indicated it was for 802.11b. Invariably, when I would take a Model number to the manufacturer's web site, I'd ( of course ) find that model is no longer being marketed.

Can you give me the model number of your Cisco device?

John,

That sounds very interesting. Can you give me the manufacturer and model number of your wireless network device?

Thanks,
Tom

Re: Wireless NIC - RedHat 9

John Meissner — Mon, 18 Aug 2003 10:16:26 GMT

The product I was refering to is here:

http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=36&prid=432

Model number: WET11
802.11b and 802.3

I think this is the best way for a desktop. It's completely transparent for the system. It just thinks it's plugging into a normal wired network. No drivers needed. I also had trouble figuring out what wireless network card to use but when I saw this I gave it a try and it works beautifully.