Wireless NIC - RedHat 9

[Tom Dawson]

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

[Jerome Henry · Accepted solution]

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

[John Meissner]

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

[Tom Dawson]

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

[John Meissner]

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.