List of Wireless cards ( PCMCIA ) that work in Linux..

[bjc112]

Tried ndiswrapper and ran into some problems.. Trying to get anything to work Wireless in SuSE 9.2

Currently have a M$ MN-720 (broadcom chipset ) that I can't get to work..

NothingMan has a 802.11b (Prism) chipset that apparently works out of the box..


If you have a wifi Card working out of the box please post it!

If not what ones work? Looking to buy an older B card today..


Thanks!

 

[Firus]

I have a RoamAbout 802.11 DS (Cabletron) card, it's actually a rebadge Orinoco Classic silver. I got it off Ebay, I think basically anything that is Orinoco classic gold or silver will work out of the box. I believe it is prism or agere chipsets that work (i could be wrong). But, I bought this card for that exact reason, so that it would work with Linux out of the box. Hope this helps a little

 

[bjc112]

I'll check ebay..

I think I will have a chance to check a linksys B ; Netgear B; and Dlink B later on today..

You post was helpful, how much did you pay?

What flavor of Linux?

 

[Nothinman]

The problem will be finding out what chipset is in use on each card, most of the time the only way to find out is to get one yourself or find out from someone who already owns one. Then you have companies that will change chipsets without changing the hardware version, I'm pretty sure Linksys has done this before.

Prism2 and Orinoco stuff are probably the best support of the 802.11b stuff and they don't require any external firmware or anything. Intel Centrino stuff supposedly works pretty well too, but it requires external firmware (Intel won't let anyone bundle it) and I don't think it'll do extra modes like Monitor or Master.

 

[bjc112]

Well down at work today I should be able to test at least 3 of the current 802.11b brands..

I'll see what happens..

When I do try each card, is the a way to find out the chipset of it?

Google?

?

Thanks

 

[Nothinman]

'cardctl ident' or 'cardctl info' might give you want you want.

 

[bjc112]

Well I just checked the Linksys v4 and netgear and they are both realtek chipsets..



Bluetooth maybe ??

How is linux support with blue tooth devices? 720kb/s would be good enough for me to surf on!

 

[Vadatajs]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
The problem will be finding out what chipset is in use on each card, most of the time the only way to find out is to get one yourself or find out from someone who already owns one. Then you have companies that will change chipsets without changing the hardware version, I'm pretty sure Linksys has done this before.

Prism2 and Orinoco stuff are probably the best support of the 802.11b stuff and they don't require any external firmware or anything. Intel Centrino stuff supposedly works pretty well too, but it requires external firmware (Intel won't let anyone bundle it) and I don't think it'll do extra modes like Monitor or Master.

The newest ip2100 drivers from intel support rfmon mode. I haven't used it, but according to the kismet site they do. The only wonky thing (other than the firmware), is you have to add some of the cryptographic routines to your kernel.

 

[bjc112]

Well I guess Bluetooth is out the door. I used a belkin Class 1 which was detected and allowed me to receive files, even send some..

But unable to connect through another machine for internet. (Ad-Hoc? )

I was under the impression blue tooth was able to do that..

TTT!

 

[bersl2]

Originally posted by: bjc112
Well I guess Bluetooth is out the door. I used a belkin Class 1 which was detected and allowed me to receive files, even send some..

But unable to connect through another machine for internet. (Ad-Hoc? )

I was under the impression blue tooth was able to do that..

TTT!

Bluetooth is a low-power, short-range wireless protocol. It's used for linking embedded devices to a computer or other devices (as with cellphones). It's not like 802.11.

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: bersl2

Originally posted by: bjc112
Well I guess Bluetooth is out the door. I used a belkin Class 1 which was detected and allowed me to receive files, even send some..

But unable to connect through another machine for internet. (Ad-Hoc? )

I was under the impression blue tooth was able to do that..

TTT!

Bluetooth is a low-power, short-range wireless protocol. It's used for linking embedded devices to a computer or other devices (as with cellphones). It's not like 802.11.

Class 1 bluetooth devices are good for over 100m ( 300ft ). I know it's normally a cable replacement, but I thought you were able to connect Ad-Hoc, or through another PC's internet connection VIA bluetooth.

 

[Doh!]

SMC (model 2635, version 1) worked out of the box. it's a discontinued model (the 2nd version has a new chipset). I've paid $5 for it almost 2 yrs. ago.

 

[oog]

i didn't have trouble getting ndiswrapper working. which card do you have and can we help you try to get that one working?

edit: sorry, i should have re-read the original post. you said which card you have. is the card being detected on the bus at all?

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: oog
i didn't have trouble getting ndiswrapper working. which card do you have and can we help you try to get that one working?

edit: sorry, i should have re-read the original post. you said which card you have. is the card being detected on the bus at all?

It says the driver is installed, MN 720 - no hardware found.

ndiswrapper -l shows that.

 

[oog]

how about if you run the command lspci? it should list the things attached to the bus, including a wifi card. for mine it lists, among other things:

0000:06:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)

this is for a belkin card with the broadcom chipset. i found a list somewhere on the web that suggested that i use the dell drivers for this specific card. can you check to see what lspci says is the chipset used in your card just to be sure we have the right one?

 

[Rottie]

is there linux support for airlink plus cardbus?

 

[silverpig]

I have an intel pro wireless card with my centrino notebook.

modprobe ipw2200

and it works

 

[oog]

if you're trying to get ndiswrapper to work, look for what driver to use here: http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/index.php/List

i did see some entries there for airlink and for the mn-720, but there seem to be some special instructions on getting the drivers to work with the mn-720.

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: oog
if you're trying to get ndiswrapper to work, look for what driver to use here: http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/index.php/List

i did see some entries there for airlink and for the mn-720, but there seem to be some special instructions on getting the drivers to work with the mn-720.

Hey thanks for the help.. I'll check and see about the hardware tonight when I get home and update you.

 

[oog]

i'm glad to help. unfortunately most of my interaction with linux has been through a gentoo installation where i still haven't installed X. therefore, my experience in getting things working is mostly through using commandline tools and editing configuration files. it's possible that things will be different enough between the distributions we're using that i'll be describing a way that is not optimal for your situation.

 

[user1234]

intel pro wireless (802.11b, mini-pci) in my thinkpad worked out of the box with knoppix live cd and ubuntu. My friend also has IPW (g) in his dell 600m which worked out of the box in Ubuntu. Conclusion: Intel Pro Wireless and Ubuntu rock.