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- <li><em>date</em>: Fri Nov 19 16:16:59 2004</li>
- <li><em>from</em>: onvillavicencio at netscape.net (O. Nunez de Villavicencio)</li>
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Mlfveer at cs.com wrote:
>I have a couple of associates that run wireless Linux boxes and they swear NetGear is the only way to go.
>
>MLF
>
>www.sigmascape.com
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>
>Jay Loden <jloden at toughguy.net> wrote:
>
>>Well, to get your machine running wireless under Linux, the best way I've
>>found is simply to buy a wireless card that is supported really well by
>>Linux. ?
>>
>>Personally I use a netgear MA311 card in my desktop, and it has "just worked"
>>under every version of Linux I've tried, including SUSE 9.1. ?I suggest
>>rather ?than pulling your hair out to get any old card working, just get a
>>card off ebay that you know will work right off the bat. ?
>>
>>Netgear actually provides linux drivers for a lot of their products, also. ?If
>>you get an older card that has a "Prism 2" chipset, you're almost guaranteed
>>it will work.
>>
>>-Jay
>>
>>On Thursday 18 November 2004 10:16 am, O. Nunez de Villavicencio wrote:
>>> Hi Jay,
>>> I bought me a SuSE 9.1,; set it on the computer; pressed a few bottons, and
>>> loaded itself (with very little help from me). It was magical. So, for all
>>> intents and purpuses it is loaded. I live at an old 'Post' apartment that
>>> does not allow any DSL, but BellSouth (and yes, I want to get out of this
>>> place, as soon as my lease allows it). In Miami -where I am coming from-
>>> BellSouth never gave help to Linux users, so I do not want to fund them,
>>> and I will like to go WiFi -and I want to go as FREE as allowed. That is my
>>> dilemma, at this time.
>>>
>>> I must now how to program my box to go WiFi, and -not knowing- that is
>>> where I need help. Thank you for wanting to help. I hope you are the person
>>> to do it. \Orlando 770.993.3652
>>>
>>> Jay Loden <jloden at toughguy.net> wrote:
>>> >Well, I'll be glad to help you in any way I can..what exactly were you
>>> > looking for?
>>> >
>>> >-Jay
>>> >
>>> >On Wednesday 17 November 2004 12:30 pm, O. Nunez de Villavicencio wrote:
>>> >> I want to be evangelized into Linux -as I do not like Windows, because
>>> >> it always crashes on me- but I find no takers. Would you be an
>>> >> evangelist? Thanks...
>>> >> \Orlando 770.993.3652
>>> >
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