[ltp] Linux Mandrake Installation and 802.11b

Jeffrey Taylor linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:25:04 -0600


Quoting Greg Meyer <mdklists@gkmweb.com>:
psnip]
> Also, just a word of advice, if you have the impression that starting your 
> wireless interface in Linux is as simple as hitting Fn-F5, you have a lot of 
> reading you need to do.
> 

IIRC, Fn-F5 is for Bluetooth, not 802.11b.  IIRI (If I Recall
Incorrectly), someone will correct me ;)

The Intel 2100 WLAN card driver is usable.  Depending on the version,
it is as good as the XP driver with DriverLoader or ndiswrapper.  Does
not yet support WEP.  Requires 2.4.23+ or 2.6 kernel.

Jeffrey