[ltp] Which mini pci wireless card?
Ben Plaut
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 12 Nov 2005 09:48:05 -1000
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I have an A/B/G Atheros, and it works, but it can't scan and be connected a=
t
the same time, limiting your tools to wifi-radar, and the command line.
I don't have experience with the Intel card, but there are so many in the
world, it would be safe to guess that it has excellent support.
If you don't need to wardrive, stick with the Atheros... it has incredibler=
ange
-Ben
On 11/5/05, Alejandro Bonilla Beeche <abonilla@linuxwireless.org> wrote:
>
> Christopher Sawtell wrote:
>
> >On Sunday 06 November 2005 03:26, Tobias Kretschmer wrote:
> >
> >
> >>>The driver is in the current ( 2.6.14 ) kernel.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Can you point me to where to find it? I've been looking for it but
> >>couldn't find it in the regular 2.6.14 Source using make menuconfig.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >The 'make menuconfig' utility has a search facility now. Just key in a
> slash
> >character '/' to enter it, then the configuration option you are wanting=
.
> >
> >For example: / and then 'ipw2100' produces something like:-
> > ( I hope the e-mail scrunchers do not muck it up too much )
> >
> >
> You need CONFIG_IEEE80211 from Networking Options in the Main Menu of
> 2.6.14, else IPW2100 will not show under the menuconfig.
>
> *shrug*
>
> .Alejandro
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I have an A/B/G Atheros, and it works, but it can't scan and be connected a=
t the same time, limiting your tools to wifi-radar, and the command line. <=
br><br>I don't have experience with the Intel card, but there are so many i=
n the world, it would be safe to guess that it has excellent support.
<br><br>If you don't need to wardrive, stick with the Atheros... it has <sp=
an style=3D"font-style: italic;"><span style=3D"font-style: italic;">incred=
ible</span></span> range<br>-Ben<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On=
11/5/05,=20
<b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Alejandro Bonilla Beeche</b> <<a href=3D"m=
ailto:abonilla@linuxwireless.org">abonilla@linuxwireless.org</a>> wrote:=
</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rg=
b(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Christopher Sawtell wrote:<br><br>>On Sunday 06 November 2005 03:26, Tob=
ias Kretschmer wrote:<br>><br>><br>>>>The driver is in the c=
urrent ( 2.6.14 ) kernel.<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>Can yo=
u point me to where to find it? I've been looking for it but
<br>>>couldn't find it in the regular 2.6.14 Source using make menuco=
nfig.<br>>><br>>><br>><br>>The 'make menuconfig' utility =
has a search facility now. Just key in a slash<br>>character '/' to ente=
r it, then the configuration option you are wanting.
<br>><br>>For example: / and then 'ipw2100' produces something like:-=
<br>> ( I hope the e-mail scrunchers do not muck=
it up too much )<br>><br>><br>You need CONFIG_IEEE80211 from Network=
ing Options in the Main Menu of
<br>2.6.14, else IPW2100 will not show under the menuconfig.<br><br>*shrug*=
<br><br> .Alejandro<br>--<br>The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is a=
t:<br><a href=3D"http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-t=
hinkpad">
http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad</a><br></=
blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Ben Plaut<br><a href=3D"m=
ailto:bplaut@gmail.com">bplaut@gmail.com</a>=20
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