Re: Wireless, D-LINK

From: Robert G. (Doc) Savage (dsavage_at_peaknet.net)
Date: 03/16/04

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Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 19:53:30 -0600

    On Mon, 2004-03-15 at 18:49, Rick Stevens wrote:
    > I can assure you that the D-Link DWL-650+ card (the one with the curved
    > antenna) will NOT work with Linux as it uses a TI chipset and they won't
    > release the API to open source. It works quite well with ndiswrapper,
    > however.

    Rick,

    The same is true of D-Link's DWL-A650 5GHz 802.11a card. Its
    corresponding DI-754 access point works fine with Linux, but requires
    only a web browser to configure for operation.

    I have heard thru the grapevine (believe it, why not?) that the actual
    reason D-Link will not relase its APIs to open source is that they have
    a very strict NDA with the chip's manufacturer. For all I really know
    this may be just another urban legend, but it has a curious ring of
    truth to it. As the story goes, D-Link respects this NDA not so much
    because of some minor trade secrets, but because the chipset reportedly
    has frequency and power capabilities with potential for real abuse.
    D-Link would not want to become known as the maker of WiFi cards that,
    in irresponsible hands, could cause significant interference to military
    and public safety communications. To avoid this, says the story, they
    supply only Windows drivers in binary form.

    --Doc Savage
      Fairview Heights, IL 

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