Re: Linux newbie needs some help...

From: M (ihatespam.0.a101888_at_spamgourmet.com)
Date: 09/09/05 

Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 20:42:31 GMT

Just out of curiosity do the likes of Linksys, Netgear et al just tend
create windows drivers and not bother providing linux ones?

M

"ERACC" <junkmail@eracc.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 07:36:25 -0700, w5ezm wrote:
>
>> First of all, I'm running a Windows XP Pro box with a Linksys wireless
>> USB connection to a router. The Linksys unit is model WUSB54G. That
>> combination runs just fine. I downloaded a copy of Knoppix to learn
>> more about Linux. The program seems to run o.k., but it doesn't
>> recognize the Linksys unit on the USB port. In another newsgroup
>> someone said that Linksys doesn't support Linux. Someone else said
>> that there is a driver or another way to make it work. I gave a friend
>> a copy of Knoppix and we had it talking to his hardwired router in no
>> time...well maybe 5 minutes at the most. ;-)
>
> First of all, DO NOT use USB for networking, that is just WRONG! :-)
> Seriously, USB is a Bad Idea for networking. If you want wireless
> on your desktop PC then get a PCI internal wireless adapter that uses
> a supported wireless chipset either natively (has a Linux driver) or
> via ndiswrapper ("wraps" a 'doze XP driver to work on Linux). It will
> just work better, honest. If you are a-feared of cracking the case on
> your PC to install an interface card then get a geek friend to help,
> or pay a local PC consultant (usually will come to you) / PC shop
> (usually you take your PC to them) to install one for you.
>
>> Any suggestions as to how to make this unit work will be appreciated.
>> Or, maybe someone here can give a brand name of a wireless unit that is
>> plug-and-play for this newbie.
>
> Hmmm, Prug-'n-Pray. Well, there is nothing I would recommend for you
> to plug into USB for networking. However, you may find a wireless PCI
> NIC (Network Interface Card) here that you can use:
>
> http://linux_wless.passys.nl/query_hostif.php?hostif=PCI&zoek=hostif
>
> FYI, I am partial to 3Com NICs *BUT* I do not use wireless for any of
> my desktop PCs due to its poor security. Our DtPCs are all wired. So,
> caveat emptor.
>
> Gene (e-mail: gene \a\t eracc \d\o\t com)
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