Re: Linux Driver for Linksys WPC54G Wireless Card
From: Scott (scotcox_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 11/30/03
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Date: 29 Nov 2003 22:20:32 -0800
jjones@mailinator.com (Jerry Jones) wrote in message news:<e5ad1698.0311290843.172a9668@posting.google.com>...
> I installed RedHat Linux 7.3 on an old laptop recently, but I was
> troubled to find that Linksys did not provide a driver for Linux.
>
> Fortunately, though, I found out about a Canadian company called
> Linuxant (www.linuxant.com) which makes DriverLoader software (i.e.
> something which converts the Windows drivers on the Linksys CD to a
> usable Linux equivalent).
>
> Since I noticed there were other posts here with the same frustration,
> I wanted to share this information.
>
> Some caveats about the Linuxant product:
>
> (1) It's not free -- Linuxant is a for-profit company and they want
> $20 for the DriverLoader software
>
> (2) The driver winds up supporting just the 802.11b, not g, bandwidth
> level
>
Check this out,
http://sourceforge.net/projects/madwifi/
The skinny:
1: Install the "Kernel Sources" off your install CD and compile
2: Install the madwifi stuff
Not sure if this is right four you though cause mine is a/b/g and on
the Atheros chipset. Also, sorry I cant go into detail cause I
actually had help doing it, but it worked well.
> If there's a freeware equivalent out there, I'd be happy to find out
> about; please let me know.
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