Re: WiFi mystery
From: Joachim Mæland (jm-news_at_profine.net)
Date: 03/26/05
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Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 15:15:44 +0100
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 12:59:26 +0000, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> I use WiFi all the time to link my laptop to my desktop, and it works
> perfectly,
> using a classic Orinoco 802.11b Gold PCMCIA card in my laptop. (I have a
> similar card in my desktop, in a PCMCIA=to=PCI adaptor.)
similar != identical
Are you sure the chipsets in your cards are identical..?
Are you sure the second card reports the same ID as the fist..?
Does your PCMCIA config files reflect the correct card ID and driver
assignments..?
Have you checked this? Please post relevant information...!
Bevare..: Your Wintendo drivers might have alternative ways of telling
chipsets apart.
[..]
> It is disappointing that WiFi is so much more complicated under Linux.
> The network wizards are really a mess, and should be looked over by
> someone else and simplified if possible.
It's a bit more complicated, but IMNSHO; not as messy as with Windblows...
Regards
Joachim Mæland
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