OT: Belkin wireless products

[Andrew Robinson]

In today's Sunday newspaper, Office Max is advertising some very good 
rebate deals on Belkin 802.11g wireless products. (Actually they say 
54G. Is there a difference?) I was looking at the wireless router and 
the wireless notebook card. The PC card would go in a Dell Latittude 
laptop that mostly runs Windows 2000, but on which I also run Linux 
(Redhat 9 currently, though I plan to update to Fedora Core 1). I know 
very little about the relative merits of different vendors' wireless 
products. So I was hoping to get some opinions from folks on this list.

Is the Belkin router and adapter worth having? Will the laptop adapter 
work with Linux? Any thing else I should know about them?

Thanks!

Andrew Robinson

[Michael Kearey]

Andrew Robinson wrote:
>  In today's Sunday newspaper, Office Max is advertising some very
> good 
>  rebate deals on Belkin 802.11g wireless products. (Actually they say 
>  54G. Is there a difference?) I was looking at the wireless router and 
>  the wireless notebook card. The PC card would go in a Dell Latittude 
>  laptop that mostly runs Windows 2000, but on which I also run Linux 
>  (Redhat 9 currently, though I plan to update to Fedora Core 1). I know 
>  very little about the relative merits of different vendors' wireless 
>  products. So I was hoping to get some opinions from folks on this list.
>  
>  Is the Belkin router and adapter worth having? Will the laptop adapter 
>  work with Linux? Any thing else I should know about them? 
I have a Belkin PCI card adapter , according to the box '54g' and 
802.11b compatible. It's a ' Network controller: Broadcom Corporation 
BCM94306 802.11g (rev 02)' for which there are no working drivers in 
Linux. HOWEVER....

I managed to get it to work using the gadget available at 
www.linuxant.com, if you feel like paying a few dollars ($19 US).

There is also a project that does the ndiswrapper. 
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/ that may get it working after a 
bit of a fiddle. I haven't tried yet, and didn't know about it until 
after I'd got the driver from linuxant :/

The thing I like about Belkin is the 'Life time warranty' if that's 
any help to you . The thing I really dislike is that they don't have 
GPL Linux drivers available..

Cheers,
Michael

[David Hobley]

I have the PCI card working with the ndiswrapper under Mandrake (and realising 
my mistake with Mandrake now trying to configure it with Fedora).

I have had no problems with it at all.

Cheers,
david

On Monday 02 February 2004 17:58, Michael Kearey wrote:
>  Andrew Robinson wrote:
>  > In today's Sunday newspaper, Office Max is advertising some very good
>  > rebate deals on Belkin 802.11g wireless products. (Actually they say
>  > 54G. Is there a difference?) I was looking at the wireless router and
>  > the wireless notebook card. The PC card would go in a Dell Latittude
>  > laptop that mostly runs Windows 2000, but on which I also run Linux
>  > (Redhat 9 currently, though I plan to update to Fedora Core 1). I know
>  > very little about the relative merits of different vendors' wireless
>  > products. So I was hoping to get some opinions from folks on this list.
>  >
>  > Is the Belkin router and adapter worth having? Will the laptop adapter
>  > work with Linux? Any thing else I should know about them?
>
>  I have a Belkin PCI card adapter , according to the box '54g' and
>  802.11b compatible. It's a ' Network controller: Broadcom Corporation
>  BCM94306 802.11g (rev 02)' for which there are no working drivers in
>  Linux. HOWEVER....
>
>  I managed to get it to work using the gadget available at
>  www.linuxant.com, if you feel like paying a few dollars ($19 US).
>
>  There is also a project that does the ndiswrapper.
>  http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/ that may get it working after a
>  bit of a fiddle. I haven't tried yet, and didn't know about it until
>  after I'd got the driver from linuxant :/
>
>  The thing I like about Belkin is the 'Life time warranty' if that's
>  any help to you . The thing I really dislike is that they don't have
>  GPL Linux drivers available..
>
>  Cheers,
>  Michael

[Frank Tanner III]

I wouldn't use Belkin wireless products on a dare
after their whole router firmware issue.

--- David Hobley <davidh(a)sharpblue.org&gt; wrote:
>  I have the PCI card working with the ndiswrapper
>  under Mandrake (and realising 
>  my mistake with Mandrake now trying to configure it
>  with Fedora).
>  
>  I have had no problems with it at all.
>  
>  Cheers,
>  david
>  
>  On Monday 02 February 2004 17:58, Michael Kearey
>  wrote:
>  > Andrew Robinson wrote:
>  > > In today's Sunday newspaper, Office Max is
>  advertising some very good
>  > > rebate deals on Belkin 802.11g wireless
>  products. (Actually they say
>  > > 54G. Is there a difference?) I was looking at
>  the wireless router and
>  > > the wireless notebook card. The PC card would go
>  in a Dell Latittude
>  > > laptop that mostly runs Windows 2000, but on
>  which I also run Linux
>  > > (Redhat 9 currently, though I plan to update to
>  Fedora Core 1). I know
>  > > very little about the relative merits of
>  different vendors' wireless
>  > > products. So I was hoping to get some opinions
>  from folks on this list.
>  > >
>  > > Is the Belkin router and adapter worth having?
>  Will the laptop adapter
>  > > work with Linux? Any thing else I should know
>  about them?
>  >
>  > I have a Belkin PCI card adapter , according to
>  the box '54g' and
>  > 802.11b compatible. It's a ' Network controller:
>  Broadcom Corporation
>  > BCM94306 802.11g (rev 02)' for which there are no
>  working drivers in
>  > Linux. HOWEVER....
>  >
>  > I managed to get it to work using the gadget
>  available at
>  > www.linuxant.com, if you feel like paying a few
>  dollars ($19 US).
>  >
>  > There is also a project that does the ndiswrapper.
>  > http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/ that may get
>  it working after a
>  > bit of a fiddle. I haven't tried yet, and didn't
>  know about it until
>  > after I'd got the driver from linuxant :/
>  >
>  > The thing I like about Belkin is the 'Life time
>  warranty' if that's
>  > any help to you . The thing I really dislike is
>  that they don't have
>  > GPL Linux drivers available..
>  >
>  > Cheers,
>  > Michael
>  
>  
>  
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[Andrew Robinson]

What was the router firmware issue?

pctech(a)mybellybutton.com wrote:
>  I wouldn't use Belkin wireless products on a dare
>  after their whole router firmware issue.
>  
>  --- David Hobley <davidh(a)sharpblue.org&gt; wrote:
>  
> >I have the PCI card working with the ndiswrapper
> >under Mandrake (and realising 
> >my mistake with Mandrake now trying to configure it
> >with Fedora).
> >
> >I have had no problems with it at all.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >david
> >
> >On Monday 02 February 2004 17:58, Michael Kearey
> >wrote:
> >
> >>Andrew Robinson wrote:
> >>
> >>>In today's Sunday newspaper, Office Max is
> >
> >advertising some very good
> >
> >>>rebate deals on Belkin 802.11g wireless
> >
> >products. (Actually they say
> >
> >>>54G. Is there a difference?) I was looking at
> >
> >the wireless router and
> >
> >>>the wireless notebook card. The PC card would go
> >
> >in a Dell Latittude
> >
> >>>laptop that mostly runs Windows 2000, but on
> >
> >which I also run Linux
> >
> >>>(Redhat 9 currently, though I plan to update to
> >
> >Fedora Core 1). I know
> >
> >>>very little about the relative merits of
> >
> >different vendors' wireless
> >
> >>>products. So I was hoping to get some opinions
> >
> >from folks on this list.
> >
> >>>Is the Belkin router and adapter worth having?
> >
> >Will the laptop adapter
> >
> >>>work with Linux? Any thing else I should know
> >
> >about them?
> >
> >>I have a Belkin PCI card adapter , according to
> >
> >the box '54g' and
> >
> >>802.11b compatible. It's a ' Network controller:
> >
> >Broadcom Corporation
> >
> >>BCM94306 802.11g (rev 02)' for which there are no
> >
> >working drivers in
> >
> >>Linux. HOWEVER....
> >>
> >>I managed to get it to work using the gadget
> >
> >available at
> >
> >>www.linuxant.com, if you feel like paying a few
> >
> >dollars ($19 US).
> >
> >>There is also a project that does the ndiswrapper.
> >>http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/ that may get
> >
> >it working after a
> >
> >>bit of a fiddle. I haven't tried yet, and didn't
> >
> >know about it until
> >
> >>after I'd got the driver from linuxant :/
> >>
> >>The thing I like about Belkin is the 'Life time
> >
> >warranty' if that's
> >
> >>any help to you . The thing I really dislike is
> >
> >that they don't have
> >
> >>GPL Linux drivers available..
> >>
> >>Cheers,
> >>Michael
> >
> >
> >
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[Joel Jaeggli]

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, Andrew Robinson wrote:

>  What was the router firmware issue?
>  
>  pctech(a)mybellybutton.com wrote:
>  > I wouldn't use Belkin wireless products on a dare
>  > after their whole router firmware issue. 
their router hijacked a random http connection every 2 hours and 
redirected it to a website selling some other of their products...

joelja
 
>  > --- David Hobley <davidh(a)sharpblue.org&gt; wrote:
>  > 
>  >>I have the PCI card working with the ndiswrapper
>  >>under Mandrake (and realising 
>  >>my mistake with Mandrake now trying to configure it
>  >>with Fedora).
>  >>
>  >>I have had no problems with it at all.
>  >>
>  >>Cheers,
>  >>david
>  >>
>  >>On Monday 02 February 2004 17:58, Michael Kearey
>  >>wrote:
>  >>
>  >>>Andrew Robinson wrote:
>  >>>
>  >>>>In today's Sunday newspaper, Office Max is
>  >>
>  >>advertising some very good
>  >>
>  >>>>rebate deals on Belkin 802.11g wireless
>  >>
>  >>products. (Actually they say
>  >>
>  >>>>54G. Is there a difference?) I was looking at
>  >>
>  >>the wireless router and
>  >>
>  >>>>the wireless notebook card. The PC card would go
>  >>
>  >>in a Dell Latittude
>  >>
>  >>>>laptop that mostly runs Windows 2000, but on
>  >>
>  >>which I also run Linux
>  >>
>  >>>>(Redhat 9 currently, though I plan to update to
>  >>
>  >>Fedora Core 1). I know
>  >>
>  >>>>very little about the relative merits of
>  >>
>  >>different vendors' wireless
>  >>
>  >>>>products. So I was hoping to get some opinions
>  >>
>  >>from folks on this list.
>  >>
>  >>>>Is the Belkin router and adapter worth having?
>  >>
>  >>Will the laptop adapter
>  >>
>  >>>>work with Linux? Any thing else I should know
>  >>
>  >>about them?
>  >>
>  >>>I have a Belkin PCI card adapter , according to
>  >>
>  >>the box '54g' and
>  >>
>  >>>802.11b compatible. It's a ' Network controller:
>  >>
>  >>Broadcom Corporation
>  >>
>  >>>BCM94306 802.11g (rev 02)' for which there are no
>  >>
>  >>working drivers in
>  >>
>  >>>Linux. HOWEVER....
>  >>>
>  >>>I managed to get it to work using the gadget
>  >>
>  >>available at
>  >>
>  >>>www.linuxant.com, if you feel like paying a few
>  >>
>  >>dollars ($19 US).
>  >>
>  >>>There is also a project that does the ndiswrapper.
>  >>>http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/ that may get
>  >>
>  >>it working after a
>  >>
>  >>>bit of a fiddle. I haven't tried yet, and didn't
>  >>
>  >>know about it until
>  >>
>  >>>after I'd got the driver from linuxant :/
>  >>>
>  >>>The thing I like about Belkin is the 'Life time
>  >>
>  >>warranty' if that's
>  >>
>  >>>any help to you . The thing I really dislike is
>  >>
>  >>that they don't have
>  >>
>  >>>GPL Linux drivers available..
>  >>>
>  >>>Cheers,
>  >>>Michael
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
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[Javier Perez]

I agree here. I am not purchasing a Belkin product again no matter what.

It is not the fact that they did it. It is just the careless disregard of
the user that led them to even think of hijacking your connection
to internet for their own purposes and having a back way into your router.

I am not trusting this company ever

JP

>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: fedora-list-admin(a)redhat.com
>  [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of Joel Jaeggli
>  Sent: Lunes, 02 de Febrero de 2004 03:22 p.m.
>  To: fedora-list(a)redhat.com
>  Subject: Re: OT: Belkin wireless products
>
>
>  On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, Andrew Robinson wrote:
>
>  > What was the router firmware issue?
>  >
>  > pctech(a)mybellybutton.com wrote:
>  > > I wouldn't use Belkin wireless products on a dare
>  > > after their whole router firmware issue.
>
>  their router hijacked a random http connection every 2 hours and
>  redirected it to a website selling some other of their products...
>
>  joelja
>
>  > > --- David Hobley <davidh(a)sharpblue.org&gt; wrote:
>  > >
>  > >>I have the PCI card working with the ndiswrapper
>  > >>under Mandrake (and realising
>  > >>my mistake with Mandrake now trying to configure it
>  > >>with Fedora).
>  > >>
>  > >>I have had no problems with it at all.
>  > >>
>  > >>Cheers,
>  > >>david
>  > >>
>  > >>On Monday 02 February 2004 17:58, Michael Kearey
>  > >>wrote:
>  > >>
>  > >>>Andrew Robinson wrote:
>  > >>>
>  > >>>>In today's Sunday newspaper, Office Max is
>  > >>
>  > >>advertising some very good
>  > >>
>  > >>>>rebate deals on Belkin 802.11g wireless
>  > >>
>  > >>products. (Actually they say
>  > >>
>  > >>>>54G. Is there a difference?) I was looking at
>  > >>
>  > >>the wireless router and
>  > >>
>  > >>>>the wireless notebook card. The PC card would go
>  > >>
>  > >>in a Dell Latittude
>  > >>
>  > >>>>laptop that mostly runs Windows 2000, but on
>  > >>
>  > >>which I also run Linux
>  > >>
>  > >>>>(Redhat 9 currently, though I plan to update to
>  > >>
>  > >>Fedora Core 1). I know
>  > >>
>  > >>>>very little about the relative merits of
>  > >>
>  > >>different vendors' wireless
>  > >>
>  > >>>>products. So I was hoping to get some opinions
>  > >>
>  > >>from folks on this list.
>  > >>
>  > >>>>Is the Belkin router and adapter worth having?
>  > >>
>  > >>Will the laptop adapter
>  > >>
>  > >>>>work with Linux? Any thing else I should know
>  > >>
>  > >>about them?
>  > >>
>  > >>>I have a Belkin PCI card adapter , according to
>  > >>
>  > >>the box '54g' and
>  > >>
>  > >>>802.11b compatible. It's a ' Network controller:
>  > >>
>  > >>Broadcom Corporation
>  > >>
>  > >>>BCM94306 802.11g (rev 02)' for which there are no
>  > >>
>  > >>working drivers in
>  > >>
>  > >>>Linux. HOWEVER....
>  > >>>
>  > >>>I managed to get it to work using the gadget
>  > >>
>  > >>available at
>  > >>
>  > >>>www.linuxant.com, if you feel like paying a few
>  > >>
>  > >>dollars ($19 US).
>  > >>
>  > >>>There is also a project that does the ndiswrapper.
>  > >>>http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/ that may get
>  > >>
>  > >>it working after a
>  > >>
>  > >>>bit of a fiddle. I haven't tried yet, and didn't
>  > >>
>  > >>know about it until
>  > >>
>  > >>>after I'd got the driver from linuxant :/
>  > >>>
>  > >>>The thing I like about Belkin is the 'Life time
>  > >>
>  > >>warranty' if that's
>  > >>
>  > >>>any help to you . The thing I really dislike is
>  > >>
>  > >>that they don't have
>  > >>
>  > >>>GPL Linux drivers available..
>  > >>>
>  > >>>Cheers,
>  > >>>Michael
>  > >>
>  > >>
>  > >>
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[Bryan Encina]

>  [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of Andrew Robinson
>  Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 11:54 AM
>  To: fedora-list(a)redhat.com
>  Subject: Re: OT: Belkin wireless products
>
>
>  What was the router firmware issue? 
I believe he was talking about this:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/11/07/1740205&mode=thread&t...
153&tid=95&tid=99