Linksys WMP11 with Fedora Core 2

[Erwin J. Prinz]

Dave:

>I have a Linksys WMP11 wireless PCI card that I am
>trying to get to work with Fedora Core 2.  What steps
>do I need to take to get this card to work?  I have
>searched this list and found some hints, but no
>definitive answers as to if this card can work or not.
> I have found that Fedora "sees" the card because it
>appears in /etc/sysconfig/hwconfig.
>  
>
First you should check which version of the card you have (as the 
various versions have different chip sets and therefore require 
different drivers), then you can go to 
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/index.php or 
http://www.linuxant.com and check whether your version of the card is 
supported. I believe there is no open source implementation of a driver 
available for the WMP11. You may want to return it and exchange it for a 
WMP54G Version 4 for which an open source driver is being developed, 
see: http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm and 
http://rt2400.sourceforge.net .

Generally, before buying hardware for Linux it makes sense to make sure 
an open source driver exists as this causes the least troubles getting 
the hardware to work.

Best regards,

Erwin