Is wireless support any better with FC5?

[Joel Jaeggli]

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006, Robert F. Chapman wrote:

> Would anyone have suggestions for the best supported/performance
> Wireless Notebook(pcmcia) Network Adapter to use in FC5.  I have two
> types and neither work or work well.

Anything with an atheros chipset. if you can do minipci intel 2200/2915 is 
nice as well.

> One is a Linksys Wireless G with Speedboost WPC54GS V1 and does not work
> at all. and the other is a really old leArity 802.11b which works, but
> without WEP encryption.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert
>
> On Wed, 2006-04-26 at 17:46 -0400, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
>> On Fri, 2006-04-21 at 10:22 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote:
>>> On Friday 21 April 2006 10:13, Alexander Mamchenkov wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>>> I have a Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100, and the ipw2100 driver is now in the
>>>>> kernel (Later FC4 kernels also have it). It appears rock solid (although
>>>>> the version in the current FC5 kernel is 1.1.3 and thus does not yet
>>>>> support WPA I think... WEP should be fine though.)
>>>>
>>>> I have Intel(R) PRO/WIreless 2200 and it works pretty fine with ipw2200.
>>>> The only thing I had to do was to update the firmware. I also found out
>>>> that I have some problems on newer kernels (after I do update), but it
>>>> works pretty fine on the kernel supplied on FC5 installation CDs
>>>>
>>>>> I also use NetworkManager, which I would also suggest is much more stable
>>>>> in FC5 than it was in FC4 - With this running things really did "just
>>>>> work" for me after installing FC5, which was not the case for FC4. I
>>>>> haven't had to do a single bit of network setup and the wireless connects
>>>>> fine, and plays well with my ethernet connection "Broadcom 4400
>>>>> 10/100BaseT"
>>>>
>>>> Since I use KDE I use KWifiManager and it works fine.
>>>>
>>> Do you use encryption?  I have a laptop with the same ipw2200, which will be
>>> upgraded soon, and I want to use WPA-PSK, just as I can in the windows setup.
>>
>> Anne, have you looked at ndiswrapper?  It allows you to use the wireless
>> win32 drivers under linux.  Therefore you gain all the capabilities
>> thereof, including WPA-PSK.  Livna maintains the ndiswrapper packages.
>>
>> There is one caveat.  You have to recompile the kernel to raise the
>> stack level from 4 to 16.  They recommend at least 16 stacks for
>> win32/ndiswrapper drivers.  There may be someone out there that's
>> already packaged the latest FC5 kernel with 16k stacks.
>>
>> BTW, subject change...you should pick up the latest copy of that UK
>> magazine, LinuxUser & Developer; they've got a section called "The Linux
>> Invaders", How free software took over Hollywood.  Over half the
>> magazine is themed about Linux in Hollywood; I figured you might find
>> that interesting.  It's issue #59 and it was still in Barnes & Nobles as
>> of last night.
>>
>> LX
>>
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