xxispawn01xx
05-05-2003, 10:16 PM
my dad is thinking of getting me a new desktop i want it to be linux, i got a Dlink DI-614+ router what wireless network card would I have to buy to have it comply with the router?
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madcompnerd
05-05-2003, 10:45 PM
One that will work with your router, and that you can find on hardware.redhat.com under the compatibility list.
Gertrude
05-06-2003, 02:23 PM
Cisco 350 series, or Orinoco Silver, or Gold versions seem to be the best, from mine and others experiences. Any 802.11b card will work with that AP/router.
Icarus
05-06-2003, 02:31 PM
Originally posted by Gertrude
Cisco 350 series, or Orinoco Silver, or Gold versions seem to be the best, from mine and others experiences. Any 802.11b card will work with that AP/router. As said, anything will work with the WAP and the listed cards are all good for Linux.
Linux is still inmature with wireless cards. The most developed cards are ones that use Cisco Aironet and Prism chipsets. Orinoco are based off the Prism cards and are very well supported (linksys WPC11 for example)
Cisco 350 series, or Orinoco Silver, or Gold versions seem to be the best, from mine and others experiences. Any 802.11b card will work with that AP/router. As said, anything will work with the WAP and the listed cards are all good for Linux.
Linux is still inmature with wireless cards. The most developed cards are ones that use Cisco Aironet and Prism chipsets. Orinoco are based off the Prism cards and are very well supported (linksys WPC11 for example)
xxispawn01xx
05-06-2003, 03:26 PM
so will 11mbps cards work? or is it only the 22mbps cards?
jhoegl
05-07-2003, 02:07 PM
First of all, D-Link isnt the best. Trust me, I work in the industry. Secondly, you can get any Wireless NIC that your Router supports. Its probly 802.11b, but if you are looking into the newer standard (802.11g) and are thinking of upgrading your router in the future to support it, get an 802.11g NIC, they SHOULD BE backwards compatable. Look at the box to be sure what standards it is compatable with.
And please, for the love of god, read up on securing Wireless Networks, if you havent already.
And please, for the love of god, read up on securing Wireless Networks, if you havent already.
xxispawn01xx
05-07-2003, 04:04 PM
lol where can i read up on securing it? also this is all in my house unless someone is right next to my router is there any way tey can "wirelessly" hack the network? if so how?
bwkaz
05-07-2003, 06:40 PM
If they have a wireless card themselves (say they have a notebook computer), they can do what's known as warwalking or wardriving -- you walk around, or drive around, looking for wireless AP's to connect to. If you find one, you see how hard it is to log on to the network.
Your AP is broadcasting its presence a considerable distance out from its location; if this radius is contained in your building, then there's less of a chance this might happen to you.
But no, they do not need to be standing right next to the AP to do it; they just have to be in communications range. Figure out what that range is (by walking away from the AP until you completely lose your connection), then see if there's any way to get inside that range from outside your house.
Your AP is broadcasting its presence a considerable distance out from its location; if this radius is contained in your building, then there's less of a chance this might happen to you.
But no, they do not need to be standing right next to the AP to do it; they just have to be in communications range. Figure out what that range is (by walking away from the AP until you completely lose your connection), then see if there's any way to get inside that range from outside your house.
MiataPaul
05-09-2003, 09:43 PM
Originally posted by xxispawn01xx
so will 11mbps cards work? or is it only the 22mbps cards?
Just to let you know you will want to use an 11 mbps card. the 22 use a chip set made by Texas Instrimunts and does not have very good support under Linux. I have an Dinlink DWL650+ card and it is not recoginzied under Linux. I tried loading drivers for it, but was unsucessfull. I must admit I did not spend verymuch time with this but I was unsucessfull. I have an Cisco 350 card and it was reciginzed when I put it in with no work. In all the tests I read the 22mbs cards do not really get double the thruput so I do not see it worth the effort. The 11 mbs cards are compatible with the 22 mbs router so your router is fine, just get the other cards for any machines that use LInux.
so will 11mbps cards work? or is it only the 22mbps cards?
Just to let you know you will want to use an 11 mbps card. the 22 use a chip set made by Texas Instrimunts and does not have very good support under Linux. I have an Dinlink DWL650+ card and it is not recoginzied under Linux. I tried loading drivers for it, but was unsucessfull. I must admit I did not spend verymuch time with this but I was unsucessfull. I have an Cisco 350 card and it was reciginzed when I put it in with no work. In all the tests I read the 22mbs cards do not really get double the thruput so I do not see it worth the effort. The 11 mbs cards are compatible with the 22 mbs router so your router is fine, just get the other cards for any machines that use LInux.
xxispawn01xx
05-10-2003, 01:20 PM
thx ill check it out i got a dwl-520+ and i got a webpage tellin how to work with it anyone get that to work under linux?
xxispawn01xx
05-11-2003, 01:53 PM
so basically on linux or freebsd any 2.2 ghz 22mbps cardbus adapter will work with my laptop?
xxispawn01xx
05-11-2003, 02:01 PM
so would any 2.4 ghz card on this page work with linux other than the 650+? can it be 11mbps are work please guys thanks so much if u can answer.
http://www.jandr.com/JRSectionView.process?RestartFlow=t&IWAction=Load&Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=2080&pbegin=0&pdir=0&Sort=Mfr_Name,Current_Price,Product_Name
http://www.jandr.com/JRSectionView.process?RestartFlow=t&IWAction=Load&Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=2080&pbegin=0&pdir=0&Sort=Mfr_Name,Current_Price,Product_Name
xxispawn01xx
05-13-2003, 10:35 PM
so wat card do i put into this desktop that is compatible with linux and my di-614+ router? do you think it can be found at this site please :) www.tigerdirect.com
more than appreciative :)
more than appreciative :)
Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379
05-14-2003, 12:26 AM
Apparently not many people have responded to your post. Maybe nobody here is really sure?
Wireless networking for the average user is still a pretty new thing. Try doing a Google for Linux (http://www.google.com/linux) search for "wireless" or "wireless card" or something along those lines to see what others have used, or what doesn't work.
And keep in mind, don't base all of your decisions off of what one forum recommends. JustLinux is great, but it's only one tool in a massive toolbox of internet Linux resources.
Wireless networking for the average user is still a pretty new thing. Try doing a Google for Linux (http://www.google.com/linux) search for "wireless" or "wireless card" or something along those lines to see what others have used, or what doesn't work.
And keep in mind, don't base all of your decisions off of what one forum recommends. JustLinux is great, but it's only one tool in a massive toolbox of internet Linux resources.
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