Wireless cards

[Madison Kelly]

Merv Curley wrote:
> A while back I purchased a wireless USB adaptor for my notebook, a DLink 
> GA-122.  Works very well with the windows driver and while there appears to 
> be a Linux driver for it, I haven't a clue how to install it and even then 
> there may be two packages to download and install.  Life is so-o confusin. 
> The Dlink is nice, comes with an extension cord and a stand so it doesn't 
> have to be at floor level plugged into the desktop case.
> 
> Can anyone suggest a USB [ is dongle the word?] unit that will work with the 
> current 2.6.17 kernels?  If it is generally available, that would be a help, 
> I have no wish to go downtown to the College St area that some of you love so 
> well.  Factory Direct would be nice,  :-) but I have many computer shops 
> along Kennedy Rd in Scarborough.  Incidentally, one of the shops with good 
> prices [Canada Computers] is almost ready with a new big store with ample 
> parking on Kennedy south of Ellesmere. The old White Rose Nurseries bldg.
> 

This link:

http://ch.tudelft.nl/~arthur/wpc54g/

Is for Debian/Linksys but it covers the steps needed to install the NDIS 
wrappers and so I think might be helpful. It was really easy to read and 
follow so if you just substitute your OS/Model you should be fine.

Goodluck!

Madi
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