On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 10:30:48AM +1100, Daniel Dalton wrote: > On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 06:01:52PM -0500, Michael Pobega wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 10:12:03PM +1100, Daniel Dalton wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am considering a eeepc, and need wireless. How is wireless support > > > with lenny on the latest eeepc? And what is the process of configuring > > > wireless? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Danny > > > > > > > > > > I'm on an Eee PC 900 now, and I can say that the wireless is supported > > very well. I think the 700 and 901 have same the wireless card, whereas > > the 1000H and S101 have other cards, although again, I'm not 100% sure. > > > > And from what I've read ath5k has support for the Eee PC's wireless > > card, but with varied success from users. > > > > Ok, thanks I'll have a look... So if I buy the latest one in the shops > here in Australia, am I likely to face problems? > > Thanks, > > Danny
Probably not, it is entirely dependant on the model, though I think all models are supported (I just can't say for sure since I only own a 900). The Debian Wiki Eee PC page[1] may be of interest to you, it was an invaluable source of information for me when I was initially installing Debian on my Eee PC. There is also a beta installer that supports WiFi with WPA encryption, I'd suggest you use that one so your wireless will work out of the box. If not there is a page[2] all about configuring wireless drivers. You may also want to check out this page[3], which compares all the Eee PC models and their features along with Debian's support for each. Apparently the 904HD is completely unsupported, so I would avoid that model at all costs (It's ugly as hell, anyway) [1]http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC [2]http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC/HowTo/Wifi [3]http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC/Models -- Follow my Tweets at http://twitter.com/pobega AIM:BlockMeHarder MSN:[EMAIL PROTECTED] JIM:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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