Re: How to install firmware-linux-nonfree

2017-07-16 Thread Dekks Herton
DI Florian Reitmeir writes: Am 16.07.2017 um 10:07 schrieb Dekks Herton: Dave Horsfall writes: On Sat, 15 Jul 2017, DI Florian Reitmeir wrote: > Quoting from Wikipedia: "802.11n can use either the 2.4 GHz > > or the 5 > GHz band"; does that not mean what it seems to say? this is not wron

Re: How to install firmware-linux-nonfree

2017-07-16 Thread Josh Blagden
FYI, theFSF has a list of wireless cards that will work . Though, specifically they have open-source firmware. The FSF refers to them as "hardware which Respects Your Freedom (RSF)". I'm not a big fan of the FSF (I prefer OSI), but that lis

Re: How to install firmware-linux-nonfree

2017-07-16 Thread Dave Horsfall
On Sun, 16 Jul 2017, Josh Blagden wrote: > On most laptops, you can replace the wireless card. It's usually what's > called a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU), meaning it can actually be > replaced. Well, unless you're using an ultrabook or some other > super-thin laptop. OK, thanks; I'll check it

Re: How to install firmware-linux-nonfree

2017-07-16 Thread Josh Blagden
On most laptops, you can replace the wireless card. It's usually what's called a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU), meaning it can actually be replaced. Well, unless you're using an ultrabook or some other super-thin laptop. On 7/16/17 6:02 PM, Dave Horsfall wrote: > On Sun, 16 Jul 2017, Dekks Herton

Re: How to install firmware-linux-nonfree

2017-07-16 Thread Dave Horsfall
On Sun, 16 Jul 2017, Dekks Herton wrote: > > Will trade Acer Aspire E-15 for a Debian-compatible laptop if it does > > 802.11a :-) > > Can you not swap the wifi card out for a better one? On a laptop? Thou jests... I suppose I could look for a USB one though. -- Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU)

Re: How to install firmware-linux-nonfree

2017-07-16 Thread DI Florian Reitmeir
Am 16.07.2017 um 10:07 schrieb Dekks Herton: > Dave Horsfall writes: >> On Sat, 15 Jul 2017, DI Florian Reitmeir wrote: >>> > Quoting from Wikipedia: "802.11n can use either the 2.4 GHz > or >>> the 5 > GHz band"; does that not mean what it seems to say? >>> >>> this is not wrong, but nearly all a

Re: How to install firmware-linux-nonfree

2017-07-16 Thread Dekks Herton
Dave Horsfall writes: On Sat, 15 Jul 2017, DI Florian Reitmeir wrote: > Quoting from Wikipedia: "802.11n can use either the 2.4 GHz > or the 5 > GHz band"; does that not mean what it seems to say? this is not wrong, but nearly all adapters support wireless to the very old 801.11b for co