Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wifi PCMCIA card - suggestions, please.

2007-10-21 Thread Sean Miller
It seems to me that the days of wireless cards not working on Linux are becoming a distant memory...after months of using a BT Voyager 1020 PCMCIA card in my laptop, with Gutsy the onboard wireless has suddenly clicked into gear and is now working fine. Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wifi PCMCIA card - suggestions, please.

2007-10-20 Thread Tom Bamford
I've had great success with Atheros based cards on Ubuntu. I've had a Belkin Cardbus adapter that was an Atheros 5004 and worked perfectly in Edgy and Feisty. My current card is an Atheros a/b/g (although MiniPCI not PC card but in my experience they work just the same) and works very well in Feist

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wifi PCMCIA card - suggestions, please.

2007-10-20 Thread Mac
Alan Pope wrote: > Hi Mac, > > On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 09:56 +0100, Mac wrote: >> For example, linuxemporium recommends Edimax. I bought one some time >> ago, but it didn't work 'out of the box' with Feisty. It doesn't work >> 'out of the box' with Gutsy live CD. So I'm sceptical of anything th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wifi PCMCIA card - suggestions, please.

2007-10-20 Thread Ian Pascoe
a bit naive? E -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stephen Drake Sent: 20 October 2007 15:03 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wifi PCMCIA card - suggestions, please. On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 13:04 +0100, Mac wrote: > Stephen Drake wrote: &g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wifi PCMCIA card - suggestions, please.

2007-10-20 Thread Stephen Drake
On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 13:04 +0100, Mac wrote: > Stephen Drake wrote: > > > Also consider Atheros based cards, usually with 108 Mbps, Xtreme G or > > Super G on the box. Most cards will work fine. Only the very latest > > cards have issues with the binary firmware. > > > Steve >>> I did wonder wh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wifi PCMCIA card - suggestions, please.

2007-10-20 Thread Mac
Stephen Drake wrote: > Also consider Atheros based cards, usually with 108 Mbps, Xtreme G or > Super G on the box. Most cards will work fine. Only the very latest > cards have issues with the binary firmware. Steve >>> I did wonder whether to lash out on an Atheros-based card, but I wasn't su

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wifi PCMCIA card - suggestions, please.

2007-10-20 Thread Mac
Alan Pope wrote: > Hi Mac, > > On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 09:56 +0100, Mac wrote: >> For example, linuxemporium recommends Edimax. I bought one some time >> ago, but it didn't work 'out of the box' with Feisty. It doesn't work >> 'out of the box' with Gutsy live CD. So I'm sceptical of anything th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wifi PCMCIA card - suggestions, please.

2007-10-20 Thread Stephen Drake
On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 10:02 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > Hi Mac, > > On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 09:56 +0100, Mac wrote: > > For example, linuxemporium recommends Edimax. I bought one some time > > ago, but it didn't work 'out of the box' with Feisty. It doesn't work > > 'out of the box' with Gutsy liv

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wifi PCMCIA card - suggestions, please.

2007-10-20 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Mac, On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 09:56 +0100, Mac wrote: > For example, linuxemporium recommends Edimax. I bought one some time > ago, but it didn't work 'out of the box' with Feisty. It doesn't work > 'out of the box' with Gutsy live CD. So I'm sceptical of anything that > doesn't come with an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wifi PCMCIA card - suggestions, please.

2007-10-20 Thread Mac
Alan Pope wrote: > Hi Mac, > > On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 08:16 +0100, Mac wrote: >> # can do WPA encryption >> # you actually have seen working out of the box with Gutsy (!) >> # I can buy currently from a UK vendor. >> > > http://linuxemporium.co.uk/products/wireless/ is probably a good place >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wifi PCMCIA card - suggestions, please.

2007-10-20 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Mac, On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 08:16 +0100, Mac wrote: > # can do WPA encryption > # you actually have seen working out of the box with Gutsy (!) > # I can buy currently from a UK vendor. > http://linuxemporium.co.uk/products/wireless/ is probably a good place to start. Cheers, Al. signatu

[ubuntu-uk] Wifi PCMCIA card - suggestions, please.

2007-10-20 Thread Mac
I want to install Gutsy on an old Dell Inspiron. I'd be very glad of suggestions for an 802.11g PCMCIA card that # can do WPA encryption # you actually have seen working out of the box with Gutsy (!) # I can buy currently from a UK vendor. Please forgive the paranoia, but I have awful memo