Linux Wireless Resources
Posted by gotfoo on July 13, 2006
Linux and Wireless is currently a pain in the arse. Some wireless vendors are hip to Linux and others could care less. To get around the this issue Linux hackers and some vendors have created dirvers or hacks to get Linux and wifi in the same bed.
This page is my resource and links page for trying to get wifi working on my Gateway MX6440 laptop which has a poorly supported Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02). At some point I am going to buy either a USB Wifi, a PCMCIA Wifi Card or a miniPCI Wifi card.
This blog entry got me on the right path Linux-friendly wireless vendors.
List of vendors:
-Ralink RT2500 chipsets based wireless 802.11g devices
-ZyDAS chipsets based wireless 802.11a/b/g devices
Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu
-How to: Broadcom Wireless cards without Ndiswrapper
-Wireless BCM4318 AirForce Card
Hard-Ware
-Belkin Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Model F5D7010
-MSI MP54G4 Mini PCI Wireless-G Notebook Adapter
