Do NOT use the DWL-650+. This is the card at Fry's. It has a TI chipset in it, and is not compatible with the PrismII. FWIW I am attempting to get the siemens card to work, I think it's working, but I have some configuration issues. I'll deal with that later this week. On Wednesday 23 October 2002 17:14, Liberty Young wrote: > I'm using the D-link DWL-650..another prism2 based card. > I've successfully been using it on my Mandrake 8.2 laptop with > linux-wlan-ng drivers... > If you are going to use the Mandrake kernel, then download and install > the linux-wlan-ng version 0.1.14-pre2....this is the only version that > will work when compiled against a Mandrake kernel. I had the same sort > of dmesg messages when i didn't use the ng drivers. > > I used that version for a long time and had no complaints...one feature > it was missing was the ability to put the card into promiscious mode. > > If you are _not_ using a distro kernel, then the latest (i'm using > 0.1.15) is fine..I've been using 2.4.19 (wanted to use ACPI), latest > card services, and the ng latest stable ng driver for a month now and > I've had no complaints. > > On Wed, 2002-10-23 at 16:47, Bryce C wrote: > > Stay away from USR cards in linux. Support is just starting to creep in > > throught the prism2 modules but I've yet to get it working on SuSE 8.0 > > and just barely on Mandrake 8.2. Other than that, I've heard Orinoco is > > good by word of mouth. > > Also, can someone please help me with the previously mentioned > > problem? My dmesg output follows. > > init_module: prism2_cs.o: 0.1.13-devel1 Loaded > > init_module: dev_info is: prism_cs > > prism2_cs: CardServices release does not match! > > p80211.o: 0.1.13-devel1 Unloaded > > > > Can someone please helpp besides saying "buy a new card" which I have no > > budget whatsoever for right now? > > > > On Wed, 2002-10-23 at 15:41, Liberty Young wrote: > > > I work for a small company that is selling single board computers, one > > > of which has a PCMCIA slot. the PCMCIA slot will be primarily used for > > > 802.11b cards. We'd like to offer to our customers an off the shelf > > > > card > > > > > that is readily available. > > > > > > Does anybody have any recommendations for a good, off the shelf > > > > 802.11b > > > > > wireless card with an external antenna, or better yet, with a slot for > > > plugging in your own external antenna? Besides being readily > > > > available, > > > > > the card would have to be supported by linux. I'm currently looking at > > > orinocco cards. Does anybody have any other suggestions? > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > > Bryce Chidester > > Network Administrator > > CoBryce Communications > > Bryce AT BryceCo DOT Net > > http://www.bryceco.net > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Steven M. Klass Physical Design Manager National Semiconductor Corp 15210 S. 50th Street Suite 120, Mail Stop AZ4 Phoenix, AZ 85044 Ph:480-629-2503 Fax:480-629-2476 steven.klass@nsc.com http://www.nsc.com