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Re: other brands airport cards



On  21 Feb, this message from Jean-Christophe Michel echoed through cyberspace:
> Do you know if the new cards like the D-Link DWL-650+
> (pcmcia 22Mbps, 256bits crypt) would be recognized on 
> a powerbook (Pismo) with debian ?
> Or is it necessary to bui Apple's cards ?

Apple cards are the only ones to work in the internal Airport slot.

However, other brands can work in the regular PCMCIA slot, if a Linux
driver is available.

A good starting point is here:

http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/

Have a look at his wireless pages.

Cheers

Michel

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