Re: Debian Dell Laptop Connectivity
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Scott Fitzgerald wrote:
> I was wondering if my bright idea was really a bright idea. Dell's
> computers are so inexpensive, but their connectivity absolutely sucks
> according to all things I find on the web (at least for us linux types.)
> Would it be smart to say, buy the cheapest dell, and ignore the built in
> modem and wireless lan, then wipe the disk, and buy a working modem and a
> working wireless lan PCMCIA cards? I'm hoping that Dell would have an
> option to just have the devices never installed.
Most of the Dell laptops that I've dealed with recently have had Intel
Pro Wireless on them which are very well supported under Linux. Check
out the ipw2200 and ip2100 packages in apt.
Niall Donegan.
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