Re: wireless adapters
On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:12:48 -0500
William Kindler <williamkindler@att.net> wrote:
> I want to switch to a Linux or UNIX based OS, but can't seem to find
> out if the wireless adapters I have are supported. I have a USB device
> which is a D-Link DWA-130, and a PCI adapter which is a Netgear WN311T.
> I have not been able to find out the chipset in the NETGEAR, and can
> find no information other than vague references to the D-Link. Does
> anyone know if either or both of these devices are supported with
> Debian? If so could you tell me where the drivers can be obtained, and
> where to install them, if they are not native to the Debian distribution?
It's generally a bad idea to guess at the chipset and linux
compatibility from the model number, because the manufacturers often
use different chipsets for the same model number. Why can't you find
the chipsets for your equipment?
Celejar
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