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02-26-2005, 09:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Silent Nemesis Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 25	Wireless with Linux? Linux seems to be a bit uncomfortable with wireless PCI & USB cards. Anyone know how to setup a wireless USB card using Mandrake or Suse Linux?

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Yep, the Atmel WLAN driver.

http://atmelwlandriver.sourceforge.net/

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02-27-2005, 11:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
Silent Nemesis Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 25	Do those drivers happen to work with a Linksys USB 2.0 802.11b wireless card?

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Originally posted by Silent Nemesis
Do those drivers happen to work with a Linksys USB 2.0 802.11b wireless card?

http://atmelwlandriver.sourceforge.net/usbtable.html says yes, if i read it correctly.

You probably should check it out just in case.

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