Comments on: PCI Wi-Fi card & Fedora http://blog.laimbock.com/2008/08/06/pci-wi-fi-card-fedora/ Observations in a fast changing World Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:03:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://blog.laimbock.com/2008/08/06/pci-wi-fi-card-fedora/comment-page-1/#comment-2967 Patrick Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:04:36 +0000 http://blog.laimbock.com/?p=95#comment-2967 @Fevrin: after I updated my MythTV box to Fedora 10 I could no longer make that Conceptronic card work with either the rt2500 code from serialmonkey.com or the built-in drivers. I got fed up with trying and did some research on a PCI or USB WiFi alternative on http://www.linuxwireless.org/ As a result I bought a Linksys WMP54G PCI card, a Linksys WUSB54G USB stick and a Belkin F5D7050 v.4000 USB stick. The PCI card is recognized out of the box in Fedora 10 but the wireless link keeps getting disconnected/deauthenticated. I haven't tried the two USB sticks. Will leave a comment when I have. @Fevrin: after I updated my MythTV box to Fedora 10 I could no longer make that Conceptronic card work with either the rt2500 code from serialmonkey.com or the built-in drivers. I got fed up with trying and did some research on a PCI or USB WiFi alternative on http://www.linuxwireless.org/

As a result I bought a Linksys WMP54G PCI card, a Linksys WUSB54G USB stick and a Belkin F5D7050 v.4000 USB stick. The PCI card is recognized out of the box in Fedora 10 but the wireless link keeps getting disconnected/deauthenticated. I haven’t tried the two USB sticks. Will leave a comment when I have.

]]> By: Fevrin http://blog.laimbock.com/2008/08/06/pci-wi-fi-card-fedora/comment-page-1/#comment-2966 Fevrin Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:51:42 +0000 http://blog.laimbock.com/?p=95#comment-2966 Unfortunately, it's difficult when you use a Ralink card (rt2500pci driver) that's now longer supported in newer distributions :/ My Hawking HWP54G (rev. R) card was supported just fine up to Ubuntu Hardy Heron and Fedora 9, but newer than that, no luck. One of the common denominators between those distros is GNOME, but whatever it is, no amount of magic seems to allow my perfectly capable card from working in those cases. Unfortunately, it’s difficult when you use a Ralink card (rt2500pci driver) that’s now longer supported in newer distributions :/ My Hawking HWP54G (rev. R) card was supported just fine up to Ubuntu Hardy Heron and Fedora 9, but newer than that, no luck. One of the common denominators between those distros is GNOME, but whatever it is, no amount of magic seems to allow my perfectly capable card from working in those cases.

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