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STrRedWolf ([personal profile] strredwolf) wrote2002-12-15 05:54 am
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I'm still having a fair bit of trouble deciding what 802.11b cards to get. I mean, I want cheap but working w/Linux, CF and PCMCIA.
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[identity profile] strredwolf.livejournal.com 2002-12-15 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Ok, time for the ol' teacher. Coffee please, heavy on the sugar...

The present standard for consumer-grade wireless networking is WiFi, technically 802.11b. They have a sticker on it saying WiFi.

My problem is that they're usually dinky little cards the size of a pack of cigarettes but thinner, and alot of these cards I don't know if there's any support for my Linux PDA, a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500, as well as my Linux firewall. Not Windows, Linux.

Unfortunately, there's no real "THIS WORKS" list.

[identity profile] nekomimikun.livejournal.com 2002-12-15 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
So, you're saying there is no standardized system for the parts? Thus, no guarantee that it will work with some machines and not others that have the same use?

[identity profile] strredwolf.livejournal.com 2002-12-16 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
And no straight-forward documentation to even hazard a guess. ARGH!
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