PCMCIA NICS and Wireless

[Vern W Heesch]

I had a linksys working with Caldera 3.1.1, it was a battle but it worked. Just don't get version 3.

On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 12:34:12 -0700
"Net Llama!" <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:

> If you're determined to use only Caldera's kernel & pcmcia packages, 
> then you might be out of luck.  From the reports that i've seen all over 
> usenet, Caldera's pcmcia-cs package shipped completely broken.
> 
> Looks like you're using the latest pcmcia-cs, but the kernel might be 
> questionable.  Are you looking to get a working pcmcia NIC, or a 
> wireless card or both?  I've had pretty good success with Linksys pcmcia 
> NICs, and Cisco wireless cards.  But, this is under RH-7.2/3 not Caldera.
> 
> Bill Campbell wrote:
> > I've been looking for PCMCIA NICs and wireless adapters compatible with
> > Caldera OpenLinux 3.1.1 Workstation with the latest kernel binary RPM from
> > Caldera, and an update version of pcmcia-cs that I built while attempting
> > to get a NetGear FA511 working (somebody broke the dongle off the FA510
> > that had been working in it for a year or so).  The RPMS I have on this
> > system are now:
> > 	linux-kernel-binary-2.4.13-15D
> > 	pcmcia-cs-3.2.1-1
> > 
> > I went to our friendly neighborhood supplier last week with my laptop, and
> > tried a number of different cards including the Latest & Greatest from
> > NetGear and SMC (10/100 and wireless).  The only thing I found that it
> > recognized was the current Xircom 10/100 card, which I really don't want to
> > use because it takes two slots preventing me from using my flash reader or
> > SCSI adapter.
> > 
> > NetGear has been singularly unhelpful even though I've talked to their
> > reseller support folks (who're supposed to know more than the end-user
> > support people), and haven't received any response to detailed e-mail
> > questions.
> 
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