Linksys warning

[Ralph Sanford]

On Sat, 2003-02-22 at 02:49, davidaikema at shaw.ca wrote:
> After the comments on the list and seeing that the suport section of
> linksys's website listed a linux driver package for the card, I went
> out today and purchased a Linksys WMP11 (802.11b wireless pci card).
> 
> Upon inserting it into my machine, I discovered that I had basically a
> different card then the support section of the linksys website
> indicated.  This card (version 2.7) now has a broadcom chipset, for
> which linux support seems nonexistant at this point.
> 
> I just fired off a somewhat angry email to the company (I had a bad
> experience with one of their ethernet adaptors a couple of years back,
> which listed linux support on the box but refused to work with the
> drivers included on disc in the box or any other available drivers). 
> Hopefully I'll meet with success in returning the card.
> 
> Annoyingly, only this card and a DLink card (for which drivers were
> supposed to be released a few months ago but haven't appeared) seem to
> be locally obtainable (I haven't got a credit card, which makes online
> shopping somewhat akward).
> 
> David Aikema
> 


Can't help with your current Linksys problem, except to agree I have had
similar problems with the Linksys chipset of the week not matching the
available drivers.

However, I notice that you have a shaw.ca domain name, therefore is
there a London Drugs located near you?  London Drugs may not be the
first name in computer parts, but if your London Drugs has a computer
section then they handle Netgear and SMC in addtion to Linksys and
D-Link.  Netgear works with Linux, I have been told that SMC also
works.  The Netgear and SMC cost slightly more than the Linksys and
D-link will typically cost.  I consider this to be acceptable because in
my personal opinion the Netgear and SMC are business quality products
whereas the Linksys and D-link are consumer products.  Your opinion may
vary.
 
I believe that Future Shop also handles Netgear.


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