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From: Jörg-Volker Peetz on 6 Jun 2010 08:20
An overview of available WLAN drivers can be found here
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers
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From: jidanni on 7 Jun 2010 21:20
Fellows, it turns out "ndiswrapper" can enable many Windows drivers to be used on Debian. Cool!


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From: Klistvud on 8 Jun 2010 03:00
Dne, 08. 06. 2010 03:19:16 je jidanni(a)jidanni.org napisal(a):
> Fellows, it turns out "ndiswrapper" can enable many Windows drivers
> to be used on Debian. Cool!

Well of course it can. That's just another area in which GNU/Linux is
years ahead of Gates/Windows. That's not a proper "driver" though --
it's just a "wrapper", introducing an additional compatibility layer
between your hardware and your operating system, and making it harder
to troubleshoot and maintain. Moreover, a kernel running ndiswrapper is
considered "tainted" (look that up on Google) and *unsupported*. When a
given card can only use ndiswrapper and no other driver, it actually
means that the card is *not Linux-compatible*. The fact that it can be
made to work with a wrapper has little to do with that. What you really
want to look for is a Linux-compatible card with a functional *native*
Linux driver. It'll save you from many a gray hair.

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From: Rob Owens on 9 Jun 2010 18:40
On Sun, Jun 06, 2010 at 01:10:33PM +0200, Klistvud wrote:
> Dne, 06. 06. 2010 11:20:51 je jidanni(a)jidanni.org napisal(a):
>>
>> So please tell me in your opinion what common brand and series has the
>> most throughly working Debian drivers and really works? Thanks you
>> very much.
>>
>
> IMHO, there is no such thing as "Debian" drivers -- if a driver works in
> Linux, it will most certainly work in Debian too. That said, Debian
> Stable (Lenny) uses the kernel it uses, generally not the most recent
> one in any sense of the word. Many drivers come with newer kernels, so
> your choice will largely depend on whether you plan to use Lenny or
> Squeeze. A good starting point would be
> http://www.backtrack-linux.org/bt/wireless-drivers/
> and
> http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php?title=HCL:Wireless

I do most of my computer parts shopping at www.newegg.com. That site
has customer reviews for most products. I search through the reviews
for "linux" and "ubuntu", and I typically find comments like "works out
of the box", "works if you just do xyz", or "doesn't work".

-Rob


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