Determining the chipset of a wireless NIC?

[Thufir]

On Wed, 23 Aug 2006, Jim Lowman wrote:

> From: Jim Lowman <jmlowman at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Determining the chipset of a wireless NIC?
> Newsgroups: gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.general
> 
> Hello all,
>
> Is there a way to determine the chipset that is used in a given wireless NIC?
> I've read the comments that manufacturers sometimes change the chipset in
> mid-production.
>
> After reading comments on Newegg.com concerning a specific card, I
> bought one since one reviewer said that it was recognized by Ubuntu.
>
> The card in question is a Netgear WG511T.
>
> Any help with the configuration, or with choosing the correct option on
> the GUI-based setup for FC5, would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help...Jim

Two alternatives:

Have you looked at <http://www.batbox.org/wrt54g-linux.html>?

I use an Asus WL-330g which connects to my ethernet RJ45 jack, so that, as 
far as linux is concerned, it's a wired connection.


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Thufir
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