Laptop WiFi manual

Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Sun Jul 15 11:38:11 UTC 2007


Ian Malone wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>> Ian Malone wrote:
>
>>>
>>> What you've documented are the basic steps to take if it doesn't
>>> work straight off (identify your chipset, check to see if it's
>>> supported), but there are cases where more work is required.
>>> Have a look at the ongoing "Add Wireless to Laptop" thread for
>>> instance.
>>>
>>    Let us just agree to disagree. I think my writing is far superior 
>> to the tiny bits of data people give a person trying to set up a wifi 
>> laptop. It goes on and on like the "Add Wireless to Laptop" thread.
>>
>
> I don't see what we're disagreeing about.  There's nothing wrong
> with documenting the first things to try; it could save a lot of
> people a lot of time knowing to do things that I would do
> automatically[1], it's a good thing.  But I indicated the thread I
> did because that's a case where we know what the driver is but
> whatever the reason it isn't working is is more complex.  It is the
> reason we have mailing lists: you can't cover every eventuality.
>
> There's no point me telling someone to do X, Y and Z when
> X fails to work, therefore Y isn't possible and Z doesn't
> even make sense on their setup.
>
> [1] These days things I'd do before even buying a computer.
>
    What I tried to do is explain you do the things in the order X,Y and 
then Z. And if you are successful then your laptop will work. If you 
can't get Y to work you need to get help. I hope the method will keep 
most people setting up WiFi happy.

Karl




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