Wireless (again)

max maximilianbianco at gmail.com
Mon Jan 28 04:01:05 UTC 2008


Timothy Murphy wrote:
> David Boles wrote:
> 
>> | Useful no doubt, but no answer to the question that was actually raised,
>> | which was how one could find the chipset in a WiFi device.
>>
>>
>> The actual chip set numbers? Well since they can change from run to run I
>> would think that the best way would be to look at the device with a
>> magnifying glass and write them down.
> 
> None of the many WiFi devices I own can be taken to pieces,
> at least not without damaging them.
> 
>> Look I don't own a laptop. I don't want to own a laptop. I don't like
>> laptops. I don't have a WiFi system. I don't want anything to do with
>> WiFi system. So what does that mean?
> 
> To me, it means you shouldn't give advice on something you claim proudly
> to know nothing about.
> 
>> If you do then *you* need to do a 
>> little research instead of expecting others to do all of the work for you.
> 
> You are talking through your hat.
> I wasn't the OP, and don't expect anyone to do all the work for me,
> at least in this area.
> As I recall, somebody suggested the OP should look at "the HCL"
> to determine the chipset in WiFi devices,
> and I asked for elucidation on this, which I have not received.
> 
> 
> 
Found by googling Linux Wireless HCL. It is third from the top on this 
results page.

http://linux-wless.passys.nl/

follow the complete listing link.

-Max





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