[K12OSN] Inspiron 2200 and FC4

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Would this work for an Inspirion 6000 that does not have a wireless NIC?
Thanks
Pat

----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Young <dan_young at mesd.k12.or.us>
Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 8:43 am
Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Inspiron 2200 and FC4

> Chris McDonald wrote:
> > Well no wireless is not an option, I use it all day at school. I 
> dont 
> > know what a ndiswrapper is. And would hate to buy a wireless card 
> when I 
> > already have one. I will attempt the lspci thing when i get more 
> time, I 
> > have math class starting in liek 10 mins ago.
> 
> http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/
> 
> "Some vendors do not release specifications of the hardware or 
> provide a 
> linux driver for their wireless network cards. This project 
> implements 
> Windows kernel API and NDIS (Network Driver Interface 
> Specification) API 
> within Linux kernel. A Windows driver for wireless network card is 
> then 
> linked to this implementation so that the driver runs natively, as 
> though it is in Windows, without binary emulation."
> 
> -- 
> Dan Young <dan_young at mesd.k12.or.us>
> System Adminstrator
> Multnomah ESD - Network Services
> 503-257-1562
> 
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