Wireless NIC card

[edwinlcw]

Can i know which brand of wireless nic card can be work with Redhat Linux Enterprise WS?

 

And how do i configure it? Is it same as configure a normal nic card?

 

Thanks

[z0ny]

You can get a large list of compatible devices here. Once the NIC has been detected you can use iwconfig (part of the wireless package) to configure it.

 

z0ny

[edwinlcw]

For the command, is it "ifconfig" instead of "iwconfig"??

 

Correct me if i'm wrong, 'cause i'm new in Linux world

[z0ny]

I didn't spell it wrong, it's 'iwconfig' ("interface wireless config") instead of 'ifconfig' ("interface config").

 

z0ny

[edwinlcw]

OK, thanks.....

 

One more question, do i need to update the kernel in order to support for the wireless nic???

If i'm not mistaken, the kernel is 2.4.20...

 

Thanks again..

[z0ny]

Your kernel should support wireless interfaces, but anyways, you should update your kernel due to security reasons (there are lots of exploits out there).

 

z0ny

[edwinlcw]

Thanks for your very helpfull information, zOny...

 

If i still face any problem, i will get back to you.....

 

Thanks once again.... :)

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[michaelo123]

The list above is not new.

 

There is another wireless nic out which uses the ralink chipset...

 

This chipset i have used, and found it to be automatically detected by Linux...

 

This is surely a leap in the compatibility range for wireless network cards in Linux...

 

 

I bought my card off comlynx communications ltd, and i must say i highly recommend it to anyone.

 

Cheers

Mike