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Re: HOWTO: Adding cheap wifi to your linux box

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From: houghi
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:28
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The Etobian wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 01:19:47 +0100, Paulo Rocha
><paulorocha@megamail.pt> wrote:
>
>>Gregory Toomey wrote:
>>
>>> SuSE 9.1
>>> - its trivial; all has been done for you in the default install.
>>
>>It's even more trivial to go to YaST2 and configure the wireless network
>>connection there...
>>Why do people tend to teach Linux the hard way?
>
> Because they may have already purchased an incompatible wifi nic, and
> either need to do it the hard way to make it work, or use another
> card. 

That would naturlly be stated if that was the case, otherswise it would
go like this:

>>>>>>>>>> How do you install wifi
>>>>>>>>> with Yast
>>>>>>>> I tried that
>>>>>>> What did happen
>>>>>> It did not work
>>>>>Dit it gave an error?
>>>>Yes
>>>>Wich one?
>>>It is not supported.
>>What card do you have?
>A XXYYZZ.
OK. Then try this .... 


Instead of what should then happen:
> I tried installing my XXYYZZ card with Yast and it told me it was not
> supported. I have no idea how to proceed.
Ok. Then try this ....
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