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Article #1144Re: Rt2500 Cards and Ubuntu
From: tron
Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 08:23
Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 08:23
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James C wrote: > On 07/05/08 17:44, tron wrote: >> I am looking at installing the latest version of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, I >> was wondering if they have made the RT2500 wireless cards work in >> linux as I don't have a wired connection to my network I run >> everything off wireless and the card that I have in my desktop is a >> Dlink DWL-G520 card with the RT2xxx chipset. > > I use ndiswrapper and the Windows driver for my wireless LAN adapter. > Prior to Ubuntu 7.10 this sometimes dropped out > but since 7.10 it has been very reliable. > If you don't find a working open source driver try using ndiswrapper. Great thanks for that mate. well once I have it running I will give it a go...
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