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Re: Using USB Wireless sticks with Linux

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From: Will Kemp
Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 20:24
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Doug Laidlaw wrote:
> Zebee Johnstone wrote:
> 
>> In aus.computers.linux on Sat, 02 May 2009 23:49:49 GMT
>> Avid Fan <user@example.net> wrote:
>>> What you say is fine except to my knowledge NONE OF THEM WORK so you
>>> would have do without a car.
>> Dunno about that.  I've had a Huawei wireless USB 3G dongle work
>> perfectly well with Optus and Exetel (an Optus reseller).
>>
>> So which ones have you tried?
>>
>> (and if none of the ones you have tried work still doesn't mean it is
>> Linux's fault if the suppliers refuse to give the information to the
>> community.  Put the blame where it belongs.)
>>
>> Zebee
> I have one from Optus Australia.  I don't know if it would work with Linux, 
> but no info on Linux is available.

There's an easy way to find out (assuming you've got a Linux system handy).



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