[NBLUG/talk] my laptop & wireless ethernet

[Rob Orsini]

At 09:49 PM 6/6/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>So, I feel like I'm pushing it a little but as well as a successful 
>install of Mandrake on my laptop (which we've already discussed) I would 
>LOVE for my 802.11b-PCMCIA card to work.  I have a Netgear card but have 
>heard rumors that a Lucent flavored card has some support among some Linux 
>vers.
>
>My first question: Has anyone had luck with wireless PCMCIA cards and 
>linux?  Secondly, what is so complicated about writing drivers for these 
>cards? I really am curious if it's really a difficult thing to do or just 
>low priority.

So, perhaps I should have just tried it before crying out for 
help?  Mandrake loaded up on my laptop famously as did some built-in driver 
for my NetGear wireless pcmcia nic. Life is good.  I'm free (and so is 
Mandrake).

-Rob