Re: what WLAN-CF Card for OpenZaurus

On 12/19/06, Kevin <lists-rlw6wC9k61x8UrSeD/[email protected]> wrote:
> Justin Patrin wrote:
> > On 9/12/06, Holger Steudtner <steudtne-UfRJp7pQxErFLWzOrOlZPg-XMD5yJDbdMReXY1tMh2IBg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I have a problem with my D-link DCF 660W WLAN CF Card. It's broken and
> >> there aren't any d-link cards availible anymore.
> >>
> >> What cards do you use with your zaurus?
> >>
> >
> > Ambicom WL1100C-CF (802.11b, not g)
> >
>
> Has anyone tried the Ambicom WL54-CF (which supports b and g)?
>
> http://www.ambicom.com/products/wave2net/wl54-cf.html
>
> I'm unable to make it work with my SL-C3200 (now running Sharp's ROM).  I've
> been planning to reflash my C3200 with OZ, but wanted to test out all
> hardware and software functionality with Sharp's ROM and software before
> switching over to OZ, and after browsing and searching the list archives, I
> see that getting wireless to work even in OZ is not necessarily a simple
> matter, but rather, seems to require getting a card from an apparently
> rather small list of supported hardware.
>
> I'd like to be able to have 802.11g and WPA2 working with my SL-C3200 if
> possible.  Can anyone comment on this?  Has anyone done it?  Is it possible?
>

Most 802.11g wireless manufacturers haven't opened their chipsets to
allow Linux drivers to be written.

-- 
Justin Patrin

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