[yelgnits]

I just installed Fedora Core 2 on my laptop (compaq presario 2100, if that helps) and I'd like to know what would be the EASIEST wireless card to get working on it? It has to be 11mb and either B or G though, I think, since that's what my router supports. Thanks in advance for any insight you could give me! ~Cody

[Dapper Dan]

I use, and am a big believer in the Orinoco gold card. It works with 802.11b, and works with my Linksys wireless "G" router which is backwards compatible. It has good range, steady signal, and honors 128 bit WEP incryption.

Mine worked right out of the box with Morphix 4.1. I didn't even have to crack a terminal!

[danleff]

Also, what router, make and model, do you have?

[yelgnits]

My router is a:
Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router (Model Wrt54G)

p.s. I'm a tad bit of a Linux noob, so it would be preferable if the installation would be at least understandable.

[Dapper Dan]

I have this router too, and can tell you that the Orinoco card mentioned above works with it 100%.

[yelgnits]

Alright, I think I'm gonna break down and buy that card :x but...can I be fairly sure it would work with Fedora Core 2? I don't want to blow $50 on a card that I don't even know will work with my os ;(

[Dapper Dan]

I know it as a certainty that this Orinoco Gold card works in conjunction with Core 1 and the Linksys wrt54g "Wireless G" router. I had that combination going with my sister-in-law's Dell laptop just 2 weeks ago. I cannot tell you as a certainty the same will be true with Core 2, but my better judgement says it will. You might want to ask a Core 2 user if it has the correct modules for this card included just as a safety.

[martouf]

the orinoco chipset was one of the earliest full-support successes with open source drivers
and was included with the 2.4.0 kernel.

I'd be massively surprised if it's not included in FC2.

See for yourself if there's orinoco drivers in
/lib/modules/`uname --kernel-release`/kernel/drivers/net/wireless

[Dapper Dan]

Originally posted by martouf:

Quote:

See for yourself if there's orinoco drivers in
/lib/modules/`uname --kernel-release`/kernel/drivers/net/wireless

Lol! I completely forgot he already has it installed!!

[yelgnits]

WOW! There they are like 5 drivers with "orinoco" in them! Definitely a good sign So thanks a million, I am going to try my hand at this card. Most forums you post, wait three days, then get a RTFM even when it has to do with networking :x so this was definitely a pleasant surprise! ~Cody, Devoted Linux user for 5 days and counting!

[Dapper Dan]

yelgnits. make sure the card you buy is the Orinoco Gold card, and make certain it has 8410 in the beginning as its product number.

The card I found above was the lowest price I could find, but you may want to do another "Froogle" on it to see if there's any other place that has it for less.

It should plug and play for you upon your recieving it. If not, don't panic, it will be an easy matter to configure it. If you need help with that, let me know.

Again, I must stress, the card works wonderfully well for me, using a laptop with either Core 1, and Morphix-Gnome 4.1 with a Linksys 802.11"G" router. Please don't hold me responsible if there are variables in your particular equasion that cause it not to perform as expected.