[PLUG] Wireless Networking

randy.rowlette at gmail.com randy.rowlette at gmail.com
Tue Sep 12 04:27:19 UTC 2006


I am fairly new to Linux, but I did look at the /sbin/lspci directory and
found nothing. I don't know for sure if I am doing something wrong or what.
I know that the Operating system doesn't even acknowledge a wireless card
for the computer.

On 9/10/06, Daniel Hedlund <daniel at digitree.org> wrote:
>
> Randy,
>
> randy.rowlette at gmail.com wrote:
> > I am trying to find a driver for the wireless card in my laptop. It is a
> > Gateway laptop and I have come up with the following information
> regarding
> > the card: Gemtek 802.11g (wmib-158G) wireless card. I have not been able
> to
> > find drivers for this that support Linux. I currently run Fedora Core 5
> an
> > am looking for some ideas. I have contacted both Broadcom ( the maker of
> > the
> > card according to Gateway support) and Gateway support who laughed when
> I
> > told them I was looking for a Linux driver for this card.
>
> Can you provide the output from the '/sbin/lspci' program?  It has a lot
> more useful information including the exact card type.
>
> A couple of websites you can go to look for compatibility and drivers
> include:
> http://madwifi.org/
> http://linux-wless.passys.nl/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Daniel Hedlund
> daniel at digitree.org
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