LINkSYS wpc11 v3 support?

[total newbie]

Im thinking of using my laptop to try out linux and was going to install red hat 8

the question being will my linksys wpc11 v3 wireless pcmcia network card work on it?

i know linksys do have a linux driver however i would not have a clue how to install it


:(


Also if it can be made to work will it support WEP as the router has this turned on and i don't have the access permissons to turn it of, nor would i wish to.

[mdwatts]

It should work judging from these JL forum search results for 'linksys wpc11' (http://justlinux.com/forum/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=404644&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending) and you can also try searching Google for Linux ( www.google.com/linux ) as you will find tutorials/guides to help you in setting up the Linksys wpc11.

[total newbie]

thankyou sorry for being such a lazy person and not bothering to search properly that should help (I hope)

[Icarus]

This is what I use on my laptop with Red Hat 8 and I didn't need to load anything extra...just edited a few files.

The WPC11 v3 uses an Orinoco chip and will work with these modules.

modprobe hermes
modprobe orinoco
modprobe orinoco_cs

You can easily find a site to find out which files need editing, but the modules are the main thing you'll need.

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by total newbie
thankyou sorry for being such a lazy person and not bothering to search properly that should help (I hope)

No problem as it's that I don't know as I do not have any wireless devices.

I have however seen plenty of previous threads on the subject here at JL and also tutorials etc. during my Google for Linux searching career.

[total newbie]

me "Network admin" wont put in the wep code as linux dont hide em as ****** so im gonna dual boot with windoze 98, can some1 tell me how to remove the drivers i installed to support the card, as the card is no use to me under linux.


i used the rpms if that helps at all

[mdwatts]

man rpm

rpm -e packagename

Leave out the version number and extension.

[total newbie]

thanks nm removed linux allthogher so i could install windoze 98, then reinstalled linux :D



well i couldn't stand not haveing linux after using it its just so much better than windoze.:D :cool:

[cheesefilter]

I have gotten the linksys wireless card to work, a long time ago the the eariler verisons. I think recently linksys has the driver for the card to on their site.

http://www.linksys.com/download/driver.asp?dlid=79&osid=7

[total newbie]

yeah it worked just cus the wep codes dont come up as ********* no one will put em in as they dont want me to know em