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post #21 of 30
1/16/04 at 12:14am
mcl,

Totally agree and get off them pills??

It is up to Clevos to change to a different provider so that in the future customers are not left in a lurch. Don't blame Sager or PC Torque at all. Just looking at what I wnat/need for the 8790 purchase in the next month or so. I want an internal "G" card; however, don't want something that won't last past the current operating system versions -- be they Windows or Linux (Have SuSE).
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post #22 of 30
1/16/04 at 12:18am
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Originally Posted by G-Omaha
mcl,

Totally agree and get off them pills??

It is up to Clevos to change to a different provider so that in the future customers are not left in a lurch. Don't blame Sager or PC Torque at all. Just looking at what I wnat/need for the 8790 purchase in the next month or so. I want an internal "G" card; however, don't want something that won't last past the current operating system versions -- be they Windows or Linux (Have SuSE).
You could always order without the internal card, and buy from a third party. The card that's been cited in this thread a few times looks very good. Good enough that I've ordered one, and it should be here tomorrow. Installation is no more difficult than installing your own RAM, if you follow the instructions. In fact, it's an identical procedure, except for the attachment of the antenna cable.

I also run SuSE and RedHat, so Linux support is also important to me. Right now the card I have (a Broadcom-based card) has no Linux driver support, but there are two projects that provide the ability to load the Windows DLL as a LKM within Linux, enabling the Linux kernel to use the Windows driver.

It works, but I prefer a Linux-native driver, and I need to play around with WPA for security testing purposes, hence my purchase. I also have a need for the increased speed, and of the 7 wireless access points in my house, one is a 802.11g access point.
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post #23 of 30
1/16/04 at 12:39am

I don't have the internal....

I don't have the internal, I'm using DLink AirPlus ExtremeG DWL-G650 AirPlus along with DI-624 router. It conects at 108Mbps now that I downloaded the firmware upgrade for the router and new driver for the card. Before that I checked the connection w/the router on the second floor and me down at the opposite corner in the basement. I was connecting at about 7-11Mbps but now with the upgrades it connects at 108Mbps all over the house! This just works between DLink AirPlus products.

Just some info on a non built in product.
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post #24 of 30
1/16/04 at 5:51am
i didn't have enough time to read all the posts, but can someone tell me whether the internal is better than the D-Link card?

i don't like the idea of paying $72 for a 802.11B wireless card when i can get this d-link for cheaper and get 802.11G x 2
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post #25 of 30
1/16/04 at 9:58am
Thread Starter 
So, let say, if u buy a wireless G, u will not have WPA protection and will not have driver upgrade or support for next generation of OS. Right?

Knowing this, will u still want to buy it??
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post #26 of 30
1/16/04 at 10:37am
Dear Friends,
Since the sale of Intersil, I am unsure as to how much support will be offered for the card in the future, reagarding driver upgrade, support, &c.
That having been said, the current wireless card works flawlessly under both linux(debian) and xp, with WEP enabled.
Arguing that a wpa router is available or may be available, and the windows wpa patch may or may not work with a given driver is less relevant that kiva's argument that, without future firmware and driver upgrades, the card is limited in usefulness past, let us say two years.
Given the reality of the rapidity of change, one would most sensibly opt for the D-link setup, with the newest router and pcmia card, in that case, sacrificing a moderate ease of use advantage for a real performance advantage.
Also, one must consider how much one travels and one's proclivity for losing things.
At some point, the card left in a Sheraton in East Nowhere does little good at home.....

Best,
M
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post #27 of 30
1/16/04 at 2:41pm
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Also, one must consider how much one travels and one's proclivity for losing things.
At some point, the card left in a Sheraton in East Nowhere does little good at home.....
OK, OK I get it, I'll buy another card for my trip to Las Vegas in February!
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post #28 of 30
1/16/04 at 8:45pm
Quick update: My internal 802.11a/b/g card arrived today (ordered Wednesday afternoon), and installation took all of 3 minutes. It works great!
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post #29 of 30
1/16/04 at 9:37pm
Thread Starter 
Do they use the same wireless G, 5680 and 8890!!
if not
what is the manifacture for 8890?
thank
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post #30 of 30
1/17/04 at 2:17am
I decided not to get the internal wireless because I'm dual-booting into Slackware 9.1 too. I picked up a Linksys WC411 v.4 with the RealTek 8180 chipset. There are drivers that you can compile for it, and it does work after a little bit of fighting with it - it actually seems a little unstable in linux. Actually, it didn't even install correctly on windows when i first installed XP Pro, but it seems to work fine now. There might be binary wrappers for the windows drivers from this one company that charges like $20 and people have said that they work good and are easy to install
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