Wifi by PCMCIA card -- which chipsets are supported?

[schlauf]

Hi there,

well, the title supposedly says it all: I'm trying to set up a TCL-box with Wifi (an old notebook). Ebay lists some explicitly Linux-compatible PCMCIA-cards, but which of them can be used without any further fuzz? Don't want ndiswrapper, if it can be avoided ...

Cheers

[Rich]

Hi schlauf
You might be better off finding out which chipset some of these cards use and then Google for Linux drivers for
them. This will allow you to filter out devices that may be problematic. You can then post possible candidates
for comments by forum members.

[ananix]

Maybe this can help

http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:list_of_supported_wifi_devices

[tinypoodle]

Umm... not a single PCMCIA card listed on that page

[gerald_clark]

Linksys WPC11 rev 3

[coreplayer2]

A USB WiFi adapter is better supported, starting with types that use N150 models.   Most of these models have been around a while and are more than likely supported but YMMV.  best to know the chip used

[tinypoodle]

A USB WiFi adapter is better supported

Better in relation to what??

[coreplayer2]

Than PCMCIA cards, actually better availability.   It's been a few years since I've seen a PCMCIA in the stores, perhaps the OP has one already?

[tinypoodle]

Prism II working out of the box after boot with  CorePlus

[coreplayer2]

If you have details maybe we could add them to the wiki 

[tinypoodle]

Than PCMCIA cards, actually better availability.   It's been a few years since I've seen a PCMCIA in the stores, perhaps the OP has one already?

Market availability vs. linux driver support are different pairs of shoes.

Note that OP referred to ebay.

[coreplayer2]

You are right

[coreplayer2]

Come to think about it, I might have an old PCMCIA Wifi card in a box around here somewhere, maybe I should test it

[tinypoodle]

If you have details maybe we could add them to the wiki 

http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,12910.msg82415.html#msg82415

[coreplayer2]

Thanks, will do it asap