Wireless drivers in Linux

I just converted one of my old computers to a Linux box. I am a Linux
novice; how do I install a wireless usb device?

On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:42:16 -0700 Gregory Johnston <g-sloane@cox.net> wrote:

| I just converted one of my old computers to a Linux box. I am a Linux
| novice; how do I install a wireless usb device?

What distribution of Linux? What wireless USB device?

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phil-news-nospam@ipal.net wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:42:16 -0700 Gregory Johnston <g-sloane@cox.net> wrote:
>
> | I just converted one of my old computers to a Linux box. I am a Linux
> | novice; how do I install a wireless usb device?
>
> What distribution of Linux? What wireless USB device?
>

or to get started

http://www.linux-sec.net/Wireless/Howto/

It is not as easy as plug and go yet, sorry to say.

The distribution is Fedora

The USB wireless device is a Netgear WG111v2

I also have a Belkin USB wireless device I could use instead.


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> On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:42:16 -0700 Gregory Johnston <g-sloane@cox.net>
> wrote:
>
> | I just converted one of my old computers to a Linux box. I am a Linux
> | novice; how do I install a wireless usb device?
>
> What distribution of Linux? What wireless USB device?
>
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> |---------------------------------------/----------------------------------|
> | Phil Howard KA9WGN (ka9wgn.ham.org) / Do not send to the address below
> |
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On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:42:16 -0700, "Gregory Johnston"
<g-sloane@cox.net> wrote in <MaRwg.12156$lv.4382@fed1read12>:

>I just converted one of my old computers to a Linux box. I am a Linux
>novice; how do I install a wireless usb device?

As always, :Google is your friend:"
<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=linux+usb+wi-fi+drivers>

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