I have an old Gateway Solo 1100 laptop that I want to use for
administration of a Linux internet server, but it needs an Ethernet
card.

A possible candidate might be the Linksys Gigabit Notebook Adaptor

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...=5247745472B03

However, Linksys does not provide drivers for Linux.

How do find out whether a driver is available for a network card
*before* you buy it.

Many thanks for any guidance you give me.

Vwaju
New York City

Vwaju wrote:
> I have an old Gateway Solo 1100 laptop that I want to use for
> administration of a Linux internet server, but it needs an Ethernet
> card.
>
> A possible candidate might be the Linksys Gigabit Notebook Adaptor
>
> http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...=5247745472B03
>
> However, Linksys does not provide drivers for Linux.
>
> How do find out whether a driver is available for a network card
> *before* you buy it.
>
> Many thanks for any guidance you give me.
>
> Vwaju
> New York City

Hello Vwaju:

What Linux distribution is installed on your laptop?

What version is the distribution?

<http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ftp/SUPPORTED.CARDS>

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1PW

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On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:50:01 -0700, Vwaju wrote:

> I have an old Gateway Solo 1100 laptop that I want to use for
> administration of a Linux internet server, but it needs an Ethernet
> card.
>
> A possible candidate might be the Linksys Gigabit Notebook Adaptor
>
> http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...ldpagename=US%
2FLayout&cid=1124916752477&pagename=Linksys%2FComm on%
2FVisitorWrapper&lid=5247745472B03
>
> However, Linksys does not provide drivers for Linux.

I don't know of a maker who does.

>
> How do find out whether a driver is available for a network card
> *before* you buy it.

Atheros chipset cards are quite well supported. I use a Dlink WNA2330 H/W
Ver: A1 F/W Ver:1.0 - it works splendidly.


>
> Many thanks for any guidance you give me.
>
> Vwaju
> New York City

On Jul 1, 12:48 pm, ray <r...@zianet.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:50:01 -0700, Vwaju wrote:
> > I have an old Gateway Solo 1100 laptop that I want to use for
> > administration of a Linux internet server, but it needs an Ethernet
> > card.
>
> > A possible candidate might be the Linksys Gigabit Notebook Adaptor
>
> >http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...&childpagename...
>
> 2FLayout&cid=1124916752477&pagename=Linksys%2FComm on%
> 2FVisitorWrapper&lid=5247745472B03
>
>
>
> > However, Linksys does not provide drivers for Linux.
>
> I don't know of a maker who does.
>
>
>
> > How do find out whether a driver is available for a network card
> > *before* you buy it.
>
> Atheros chipset cards are quite well supported. I use a Dlink WNA2330 H/W
> Ver: A1 F/W Ver:1.0 - it works splendidly.
>
>
>
> > Many thanks for any guidance you give me.
>
> > Vwaju
> > New York City

IPW: I haven't actually installed it yet, but I will be running
either Debian GNU/Linux 4.0r3 (kernel version 2.6) or Slackware 12.0
(kernel version 2.6.21.5)

ray: Thanks for the direction. Can you tell me where I can get the
Dlink WNA2330 H/W?

On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:14:53 -0700, Vwaju wrote:

> On Jul 1, 12:48 pm, ray <r...@zianet.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:50:01 -0700, Vwaju wrote:
>> > I have an old Gateway Solo 1100 laptop that I want to use for
>> > administration of a Linux internet server, but it needs an Ethernet
>> > card.
>>
>> > A possible candidate might be the Linksys Gigabit Notebook Adaptor
>>
>> >http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?
c=L_Product_C2&childpagename...
>>
>> 2FLayout&cid=1124916752477&pagename=Linksys%2FComm on%
>> 2FVisitorWrapper&lid=5247745472B03
>>
>>
>>
>> > However, Linksys does not provide drivers for Linux.
>>
>> I don't know of a maker who does.
>>
>>
>>
>> > How do find out whether a driver is available for a network card
>> > *before* you buy it.
>>
>> Atheros chipset cards are quite well supported. I use a Dlink WNA2330
>> H/W Ver: A1 F/W Ver:1.0 - it works splendidly.
>>
>>
>>
>> > Many thanks for any guidance you give me.
>>
>> > Vwaju
>> > New York City
>
> IPW: I haven't actually installed it yet, but I will be running either
> Debian GNU/Linux 4.0r3 (kernel version 2.6) or Slackware 12.0 (kernel
> version 2.6.21.5)
>
> ray: Thanks for the direction. Can you tell me where I can get the
> Dlink WNA2330 H/W?

Got mine from Staples or OfficeMax - that's all we have here. Suggest you
look for the same hardware version - makers sometimes change chipsets
without telling anyone.