Wireless

Updated: With Gutsy, just use the sh script provided below and use Network Manager. Wicd has a number of issues now with these chipsets that have yet to be reliably worked out. 
In a previous post, we discussed the best means of successfully enjoying wireless on your built for Windows notebook computer. Which PCMCIA cards I [...]

Many of you have found yourselves frustrated by the lack of Linux compliant cards for ExpressCard slots on newer notebooks. Many people tell you to just get a Linux compatible USB option, often times leading you to this mess. Obviously, every card claiming to use the rt2500/rt2570 chipset(s) while supposedly using the ralink2500usb driver. And [...]

 (Update: Please consider using network manager again as it is working now with Gutsy and Wicd has been causing too many problems. Again, Wicd is not recommended as network manager is working just fine with the Edimax EW-7608pg.)
With the release of Ubuntu Gutsy, there remains questions as to whether or not Ubuntu wireless bugs with [...]

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If you are reading this, chances are you are running a Ralink RT2500 chipset wireless card that worked perfectly with Ubuntu Edgy and then stopped working after your upgrade to Feisty. Am I pretty close? Yeah, I feel ya, believe me. Well today, I have a solution for you that will [...]

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As we discussed last time, getting the once working RT2500 chipset working again is obtainable after all. But even with all of this, there are still some remaining questions that many of you will have. They include:

Obtaining a IP address from your router without any issues.
Is all of this also needed [...]

Linksys courts Linux hackers with WRT54G”L”
Just by using Linux, you show you aren’t afraid to tinker. You’ll hack your operating system, why not your Xbox, your TiVo, your router?
Yup, thanks to Linksys, you can now hack your Linux router.

Speaking as someone who manages free Wi-Fi for a coffee shop, this is just life. If you open things up, people will use it - even if it is not the intended audience you wanted.

In general, connecting wirelessly to the Internet is beyond most new Linux users. There is simply too much tweaking needed - until now! Enter the world of Netapplet. SuSE users have already noticed this little beauty, but I think that other distos need to follow their lead on this.

Once you get out of the city, finding wireless access is not quite as easy as you would imagine. I pretty much live this fact every day, as I live in a relatively rural area. I’ve yet to encounter another access point within range of my home, and in doing some pseudo-wardriving, I hardly turn [...]

For those of you who have purchased a Centrino-powered laptop with the hope of installing Linux on it, Intel has finally released native Linux drivers for the chipset. It appears to be an Open Source initiative as the drivers are hosted on SourceForge.

So which is the best approach, buying a wireless access point or simply building one. While I find it unlikely that building one is a “piece of cake”, it could certainly prove to be a fun project to work on if you have the time to put into it.