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How-To: Configure Wireless Internet In Linux

Posted by gsh on · 14 comments
MadPenguin.org; By Matt Hartley 		Mail this story
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In my previous article, I shared my opinions and overall vision of the state of Linux wireless today. In this latest installment, I will demonstrate exactly how one can have a simple way to implement Linux wireless connectivity without all of the headaches.

Enter the rt61pci module that powers the Edimax EW-7608pg wireless card. It is fairly well known that the existing rt61pci module is considered a little buggy. However, based on my own daily use with it, when using a notebook-cooling pad to keep things from getting too hot, the present module works well enough for most people.

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Comments (14)

tuxchick ·
If you want a working system- don't do what this article says. It's incoherent and wrong.
gus3 ·
So, what are you trying to tell us, TC? ;-)
tuxchick ·
I'm trying to tell you that despite my personal "quit whining about Hartley all the time because it's annoying and anyway, everyone already knows" policy, some things are too egregious to let pass :)
jdixon ·
> ...my personal "quit whining about Hartley all the time because it's annoying and anyway, everyone already knows" policy,

As opposed to my "quit reading Hartley because it's annoying and anyway, everyone already knows" policy.
hkwint ·
We still don't have a personal(ized) MH alarm / blocklist at LXer?
tuxchick ·
jdixon, that does sound rather sensible... ;)
rijelkentaurus ·
Just tag it all as comedy....
tracyanne ·
...... bad comedy. boom boom
tracyanne ·
While we're talking about what's funny.

My boss has had two bouts of the cold/flu that's going around, I've not had any, inspite of the fact that we work in the same office.

I put it down to the fact that he's a Windows user, while I use Linux.
jdixon ·
> I put it down to the fact that he's a Windows user, while I use Linux.

He should know by this time that Windows spreads viruses. :)
rijelkentaurus ·
@jdixon

I almost made the Windows/virus joke...almost...glad someone else did it instead. ;^)
azerthoth ·
I notice on thing, his instructions are only good on distro's that have busybox handed the interfaces. /etc/network/interfaces is a busybox thing. Not just held to debian and derived. You can get it working that way in Gentoo as well if you want and have the knowledge to map the commands properly to busybox.
Scott_Ruecker ·
Yeah! See! Hartley is actually kinda right..

for once..

sorta..

/hand comes in from right side of screen with smelly thing they use on football players/

sniff..sniff

what the!?!?!

what am I doing???

someone shoot me with a tranquilizer NOW!!

BANG!

back to top..
tuxchick ·
Poor Scott. I'll see if the gang from Wild Kingdom are hanging around with their tranquilizer rifles.

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