Linux Wireless Woes Overheat Notebook Computers

Posted by gsh on Dec 20, 2007 4:16 PM EDT
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As I finish my testing on three different Linux supported wireless cards from Edimax running them on Ubuntu Gutsy, I discovered something that I think some people lose sight of. Because all three of these cards are using Ralink-based drivers of one sort or another, they tend to run a bit hot. And bundle that with a notebook not sitting on a notebook cooling pad and you have yourself one very overtaxed piece of hardware.

Besides known issues with network-manager and the now famous ipv6, more often than not, a clear case of overheating will take connectivity down to its knees. And this is especially true with some Linux drivers, since the cards they run may actually run differently on Windows - sometimes with better power management.

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