Is Dell Ready for the Linux Challenge?

Posted by gsh on May 11, 2007 1:59 PM EDT
MadPenguin.org; By Matt Hartley
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Like Apple, Dell has a good handle on the hardware side of things. After all, they will be in full control when they are ready to release this round of Linux boxes. However, what has me concerned are some areas where they might not be ready for is the WiFi realm, most noticeably, WPA encryption.

Now, it's true that with Feisty came the sorry attempt with Gnome Network Manager. And for those lucky enough to have a WiFi card "blessed" by this app (sorry Ralink users), getting the Network Manager to work at all is a complete joke, I'm afraid. So this means that if Dell is serious about offering notebooks with "real" wireless compatibility, they need to make sure that the WiFi card included not only works with Network Manager, but also has WPA capability. It should be noted that many cards do not come with open drivers unless you go so far as to use the NDISWrapper option.

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