fedora core 2 and DWL-650 rev M1

[dpw2atox]

just curious if anyone knows if the DLink DWL-650 Rev M1 works with Fedora Core 2 in the 2.6 kernel. Im running windows 2k on my laptop and would really like to get this card working so I cna use wireless in linux. Thanks in advance.

[bosox]

Originally posted by dpw2atox
just curious if anyone knows if the DLink DWL-650 Rev M1 works with Fedora Core 2 in the 2.6 kernel. Im running windows 2k on my laptop and would really like to get this card working so I cna use wireless in linux. Thanks in advance.

What is happening with your net connection? what type of setup do you have? how do you want things to work? which box has the wireless NIC in it the windows or fedora box?
:D

[dpw2atox]

sorry let me clear thigns up. I currently have a Dell Latitude D266XT laptop. Linux installs and runs fine under it. The problem I encounter is that while my wired pcmcia nic works fine, my wireless pcmcia card , the DWL-650 Rev M1, does not work in Fedora Core 1. I was hoping that with the use of the 2.6 kernel in Fedora Core 2 that there may be support for this card. There are drivers for the card but they are for the 2.4 kernel and they fail to load when I tried to compile and insert them into the 2.4 kernel in fc1. I'd really like to be able to remove windows from this laptop and run linux but I need the ability to use wireless and don't have the money to spend on a new wireless card.

[bosox]

Originally posted by dpw2atox
sorry let me clear thigns up. I currently have a Dell Latitude D266XT laptop. Linux installs and runs fine under it. The problem I encounter is that while my wired pcmcia nic works fine, my wireless pcmcia card , the DWL-650 Rev M1, does not work in Fedora Core 1. I was hoping that with the use of the 2.6 kernel in Fedora Core 2 that there may be support for this card. There are drivers for the card but they are for the 2.4 kernel and they fail to load when I tried to compile and insert them into the 2.4 kernel in fc1. I'd really like to be able to remove windows from this laptop and run linux but I need the ability to use wireless and don't have the money to spend on a new wireless card.

When you say the wireless card does not work with FCL so you mean the kernel does not see it? or does it not pick up an IP address? I did a quick G4L search and found this info that may help http://www.google.com/linux?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=DWL-650+Fedora+Core+1&btnG=Google+Search

bosox

[dpw2atox]

it would be shown as an unknown device and I could not get the module to load.

[bosox]

Originally posted by dpw2atox
it would be shown as an unknown device and I could not get the module to load.

This may help http://lists.linux-wlan.com/pipermail/linux-wlan-user/2002-September/007376.html

it looks like the orinoco_cs may work

HLH:D