Like Vergil said, it does really depend what distribution you are using.
But to get you started, I'm currently using Ubuntu, and my Linksys WMP54G wireless pci worked out of the box, well the green light came on and starting flashing in my eye, but I'm still having a problem connecting, it's not that the card isn't working, it's just I've never used Linux before.
Apparently Linksys are very open source friendly, so I hear. I'd let someone a little more knowledgeable clarify that though first.
If you are by coincidence using Ubuntu, this document got me started, and I was a utter newbie. There plenty of other cards that work too, not out of the box, but if you follow the instruction, it's pretty striaght forward. I've got a Netgear WPN111 USB adapter, and I got that working with Ndiswrapper.
Good Luck. |