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The OSS Solution to the Linux Wi-Fi Problem
tobs writes "Matt Hartley of MadPenguin.org fame has published an open source way of solving the Linux Wi-Fi problem. He writes, "For intermediate to advanced users, who are willing to track down WiFi cards based on chipsets, live without WPA in some instances or have opted to stick with Ethernet, buying a new notebook for the sake of improved wireless connectivity may seem a little overkill.
When a new user faces problems jumping through the NDISWrapper hoops, tracking down WiFi cards from HCLs and other related activities, the end result is almost always the same — they give up. What so many of us, as Linux users, fail to grasp is that projects like OpenHAL are critical to long-term development. The education on what to expect and what not to expect remains a complete load of hot air when articles claim how easy it is to setup wireless Internet on Linux machines. It's downright misleading."
I don't have any problems with WiFi. But then again, I use Windows.
It's kind of amazing how Linux can't even auto-detect and auto-config hardware as well as Windows 95 could. Do you guys need another decade or two to figure it out? Rather than whining about how Microsoft is oppressing you, what about doing a little bit of work on this issue? Anyone think that might help?
"I always insist they spend the $20 on the Atheros chipset, as, again, it is damn near flawless."
So it's "free" as in "you have to buy new hardware?" Even when the built-in adapter "just works" in Windows?
Will "Go buy new hardware, n00b" be the successor to "RTFM?"