cheap ubuntu laptop with wireless that works right "out of the box".

[Derek Broughton]

steve wrote:

> I dont have experience with realtek, but if you want "easy" wireless in
> linux your going to need to stick with intel for now. they have
> employees who work ft with kernel development. will work out of the box
> every time I have seen.  atheros is also just a one step install of
> madwifi. Ive never messed with ndiswrapper, id rather create a stink
> with the manufacturer about no linux driver than fudge a windows driver
> into working.

I see no reason at all that any manufacturer should be forced to invest in
creating two drivers when ndiswrapper is a good working solution.  If using
ndiswrapper crippled the hardware it would be a different matter.
-- 
derek