N-mini cards

Tab Gilbert tabbox at gmail.com
Wed Apr 22 21:22:57 UTC 2009


Thanks.  I went the Intel route.  Their (IBM) web site has Linux listed as
an option in the driver section.  I was afraid that Dell just went with the
low bidder for each pallet of cards so there would be not telling what the
chipset would be.

Thanks again for the assistance.

tab

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 14:26, Brian McKee <brian.mckee at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Tab Gilbert <tabbox at gmail.com> wrote:
> > There is a choice between two N wireless cards.
> >
> > Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11 Wireless-N Mini Card
> >
> > or
> >
> > Dell Wireless 1515 802.11 Wireless-N Mini-card
>
> Past history would suggest Intel tends to be less troublesome than
> Broadcom, and Intel supports linux where Broadcom doesn't AFAIK, so
> I'd lean towards Intel as well.  Of course every chipset is it's own
> adventure, IANAL, caveat empor....
>
> Brian
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