[Cialug] DSL and wireless

[Matthew Nuzum]

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 12:11 AM, Zachary Kotlarek <zach at kotlarek.com> wrote:
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>> Also the Kernel is 2.4.31 which someone asked also.
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> That kernel is much too old (June 2005) to have the Intel drivers built-in. I'm not sure if there are even Intel WiFi drivers available for the 2.4 kernel. But if there are you'll find them here:
>        http://intellinuxwireless.org/
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> If you're planning to run anything like a desktop system, or want to use udev, or want access to modern drivers, you really should consider a 2.6 kernel.

There is DSL-N, made by the same group but too big to meet the
original goals of DSL. Details are at http://tinyurl.com/ydp83hr

However, it's still DSL. I'm curious why you chose that one. It's not
exactly the epitome of user-friendliness.

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