or for $15 bucks at e-bay you can buy an Intel Pro/Wireless, its worth it, :) On 11/18/07, Alain Spineux <aspineux at gmail.com> wrote: > On Nov 18, 2007 8:40 PM, Andrew Allen <andy.allen at virgin.net> wrote: > > Is there any way I can find a driver and/or get the above wireless card > > working in CentOS 5 on my Dell laptop (Inspiron 1501). I've installed > > ipw2200 from RPMForge, but it now appears that this won't work because > > the card is not an Intel PRO/Wireless card. Dell seem to support only MS > > Windows Vista now so I don't think there's much chance of getting a > > driver from them - so am I on a fruitless 'crusade' in trying to get > > wifi in CentOS 5 in this case? Any helpful advice much appreciated > > please? > > You can try ndiswrapper. > This software let you use the native windows driver. This is not > working with all > the driver but must of them. And you have some luck with your DELL 1390 : > > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/susenovell-60/10.2-64-broadcom-wifi-with-ndiswrapper-514676/ > > Install ndiswrapper, copy the windows drivers at the good place and voila. > > Find and read the appropriate documentation for installing ndiswrapper > on centos ( or fedora ) > > A tips: Try first without any encryption. > > > > > Thanks, > > Andy > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > > -- > Alain Spineux > aspineux gmail com > May the sources be with you > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- sometimes truth is stranger than fiction -bad religion- http://www.bloglines.com/blog/mailist