At Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:06:36 -0600 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > On 2/16/2011 12:41 PM, Robert Heller wrote: > > > > The wireless on the X31 is an Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 > > 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04). Intel wireless chips are *very well* > > supported *out of the box* under CentOS. You do need to download and > > install the proper firmware. > > Isn't being supported "out of the box" and having to download something > else a contradiction in terms? Not to mention a catch-22 when your > usual connection to download is over wireless... Downloading and installing the firmware was pretty close to painless, when compared to dealing with *other* wireless cards on other laptops: special kernel modules, special kernels, etc. > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / heller at deepsoft.com Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments