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[RussianVodka]

Nope, as seen here my router requirese a driver.

[Induane]

I don\'t think its a router - in fact I\'m sure it isn\'t.  More than likely its a dsl modem, cable modem, or some wacko ethernet card.  The fact that its an internal component means that it will require a driver.  Routers aren\'t usually internal as their sole purpose is to allow multiple machines a network connection.  Thus they are usually standalone pieces.

Edit:  Ahh I see now its a wireless card.  Wireless can be a small pain.  I ended up using ndiswrapper for my wireless pcmcia card.

[Ralas]

yay ndiswrapper!  I\'m using version .08 to get my wi-fi pci card with an unsupported broadcom chipset running in linux.  (for some odd reason, any newer version, even the gentoo ebuild, causes a run-time kernel panick.)

About FC, I actualy don\'t think it\'s such a bad way to learn linux.  I started with FC1 about a year ago, recompiled my kernel (strictly following a guide and causing many kernel panicks) about a month later, switched to FC2, and then finally, gentoo.  I think FC is great for learning, but you won\'t be happy with it for long because there are many things in it that should work but don\'t.  Also, last I checked, gnome is the default desktop environment, which is dumb.  And you can switch to KDE, but it\'s some stupid version that they altered, or at least messed with the default settings.

[Leeloo]

Originally posted by RussianVodka
Nope, as seen here my router requirese a driver.

It\'s not a router. As Induane already said, it\'s a wireless network card.


A lot of misunderstandings in tech support (on a forum like this, usenet or regular phone support) happens by people trying to sound smart and using tech jargon, which they don\'t know the precise meaning of. If you don\'t know the correct word, it\'s better to describe the thing, than use the word you think is right. Example: It\'s better to say \"The box under the TV thingie\", than \"the hard disc\". The first one is a precise description, and the techie will know what you\'re talking about. The second is just wrong (like \"router\" in your case), and will just cause confusion.


Ok, in your case the only thing that went wrong was a couple of extra posts, while people tried to figure out what you were talking about, so it wasn\'t really that bad. But at work I have driven 80 km / 50 miles (and back) with the wrong spare parts, because the moron at the other end of the phone was trying to sound like he knew what he was talking about.

[RussianVodka]

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