John Summerfield wrote:
> I've asked this on the RHEL5 list, but the answer may be different here, 
> and I will most likely be using Tikanga-clone.
> 
> It seems I may need a PCI wireless card for a time. What models (and 
> revisions) are known to work easily with RHEL5.
> 
> It used to be prism54, but there was a chipset change and the new one 
> didn't work back then. Then the website went bizarre, and besides the 
> chipset wasn't popular with vendors and so devices were hard to find.
> 
> I know Atheros-based devices generally work, but one needs to add 
> non-standard kernel modules. Dlink uses Atheros.
> 
> TI was no-go. Dlink uses them too, about as often as Atheros.
> 
> Broadcom was no-go, but I gather some (at least) work now.
> 
> What's the latest?
> 
> 
> To be clear, I'm not talking laptops. Standard PC kit with PCI slots.
> 
> 

I am running SL 5 and use wireless for my networking.

I have a prism based wireless in my PC, and it works fine. The only 
problem is it's 802.11b based, so it's a bit slower
Intersil Corporation Prism 2.5 Wavelan chipset (rev 01)

The following doesn't work at all.  It's in the same PC, and I just 
can't get it to work.
RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01)

They work the same in 32 bit or 64 bit.
I think the one problem is that they both are old and you probrubly 
can't find them anymore.

Troy
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