| Using Ubuntu 7.10 to connect to wireless | | | | drivers. There was no command line needed and |
| networks has been great. Linux for many years | | | | no searching obscure forums for bad advice. |
| has only been for the geeks. I truly feel that the | | | | Linux is great but Ubuntu wireless is just |
| only thing that was holding linux back was the | | | | awesome. I had Unbutu installed and running in |
| problems with installing Linux on laptops. You | | | | under 15 minutes. That means drivers, and default |
| either had problems with screen resolution, your | | | | apps with me connected to a wireless network. If |
| touch pad and or your wireless network card. The | | | | you install Windows xp or Windows Vista you will |
| only people who could get the wireless portion of | | | | need 30 minutes for it to load the base operating |
| Linux to work would need to have command line | | | | system then you will need to find all the drivers |
| skills and be able to either program the driver you | | | | and then install you basic apps, hello two hours |
| self your find one in some obscure website | | | | later you might me ready to work. 15 minutes or |
| forum. Then after many hours of work the | | | | 2 or more hours you make the call. |
| wireless adapter would be active but they could | | | | After you get your Ubuntu 7.10 connected to |
| only then connect to WEP encrypted networks | | | | your wireless network you can have access to all |
| not WPA of WPA2. | | | | the thousands of free applications that the Linux |
| Now with Ubuntu 7.10, I installed it on three | | | | community has put together. I don't know how |
| different laptop models with great success. | | | | many people who I ran into that say that the |
| Screen resolution, touch pad and the card were all | | | | only reason they didn't like Linux is because it |
| functioning by almost default. Activating the | | | | didn't run on their laptop correctly. Don't wait |
| wireless card took one extra step but Ubuntu | | | | Ubuntu 7.10 runs great and will connect to your |
| prompted me automatically on how to install the | | | | network by default. |
| drivers asking to enable the third party restricted | | | | |