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    what wirless chip in sylvania g netbook?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by grok, Jul 30, 2008.

  1. grok

    grok Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone know what kind of wireless is onboard the sylvania g netbook? I want to see if it is compatible with ubuntu. I know it is running gos but that does not mean it has a user friendly wifi chip.

    Thanks.

    Michael.
     
    grok, Jul 30, 2008
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    Is this your laptop?
     
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    grok Notebook Enthusiast

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    Not mine. Looking into it and others trying to decide on a good ultra portable. Any suggestions? My fear is ending up with a broadcom chip and having one long headache trying to get wireless working with Ubuntu.
     
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    endy Newbie

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    Realtek RTL8187 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter

    This is what the Windows XP driver INF says, so I'd think that's right. And it's already running a flavor of Linux, so I'd think that it shouldn't be too difficult to get it to work with Ubuntu.

    Tigerdirect has them for $329 and I just ordered one. We'll see how it is, hmm? I like the idea of having a notebook I can stick in my leg-pocket!
     
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    Isnt that the same as the Cloudbook?
     
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    Ahh ok. Thanks for the info!
     
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    grok Notebook Enthusiast

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    So, apparently, this netbook does not have onboard wireless, but instead will use a usb dongle? Is this correct?

    Not sure I like that. This means using ndiswrapper. I know how to use it, that is not the problem. It is, quite simply put, a real pain in the backside.

    Thanks for the replies.

    Michael.
     
    grok, Aug 2, 2008
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