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* See this [[faq# | * See this [[faq# | ||
- | This section deals with a three related areas: | + | This section deals with two related areas: |
* Determine the chipset of a wireless card | * Determine the chipset of a wireless card | ||
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===== Determine the chipset ===== | ===== Determine the chipset ===== | ||
- | There are two manufacturers involved with wireless cards. The first is the brand of the card itself. | + | There are two manufacturers involved with wireless cards. The first is the brand of the card itself. |
The second manufacturer is who makes the wireless chipset within the card. For example, Ralink, Atheros, Qualcomm. This is the most important company to know. Unfortunately, | The second manufacturer is who makes the wireless chipset within the card. For example, Ralink, Atheros, Qualcomm. This is the most important company to know. Unfortunately, | ||
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You first need to determine what wireless chipset your card uses. This can be done by one or more of these techniques: | You first need to determine what wireless chipset your card uses. This can be done by one or more of these techniques: | ||
- | *Search the internet for "< | + | *Search the internet for "< |
*Search the [[https:// | *Search the [[https:// | ||
*You may also have a look at windows driver file names, it's often the name of the chipset or the driver to use. | *You may also have a look at windows driver file names, it's often the name of the chipset or the driver to use. |
compatibility_drivers.txt · Last modified: 2018/07/20 23:16 by mister_x