networking linux with microsoft, is it easy?

[Janina Sajka]

There's definitely a good deal of hardware that doesn't work on Linux,
but you can't exactly blame Linux for that. Sometimes hardware vendors
just won't share specs, for example. There are other excuses, too. 

Nevertheless, you shouldn't generalize about Linux support for wireless
just because it isn't working on your hardware. If you were to get a
supported device, you'd find that it works splendidly--better than
Windows, arguably. It certainly works for me.

However, you should skin this cat as is easiest for you to do. In other
words, there's nothing wrong with a mixed environment where some
connections on your lan are wired, while others are wireless. I do that
all the time. So, consider some cat 5 cable from any ethernet cards to
your router. Can you do that?

cris writes:
> From: "cris" <filastin48 at hotmail.com>
> 
> Hi folks,
> I have been trying to get a wireless connection on my linux box using fedora to work, but all my effort so far has failed.  I think that linux is week in the area of wireless connections, there are not enough linux drivers for most of the PCI wireless cards in the market.  My microsoft windows computer is connected to the internet via a wireless connection and is running well.  Therefore, I am wondering if it is possible to connect my fedora box to my windows computer through a network router, and have my linux connect to the internet through my windows connection.  I will appreciate any suggestions.  I know it is a bit of a challenge, but will give it a try.
> Cheers,
> Cris
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