Return-path: Received: from mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.115]:58387 "EHLO mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750830AbYJDPQa (ORCPT ); Sat, 4 Oct 2008 11:16:30 -0400 Message-ID: <48E788BC.7030806@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20081004_171641_615662_0238186A) Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:16:12 -0700 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Johannes Berg CC: "Luis R. Rodriguez" , linux-wireless , Daniel Drake Subject: Re: Trendnet TEW-424UB now Realtek 8187B References: <20081004011510.GA10015@gate.kl-ic.com> <1223109126.24551.70.camel@johannes.berg> <43e72e890810040147j6f15966awbe555b6d37135960@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20081004_104814_044310_A217A3F8) <1223110250.24551.72.camel@johannes.berg> In-Reply-To: <1223110250.24551.72.camel@johannes.berg> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Johannes Berg wrote: > On Sat, 2008-10-04 at 01:47 -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: >> What Realtek driver? Just FYI rtl8187 does *not* claim the RTL8187B. See: >> >> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/rtl8187 > > Oh, I thought there was a version now that did. There is. Both Linus's tree and wireless-testing support the 8187B. In fact, I'm using one right now. As for the contention that it is buggy - I don't find it any worse than b43, and quite a bit better than p54usb, the two other wireless drivers that I use. Reports of failures that are posted in the Redhat Bugzilla cannot be duplicated by me. Larry