Supported Wifi Adapters

[hansie]

Dear Forum Member,

Which wifi adapters are supported by Knoppix 7.2.0.?

Is a list available?

Thank you,

hansie

[utu]

Which wifi adapters are supported by Knoppix 7.2.0.?
Is a list available?

Here is a list of 'non-free' wireless drivers:

knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ vrms | grep firmware
amd64-microcode Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs
atmel-firmware Firmware for Atmel at76c50x wireless networking chips.
firmware-atheros Binary firmware for Atheros wireless cards
firmware-bnx2 Binary firmware for Broadcom NetXtremeII
firmware-bnx2x Binary firmware for Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb
firmware-brcm80211 Binary firmware for Broadcom 802.11 wireless cards
firmware-intelwimax Binary firmware for Intel WiMAX Connection
firmware-ipw2x00 Binary firmware for Intel Pro Wireless 2100, 2200 and
firmware-ipw3945 Binary firmware for IPW3945
firmware-iwlwifi Binary firmware for Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 and 802.11
firmware-libertas Binary firmware for Marvell Libertas 8xxx wireless car
firmware-linux Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kerne
firmware-linux-nonfree Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kerne
firmware-myricom Binary firmware for Myri-10G Ethernet adapters
firmware-netxen Binary firmware for QLogic Intelligent Ethernet (3000
firmware-qlogic Binary firmware for QLogic IBA7220, QLA1xxx, ISP2xxx a
firmware-ralink Binary firmware for Ralink wireless cards
firmware-realtek Binary firmware for Realtek wired and wireless network
intel-microcode Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs
zd1211-firmware Firmware images for the zd1211rw wireless driver
b43-fwcutter Utility for extracting Broadcom 43xx firmware
firmware-b43-installer Installer package for firmware for the b43 driver
firmware-b43legacy-installer

You can also use 'firmware' as a search key word in synaptic to see
what might be available.

[hansie]

Dear utu,

Thank you for your elaborated answer but I mean a USB wifi adapter.

I carried out a search with "knoppix usb wifi adapter" but could not find an answer.

Excuses for the inconvenience.

hansie

[klaus2008]

Hi hansie,

maybe the page Wireless Fidelity from the Debian wiki can help you bit further.