Home · Compatibility Lists · Support Forums · FAQ · News Archive · Articles · Submit News/Upcoming News
Linux Compatible
advertisement


Compatibility database » Hardware » Network » D-Link DWL-520 Wireless 802.11b PCI Adapter

Summary

Product:
D-Link DWL-520 Wireless 802.11b PCI Adapter

Vendor:
D-Link

Tested operating systems:
Linux other, Slackware Linux, Ark Linux

Entries:
5

Average Rating:


Some postings on this page are available under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).
advertisement


Details
Author Rating
Anonymous
2002-08-01 12:00:00 - Operating System: Linux other - My rating: *****

Works fine with the Prism2 driver. Seen by linux networking as wlan0.

Post #9751
Print
Anonymous
2004-05-01 12:00:00 - Operating System: Linux other - My rating: *

My DWL-520 is revision D, using the Realtek RTL8180 chip. Revisions A,B, and E use another chip, and Revision C uses yet another.

The D-Link driver must be force-loaded and only support a few configuration functions in Debian with kernel 2.4.22. The compiled driver refuses to load at all!

Post #9752
Print
Anonymous

Post license: LGPL
2007-04-03 10:35:29 - Operating System: Linux other - My rating: **

I am also running rev D of this card. I have only found it runs on hardly any distos. list goes as follows.
sabayonlinux - would not load device gets picked up incorrectly wont load in ndiswrapper
dreamlinux - as above will not work at all
samlinux(pclinOS) - works ok with inbuilt software
mepis 6.5 - works great

Post #15291
Print
Anonymous

Post license: LGPL
2007-04-20 10:51:30 - Operating System: Slackware Linux - My rating: *****

I hope the peeps that have had trouble in the past have since found out about madwifi drivers because I've used this card with Slackware, Slax, Phlak, Xandros, Kubuntu, and even Knoppix and it works just super. It's very fast and has a solid, stable connection even under adverse conditions ie: many walls in between it and router. Many distros autodetect and setup right from boot 1. There is no need for ndiswrapper or any other jumping thru hoops. Just get madwifi drivers, from subversion (formerly CVS) if you want cutting edge support or simply what is generally available for your kernel or build easily from source. It's a no-brainer even from source and works really well. Highly recommended.

Jimmy

Post #15758
Print
Anonymous

Post license: LGPL
2008-10-17 11:20:39 - Operating System: Ark Linux - My rating: *****

-

Post #31026
Print


Compatibility database » Hardware » Network » D-Link DWL-520 Wireless 802.11b PCI Adapter

All products mentioned are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.
© 2002-2009 Esselbach Internet Solutions - All Rights Reserved. Terms and privacy policy
Website powered by Esselbach Storyteller CMS System