Testing Wireless Cards

So you want to test PCMCIA wireless cards for laptops? I imagine the process might look something like this:


 * 1) Get a laptop
 * 2) Install a bunch of drivers.  These can be found under System > Administration > Restricted Drivers Manager
 * 3) Take a bunch of wireless cards and the laptop to the classroom (or somewhere that gets a wireless signal) and insert a wireless card.
 * does it work with the GUI?
 * open a terminal window and type "sudo iwconfig" to see chipset (usually under "Nickname")

check out this page, also: Wireless card compatibility list