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* See this [[faq# | * See this [[faq# | ||
- | This section deals with a three related areas: | + | This section deals with two related areas: |
* Determine the chipset of a wireless card | * Determine the chipset of a wireless card | ||
* Determine the driver for a wireless card | * Determine the driver for a wireless card | ||
- | The previous version of this page can found [[compatibility_drivers|here]]. | + | The previous version of this page can found [[compatibility_drivers_old|here]]. |
===== Determine the chipset ===== | ===== Determine the chipset ===== | ||
- | There are two manufacturers involved with wireless cards. The first is the brand of the card itself. | + | There are two manufacturers involved with wireless cards. The first is the brand of the card itself. |
The second manufacturer is who makes the wireless chipset within the card. For example, Ralink, Atheros, Qualcomm. This is the most important company to know. Unfortunately, | The second manufacturer is who makes the wireless chipset within the card. For example, Ralink, Atheros, Qualcomm. This is the most important company to know. Unfortunately, | ||
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You first need to determine what wireless chipset your card uses. This can be done by one or more of these techniques: | You first need to determine what wireless chipset your card uses. This can be done by one or more of these techniques: | ||
- | *Search the internet for "< | + | *Search the internet for "< |
*Search the [[https:// | *Search the [[https:// | ||
*You may also have a look at windows driver file names, it's often the name of the chipset or the driver to use. | *You may also have a look at windows driver file names, it's often the name of the chipset or the driver to use. | ||
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====== Determine the driver ====== | ====== Determine the driver ====== | ||
- | Once you have determined the chipset, check the [[compatibility_drivers# | ||
- | If you are deciding on which card to purchase, check the "[[compatibility_drivers#which_is_the_best_card_to_buy|Which is the best card to buy? | + | Once you have determined the chipset, chances are you already have identified the driver on Linux. If not, match the chipset against the "other resources" |
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+ | On Linux, there can be multiple drivers: | ||
+ | - Vendor driver: those do not and will not support monitor mode | ||
+ | - Peer-modified vendor driver: In some cases, they may support monitor mode but there could be caveats | ||
+ | - Staging driver: Standalone driver has been added to the [[http:// | ||
+ | - Kernel/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you are deciding on which card to purchase, check the "[[faq#what_is_the_best_wireless_card_to_buy|What is the best wireless | ||
*Hardware compatibility with your existing equipment. | *Hardware compatibility with your existing equipment. | ||
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It also lists the IDs (**0bda: | It also lists the IDs (**0bda: | ||
- | If it were on Windows, even if the drivers were not installed, looking in the device manager, that ID would be found in Details pane of the device itself, in the property " | + | If it were on Windows, even if the drivers were not installed, looking in the device manager, that ID would be found in //Details// pane of the device itself, in the property " |
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compatibility_drivers.txt · Last modified: 2018/07/20 23:16 by mister_x