[arch-general] WPA2 - How to set with ACX card??

[David Rosenstrauch]

Andrei Thorp wrote:
> Yeah, sorry to hear. I guess you should think about getting a
> different cheap wireless card and check if it is supported first. I
> find that a lot are these days.

That's actually good Linux hardware advice more generally as well:  try 
to buy hardware from open-source friendly vendors.  Intel in particular 
seems to be very compatible with open source, so that's always a good 
bet when it comes to network cards.

Graphics cards and sound cards tend to be the remaining major sources of 
pain.  And again, if you can find Intel-based cards here, you'll 
generally be in good shape.  There are other chipset manufacturers that 
are supported pretty well under Linux, but they seem to be a bit more 
hit-or-miss.  (e.g., nVidia, ATI, etc.)

DR