TAC Forums wrote:
I'm hearing about Tata Indicom's new Wi-Fi service. They provide a PCMCIA Wi-Fi CDMA card that allows you to make calls and be connected to the Internet 24x7 from anywhere.
Is this the same Sierra card that is provided by Reliance too? I did not know it was a Wi-Fi network card. In one IBM laptop that has an RIL card, I tried out the Ubuntu 5.10 live CD. It created an active network icon in the task bar and it had already sent and received about 300 kbytes. We got scared that it might jeapordise his security so we rebooted back to his installed OS. However, the device was called 'lo' whatever that means. So I guess linux must be supporting this card. There is no wireless lan in his vicinity so that device must have been that card. Only support required would be the ppp software.
Try out the Ubuntu 5.10 live CD (December issue of LFY) and try setting up your card on that.
Regards,
Rony.
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