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From: "Dave" 
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Subject: Re: Belkin 802.11g Wireless Laptop Card F5D7010
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"Josiah Jenkins"  wrote in message 
news:fp84u21ksvf2e9ie5kjsltvd4mn3esc9o3@4ax.com...
> Whilst perusing Usenet on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:08:33 GMT, I read these
> words from "Dave"  :
>>"Josiah Jenkins"  wrote in message
>>news:hpn3u2hchdkqjfqrr5ijvi7otppi7si1he@4ax.com...
>>> After three days of trying, I've about reached the stage
>>> of giving up on getting my USR5410 card to run under
>>> Ubuntu 6.06 and am looking to alternatives.
>>>
>>> After digging around the net, the above seems to work
>>> OK under Ubuntu and Debian and is available.
>>>
>>> Can anyone confirm (or otherwise) if it does work ?
>>>
>>> Alternatively, any suggestions for a card which will
>>> work without too much tweaking of files ?
>>
>>I have used this Belkin card on Both SUSE 10.1 and Ubuntu 6.10. They 
>>worked
>>fine with no twiddling or ndsiwrapper stuff:
>>
>>http://movingtolinux.blogspot.com/2006/04/belkin-f5d7000-wifi-
ci-card-works.html
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> However, I do note that the URL above relates to an F5D70_00_
> and it says, "For the more technical savy this wifi card uses an
> Atheros chipset."
>
> According to the info I have from my potential purchase source,
> the F5D70_10_ uses a 'Ralink RT2500 chipset' !
>
> -- jjj

Yes you are correct the referenced card does use the Atheros chipset. I have 
two of the Atheros based Belkin cards and they work out of the box..

Good luck on your search. 

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