Re: [Hampshire] First impressions of Fedora 10

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Author: John Cooper
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To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] First impressions of Fedora 10
B STEVENS wrote:
> One thing certainly impressed me about Fedora 10 was the fact it
> immediately recognised my Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
> Network Connection.
>
> I did have to disable SELinux (it had to be set to "disabled", not
> "permissive") and change the router from 64 bit WEP to 128 bit but
> it's probably the least painful linux wireless setup I've encountered.
>
> Regards
>
> Bryan
>

Yes, SELinux seems to be on steroids in F10. I'm using permissive to try
and fix it but it is proving difficult. I have to say Ubuntu wins hands
down on the wireless front. I had to manually download and extract the
FW for my broadcom chip, plus NetworkManager wouldn't work, so updated
the config.

John.

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