KseniyaK@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoAre there any modern wifi cards that work with Linux and have 100% FOSS drivers (no proprietary binary blobs)?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1103arrow-down1message-squareAre there any modern wifi cards that work with Linux and have 100% FOSS drivers (no proprietary binary blobs)?KseniyaK@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoYou could always get an Ethernet-connected AP. This will allow you to use the latest WiFi but not compromise your OS.
minus-squarecoffeejoe@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoWhat os is the ap running?
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·2 years agoThat’s the beautiful thing - it doesn’t matter.
minus-squarerefalo@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agosome people would prefer to only use FOSS software and hardware, though
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoYeah but to the degree that they need the firmware running on each chip in the device to be a FOSS chip firmware?
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoGood luck with that. What switch are you going to run? What access point what gateway for your ISP.
minus-squarerefalo@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-22 years agopretty much any open source hardware can do all of those things… not sure what you’re trying to say
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIf you are going that route just use vfio
You could always get an Ethernet-connected AP. This will allow you to use the latest WiFi but not compromise your OS.
What os is the ap running?
That’s the beautiful thing - it doesn’t matter.
some people would prefer to only use FOSS software and hardware, though
Yeah but to the degree that they need the firmware running on each chip in the device to be a FOSS chip firmware?
Good luck with that. What switch are you going to run? What access point what gateway for your ISP.
pretty much any open source hardware can do all of those things… not sure what you’re trying to say
If you are going that route just use vfio