KseniyaK@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoAre there any modern wifi cards that work with Linux and have 100% FOSS drivers (no proprietary binary blobs)?message-squaremessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square38linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year 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-21 year agoWhat os is the ap running?
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·1 year agoThat’s the beautiful thing - it doesn’t matter.
minus-squarerefalo@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agosome people would prefer to only use FOSS software and hardware, though
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year 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-21 year agopretty much any open source hardware can do all of those things… not sure what you’re trying to say
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYeah but to the degree that they need the firmware running on each chip in the device to be a FOSS chip firmware?
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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
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
Yeah but to the degree that they need the firmware running on each chip in the device to be a FOSS chip firmware?
If you are going that route just use vfio