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19th Mar 2011, 00:13

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Mac the Knife

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From Slashdot...

"I have 3 different Ralink based USB NIC's, with a 2500, a 2571, and a 2870 based chipset.

The drivers included in every kernel in every distro I have ever hopped to are pardon my language, total crap.
Anyone who has used one of these NIC's for more than an hour knows what I'm talking about (A quick google search can be enlightening). Low signal levels, and frequent disconnects requiring the module being unloaded and reloaded. Being the cheap ass I am buying a Atheros based NIC isn't in my agenda so my solution has been to obtain the driver source from Ralink themselves (http://www.ralinktech.com), these drivers are rock solid and why they are not included in the kernel I don't know, maybe someone else can enlighten me."

Go to - Ralink corp.

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