[rockrr]

I’ve played with a couple of Linux distros and would happily dump Windoze but for two reasons - driver support and interoperability.

Ubunto immediately loaded drivers for my Cisco WiFi card and I was able to connect to my router, but I have yet to find any Linux support for my Sierra HSDPA broadband card. Without it, (for my needs) my laptop is as useful as a car without wheels.

My company, a committed Windoze adopter, has gone out of its way to make using Linux impossible in the workplace. Beyond simply prohibiting it and an alternative, they employ methods to even deny it IP addresses.

I’ve enjoyed using Ubunto and would migrate to it at home if I could resolve the lack of broadband support.

[papasmurf]

Sierra have a published several Linux guides here: http://www.sierrawireless.com/faq/Default.aspx

Don’t give up, and good luck!

[ShadowAce]

If the link in post #12 doesn’t help, try ,a href=”http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/joomla/";>ndiswrapper</a> to load up your windows drivers under Linux.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I’ve enjoyed using Ubunto and would migrate to it at home if I could resolve the lack of broadband support.

Try Simply Mepis. It is what Ubuntu is based on. I used to use Ubuntu Feisty Fawn and dumped it because of the problems getting wireless to work.
I loaded Simply Mepis and it connected instantly with my wireless access point.