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Wrapping your 54G Wi-Fi card for Linux Desktop

Ok so situation is something like this.(you can translate it to your situation to validate and justify your reasons to go wireless on a linux machine, I'll leave that to you). Your wife and kids want XP windows but you were made for Linux or vice versa. You just install a wireless network at home or if your employer/organization is considering experimenting to have dual boot workstations/laptops for employees , so they can boot on the operating system of their choice or are required to boot to a typical operating system.(linux i.e) as a thin client(say) in order to work on a payroll program for which all they need is a rolled out (customized OS) with linux on it(cos it's cheaper and there is no need to buy a XP machine with 1G ram just because the end user thinks it's his "birth right"! or the heavy classical windows application which is doing all calculations on the client PC ).

Well like I said what ever the reason, it's a compelling choice to go for a linux desktop, only to be left with a pukito problemas(little problem), how to do it?

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and tell me that it really worked for you :-)

PS: I had to fry it in a PDF format because the blog was stretching real wide ;-).

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