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107: 122: 465: 27: 871: 289:. While Linux drivers for the older RT2500 chipsets are no longer updated by Ralink, these are now being maintained by Serialmonkey's rt2x00 project. Current Ralink chipsets require a firmware to be loaded. Ralink allows the use and redistribution of firmware, but does not allow its modification. 308:
driver on the community, as they have done in the past. This shows a huge willingness to learn how to deal with the kernel community, and they should be strongly encouraged and praised for this major change in
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As you can see in these posts, Ralink is sending patches for the upstream rt2x00 driver for their new chipsets, and not just dumping a huge, stand-alone
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Drivers for MediaTek Ralink wireless network interface controllers were mainlined into the
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standards committees. Ralink chipsets are used in various consumer-grade routers made by
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802.11n draft 2.0 core technology testbed. They have also been selected in the
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Wi-Fi Alliance Announces First Wi-Fi Certified 802.11n Draft Products
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Some of Ralink's 802.11n RT2800 chipsets have been accepted into the
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Power Save (WMM-PS) testbeds. Ralink was a participant in the
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praised Ralink for their change in attitude towards the
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https://www.mediatek.com/products/broadbandWifi/rt3070
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On 5 May 2011, Ralink was acquired by 343: 125:Ralink RT63365E on a Wi-Fi router and 7: 505:Vanguard International Semiconductor 921:Defunct computer hardware companies 14: 155:, then moved its headquarters to 870: 869: 463: 285:-licensed (GPL) drivers for the 213:, as well as Wi-Fi adaptors for 25: 911:Electronics companies of Taiwan 180:Wireless Multimedia Extensions 1: 906:Networking hardware companies 901:Companies established in 2001 412: (archived April 3, 2015) 916:Computer companies of Taiwan 235:Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector 332:List of companies of Taiwan 55:January 2001, Cupertino, CA 947: 283:GNU General Public License 16:Wi-Fi chipset manufacturer 865: 249:Operating systems support 24: 255:non-disclosure agreement 137:Ralink Technology, Corp. 20:Ralink Technology, Corp. 323: 133: 118: 369:Biancuzzi, Federico. 300:developer community: 277:version 2.6.24. 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Semiconductor
Hsinchu
Taiwan
Wi-Fi
Parent
MediaTek

Wi-Fi
Mini PCI

access point
Huawei
Wi-Fi
IEEE 802.11
Wireless LAN
Cupertino, California
Hsinchu
Taiwan
MediaTek
Wi-Fi Alliance
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Wi-Fi Alliance
IEEE
802.11
Gigabyte Technology
Linksys
D-Link
Asus

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