Networking :: Wireless / ndiswrapper issue

I am trying to get a Netgear USB WG111v2 wireless G going using ndiswrapper. I have it working in Ubuntu and Puppy, but I'd rather be using DSL :-)

1. Loaded wg111v2.sys using ndiswrapper -i (shows hardware, driver present)
2. modprobed ndiswrapper (dmesg shows it)
3. ifconfig wlan0 up (I can see the interface)
4. iwconfig wlan0 essid NETGEAR mode Managed key restricted <wep key>
(I have WEP set on the router)

Two things I am noticing:
1. The light on the USB unit never comes on (even though iwlist sees the networks in my area)
2. The ESSID is not being set by the iwconfig command (it always reads off/Any)

Am I missing something here? Can someone lend a hand?
Thanks.

BTW... I am using DSL 2.4.

I have found some cards more fussy than others. Especially when configuring via script.
For example by current setup requires a sleep 3 after modprobe ndiswrapper

Also, I do not use iwconfig wlan0 up
After the modprobe doing a simple iwconfig shows me an unconfigured wlan0, so next I configure the card using iwconfig commands.
Checking results with a simple iwconfig command.

After configuring the card, I use
pump -i wlan0
to fetch an ip from the access point. I verify by using just an ifconfig wlan0

Also, for some cards/drivers I seem to need to set the essid via iwconfig command before I set the key. So two iwconfig commands. Some cards/drivers I can do all it all on one line like you have.

The main difference that I see is the pump -i wlan0

HTH

original here.