Networking :: wireless usb configure

I got the netgear usb wireless card from the wiki list to connect with hotspots. I do not yet have a wireless router. The card lights up upon boot but I don't think DSL recognizes the adapter yet.

I learned from reading forums to try iwlist scans or iwconfig to get things started when I'm near a hotspot. But when I try that I either see "no wireless extensions," or "Failed to read scan data : Function not implemented"

Does anyone have some advice to configure and connect without a router or WEP? Thanks a lot.

Hi
I haven't used mine at a hotspot but I use mine here at home. It is a Prism2 device. I just plug it in before I boot and after everything is up I open the DSL control panel and click on the Prism2 button. I don't enter anything in the empty boxes. Just click ok. If the network is open it usually picks up an address and away I go.
good luck

I use a ma111 at hotspots and works just like hawki said.
Any empty sid will connect to the hotspot.

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