Networking :: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Again - please be gentle



Yea, just use the ones you use for windows - should work :p

However, the easiest way to get your card working would be just to use that older version of DSL, though - which other people who have your wifi chipset seem to be doing.

But good luck, hopefully something works out for you!
I can try the older version (I assume that there are archives here somewhere). What would I lose by using the older version?
Well, scrub that idea! I obtained version 2.1b, booted up, and it still didn't connect via my wireless card. OK, perhaps I should just try the wrapper with the latest version.
Well, I found the location of my driver (w29n51.sys), and put that in ndiswrapper, but I got a "connection failed" message. What now?

ndiswrapper is not the friendliest program I've ever used!
OK, so my next move was to locate the w29n51.inf file, rather than the .sys file. Putting that into ndiswrapper, I still came up unable to connect.

I'm about ready to give up on this, and Linux. Now I understand why Linux is popular with techies, and Windows is popular with regular people who just want to get things done :( I'm sure DSL is a wonderful OS for those with the technical know-how to work out how to do this without any help, but it really is difficult for the rest of us.

Perhaps I might try a different version of Linux, if I can find a free, but friendly flavor, that does this kind of thing for you.
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