Networking :: Netgear WG511vg2 card ...

wpa with ndiswrapper and with my Linksys was fairly easy and is why I added wpa in dsl-v3.2RC2

ndiswrapper -i NET8180.INF
ndiswrapper -l
modprobe ndiswrapper
iwlist wlan0 scan
iwconfig wlan0 essid my_essid_here
wpa_supplicant -Bdd -Dndiswrapper -i wlan0 -c /home/dsl/wpa_supplicant.conf
pump -i wlan0

My wpa_supplicant.conf:

network={
ssid="my_ssid_here"
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=TKIP
psk="my_passphrase"
}

Of course YMMV and it is really dependent on finding a wpa_supplicant.conf that will work with your card & access point.

Ok, thanks ... maybe i should try again ...

sorry to bump this thread but i too have joined the throngs of people who are having difficulties with this card...

i am running dsl 3 on a hd install and i am trying to follow winter knight's instructions earlier in this thread.

however when i try to install the module with ndiswrapper -i i get this error...
couldn't copy /mnt/hda2/home/dsl/wlan/WG511v2.INF at /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper line 139.
i am using the driver supplied on the cd that came with the adapter and have copied it into a folder on my home directory.

any ideas what i am doing wrong?

Stupid question, I recently was given a P1/266 Compaq laptop and a WG511v2 adapter, the directions here are excellent except for one small thing. I went to Netgear's website to get the driver, and all Netgear has now is a download for a Windows setup tool, no discrete drivers.

Can someone either email me the drivers, or at least tell me where I can get them myself?

Here is what I did (among many, many other things...) to get the netgear card working...
run/install the current release candidate
when the machine comes up, check that dhcp client is up in dsl panel
run through wlanconfig in dsl panel
at cmnd prompt do...
sudo su
iwconfig ath0 essid "essidAsListedInRouterConfigScreen"
pump -i ath0
I also have the sys and inf file that get created when you run the setup program on an xp/2k box on my file system and did try pointing ndiswrapper at those files but I didn't get anywhere 'till I put in the latest release candidate
best of luck

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