Networking :: WG511 v2  Help please



Hi all,

I'm also having a problem getting my WG511v2 card to work.  I'm using a Fujitsu Lifebook E362 (laptop), 400mhz Celeron with 160mb and a 4gb hd.

ifconfig shows only the loopback -- no wireless cards (no eth0, wlan0, etc.)  The strange part about this is the first time I tried that, I saw "lo" and "sit0". ???   I've not seen anyone make mention of "sit0" before.  But, since then, I've not seen that listed.

lspci shows the wireless card. (I don't remember exactly what it says, but it definitely sees it.)

sudo modprobe prism54 "worked" the first time I tried it (using "sit0") in that it reported success, and no error message, although that didn't work beyond that.  Since that first time, modprobe prism54 results in a "device not found" or "device not ready" or something like that (I apologize for not having the exact wording, but you should get the picture...).

My Xircom NIC seems to work ok, but for me, needing a wired connection defeats the purpose of having a laptop.

Any help or suggestions anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated. (Oh, and I don't jack about Linux yet; I'd never laid hands on it before last week...) :p
Supposedly sit0 is a tunnelling device that is typically used to create an IPv6-in-IPv4 tunnel

Don't ask me any more than that, as I know nothing on the subject.  Google on sit0 and more info will be available.
Hello, everyone. My name is PastorEd, and I'm new to the DSL forum, although I've been using Linux for about 2 years now.

I'm bumping this topic because I am also trying to get this same pcmcia card (Netgear WG511v2) to work on my wife's Thinkpad 600.

Here's what I'm using:
*Thinkpad 600
*DSL 2.1RC3b

Here's what I'm doing:
1) I've copied the Windows driver (WG511v2.INF) to /dev/hda4/jami/ (my wife's home directory).
2) ndiswrapper -i WG511v2.INF   (this installs the driver)
3) ndiswrapper -l  (this checks to see if the driver got installed okay... my result of this is: wg511v2 driver present)
    NOTE: my HARDWARE is not detected, only the driver itself.
Since the hardware is not seen, I can't modprobe ndiswrapper with any effect.

I have been able to use a Motorola WN825G card for surfing: steps 1-3 the same with the correct driver, and the hardware IS seen. I then do:
4) modprobe ndiswrapper (the card lights up)
5) ifconfig -a  (shows me that the wlan0 card is now seen)
6) pump -i wlan0 (access my wireless connection)

So... any thoughts on getting this WG511v2 card to work with DSL?
Thanks for any help you can provide...

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