Netgear MA 111 InstallForum: Networking Topic: Netgear MA 111 Install started by: Nick_Stone Posted by Nick_Stone on Dec. 18 2006,08:51
Hello,I need help installing a Netgear MA111 v1. Adapter info follows; Card: NETGEAR MA111v1 802.11b Wireless USB2.0 Adapter * Chipset: Prism2/2.5/3 * usbid: 0846:4110 Distribution: Debian sarge, kernel 2.6.8.1, ndiswrapper 0.12rc3 * Driver: <a href="ftp://downloads.netgear.com/files/ma111_CD_v2.0.zip">v2.0</a> from the netgear website. Version: NETGEAR,08/11/2003, 3.0.8 * Other: Works well with my ad-hoc WLAN setup. I'm trying to install this USB adapter on my newly installed DSL (dsl-3.1-syslinux) I've gotten this far: ndiswrapper -i NETMA111.INF modprobe ndiswrapper but when i do pump -i wlan0 console responds with: Operation Failed. if i typ ndiswrapper -l console responds with: Installed drivers: netma111 driver installed, hardware present Posted by hawki on Dec. 18 2006,13:17
HiA quick search of the forum for ma111 found this. < http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....t=13588 > good luck Posted by Nick_Stone on Dec. 18 2006,13:58
yea, I've read all of those other threads but it still cant get it to work, now i've gotten so far that it will actually configure (wlancfg) but i can't seem to get it to connect to my wireless network.after I've typed the channel, sid and wep key in and hit the OK button it will try to connect (I guess) but after a while it will just say "Unable to connect" any suggestions? Posted by hawki on Dec. 18 2006,15:10
HII just tried mine with the latest stable DSL versiion and it works fine. My guess is that your system is not detecting the device at boot time. Here are some things to try. 1. Make sure your ma111 is plugged in while booting up. 2. Start an ATerminal session and try the dmesg command. Somewhere in the output you should see something like this: prism2usb_init: prism2_usb.o: 0.2.1-pre21 Loaded prism2usb_init: dev_info is: prism2_usb usb.c: registered new driver prism2_usb Then try the lsmod command. Somewhere in the output you should see something like this: prism2_usb 61468 0 (unused) p80211 22428 0 [prism2_usb] Then you could try the lsusb command. You should see something like this: Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0846:4110 NetGear, Inc. If you haven't seen any of the above then I would suspect a USB problem. If you have seen the stuff above I would go to the DSL control panel and select Prism2 and click ok. Then try the dmesg command again to see if there are any new messages about what you have done. I hope this helps Good luck Posted by Nick_Stone on Dec. 19 2006,08:27
Hello again, now I've tried those things wich you instructed me to and here are the results;List of all USB and Prism2 Mentioned in dmesg
Same in lsmod
lusb doesn't work at all.... command not found... (never has... reinstalled entire DSL several times) Oh, and i almost forgot. It's an old computer and it has only a single USB Port. Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Dec. 19 2006,13:54
That would be 'lsusb'
Posted by hawki on Dec. 19 2006,14:30
HiI agree. It looks like this should be working now. You should be able to use the DSL control panel Prism2 selection to configure your connection. It may be helpful to try to connect to an "open" network before trying to secure it. If your access point can be temporarily set up to not use a security it may easier to test. To connect to an "open" network you do not need to fill in any information in the control panel. Just click ok. good luck Posted by SLa on Dec. 22 2006,07:45
I have got a bit further with my Dialogue Flybook A331 wlan. It's working fine as long there is no encryption in use, but no way to switch it on. Command:iwconfig wlan0 key s:mySecretKey will result operation not supported. < http://www.fuschlberger.net/flybook/0 > lists the wlan as working with prism2_usb driver, but encryption issue is left open. In Windows it's working fine. Should it work in DSL as well? Posted by Nick_Stone on Dec. 22 2006,11:02
Thanks for all the help guys, as you already figured out it was probably already working, it was I who was making the mistake of typing in the WEP key without separating the hex with ":" sorry for taking up your time.
Posted by hawki on Dec. 22 2006,20:17
HiGreat to hear you got it working. I wish I could say that I have not made similar mistakes. Have fun and good luck. |