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Posted: Mar. 23 2006,20:19 QUOTE
Hi I just downloaded DSL onto my flash drive and booted it with no problem.  The problem shows up when I try to use a web browser.  I know absolutely nothing about Linux and have no idea how to make it find my WLAN card.  I tried to read these forums, but, I'm not even sure what I'm looking at.

SO, here is the deal.  I've got a Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN Mini-PC Card Rev 4.2

I'm really interested in learning Linux, but if I can't even access the interweb to try and find tech support, I don't think I'll be able to do it.

Help... please...

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Posted: Mar. 24 2006,07:09 QUOTE
This thread may help you. :D

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Posted: Mar. 24 2006,08:27 QUOTE
Thank you, I'd read it before, but, it didn't make sense.  I'd seen something else so putting it together with that it made more sense.  However.  

What does "using iwconfig command in aterm as Root:-" mean?  

I'm going to keep putzing and hope I can figure it out, but, anymore help you've got I'm all for.

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Posted: Mar. 24 2006,08:40 QUOTE
According to ndiswrapper, your WLAN card uses Broadcom BCM4318 (rev 02).
It should work with ndiswrapper and bcmwl5.inf driver.

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Posted: Mar. 24 2006,08:57 QUOTE
Well, here is what I did, following the instructions at the link you gave me, I tryed to run those command lines.

ndiswrapper -i/ramdisk/home/dsl/bcmwl5.inf
ndiswrapper -l
ndiswrapper -m

This gave me an error that I had to do this as root.
So, I tried to do it as root and it asked me for a password?  I never entered a password, and have no idea what it would be?

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