On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 01:02:00 +0100
avr@gnulinux.nl (Andreas) wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 02:50:57PM -0800, Rodney D. Myers wrote:
> > I'm using Debian sarge, on an IBM Thinkpad 770x.
> >
> > I'm trying to get my pcmcia wifi card (Netgear wg511) working. It
> > works under windos 98SE, needed for radio programming, but not sure
> > where to start looking for coinfiguration.
> >
> > Debian knows it's a Netgear card, and loads the prism54 module, but
> > not sure what I need to start trying to get this card configured.
> >
> > I'm not a newbie running Linux, nor debian. Buit I have no idea
where
> > to start with wifi.
>
> Before doing anything, check if you have a version2 or a version3 of
> the card. It sure bit me after I tried to get the best supported card
> for linux.
>
> They can be distinguished because the version2 says "Made in Taiwan"
> and version3 says "Made in China" on the back.
Version 3 - made in China
> Version3 isn't supported with prism54, check out the forums on
> www.prism54.org for more information on that.
prism54,org appears to be down. :-(
>
> Version 3 can be made to run using ndiswrapper, but unfortunately will
> taint your kernel.
Personally, not a problem until things get better.
> once it is running iwconfig is the program to use to setup your card.
>
> regards,
> Andreas.
Thanks, Off to get ndiswrapper
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