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Re: dumb question - not sure where to begin configuring a wifi card [SOLVED]



On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 14:50:57 -0800
"Rodney D. Myers" <rdmyers@MtPalomar.net> 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.
> 
> Thanks

Followed the advice, and found ndiswrapper at SourceForge. Found the
debian instructions, grabbed the recommended files, installed, etc, and
I now have a working wifi laptop.

Thanks to all for the pointers.

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