On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 01:02:00 +0100 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (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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