[wplug] ndiswrapper and debian

Eric Cooper ecc at cmu.edu
Thu Jun 2 11:00:24 EDT 2005


On Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 10:10:44AM -0400, Joe Topjian wrote:
> > On 6/1/05, Steve Bierly <s_bierly at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> > > I found out that I need to use the ndiswrapper to
> > > install my wireless pci card. Is that hard to do and
> > > how do I get into/get a hold of ndiswrapper.
> > > Thank you,
> > > Steve
> 
> > Get ndiswrapper here:  http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/ 
> 
> Step by step instructions can also be found here:
> http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/index.php/InstallDebian
> 
> These are the steps I follow to get it running on both Debian &
> Ubuntu.. so they work.

You might also doublecheck what chipset your WiFi is using:
ndiswrapper is no longer needed for Intel Pro Wireless 2100 and 2200
cards, for example (use the ipw2100 and ipw2200 modules,
respectively).

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Eric Cooper             e c c @ c m u . e d u


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