[Wlug] WPI wireless setup on ubuntu linux

[sknaqvi at WPI.EDU]

Hi every1,
  I am glad to know there is a local linux community alive. I was really
looking forward to joining the WPI linux association but couldn't find
anything related at the activities fair at WPI. Could anyone tell me
their website, when their meetings are, or perhaps can I meet a member
from the association?
  Secondly, to setup wireless connection with WPI on-campus, I followed
the instructions on a WPI webpage (a private one-i googled my problem
and came up with this but sadly it isn't appearing now) and the CCC
webpage but to no avail. Could anyone help me out with this-please?
Anyways I would really like to meet any linux dudes like me so just drop
by anytime you like-I am at Institute Hall 105.
I don't know whether this would help, but here's what I did to setup the
wireless:
1. installed ndiswrapper and wpa_supplicant
2. setup the driver using ndiswrapper and intel 3945 driver's inf file
3. Configured ifconfig and iwconfig for wlan0
4. Ran the following command:
wpa_supplicant -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -i wlan0 -D ndiswrapper
It's here I run into problems-I get the following output:

ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Resource temporarily unavailable
Failed to initiate AP scan.
Trying to associate with 00:15:e8:df:ad:40 (SSID='WPI-Wireless' freq=0 MHz)
Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.
CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING - signal 2 received
Failed to disable WPA in the driver.
ioctl[SIOCSIWAP]: Resource temporarily unavailable

Am I doing something wrong? Do you have any suggestions. Please help
because this is the only thing which would allow me to quit Windows for
daily life!
Thank you in advance

Yours sincerely,
S. Kazim Naqvi