[Wlug] Ndiswrapper alternative?

[Mike Frysinger]

On Sunday 17 September 2006 14:59, sknaqvi at wpi.edu wrote:
>    Thanks a lot for replying so quickly. I know Intel has released
> proprietary source code drivers for my wireless card but compiling it
> is such a lot of hassle it needs ieee but my system says ieee is
> already installed.

chances are you need to remove ieee from the kernel and use the latest ieee 
release ... that's what i had to do for my intel nic

> Ndiswrapper on the other hand is easier to setup. As 
> for the certificates yes definitely I have downloaded both and linked
> them in the conf file. I am pretty sure it is not a driver problem
> since the error comes as 'authentication timed out.' The light for Wifi
> also blinks frequently when the driver is configured so maybe that also
> suggests that the drive is properly installed.

i really wouldnt waste time on ndiswrapper ... with the intel drivers for 
linux, you can get support from them ...
-mike
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