D-Link and Ndiswrapper

[Tee Jay Rosene]

Brendan, your information is the best feedback ever! I'm happy, no I'm
ecstatic, to report that I'm writing this email and sending via my wireless
card!
I've been trying to get this card going off and on for about a year, with it
always plaguing the back of my mind. It was just one of those things I was
determined to figure out.
I don't want to even imagine how many hours I've spent researching and
looking for a solution on the net.
Of course there were many answers, some of them drawn out and elaborate, but
nothing worked. Now your response has made it so easy.
I started out trying to get it going on 5.10, then 6.06, all to no avail.
Then I thought I'd find a solution in 6.10. Now I have instructions for
both!
Anyway, I owe you a pitcher or two. If you're ever in the Sudbury area,
definitely let me know.

Hi, Tee Jay.
>
> Which version of Ubuntu are you using? Many of the D-link adapters
> actually
> work in Ubuntu without the need for ndiswrapper. Ndiswrapper should be a
> last resort only for cards known not to work in linux. Unfortunately much
> of
> the documentation seems to points users towards it unnecessarily.
>
> If it is one of the Dlink cards based on the Atheros chip (my AirPlus is)
> it
> should work out of the box in Dapper, while in Edgy you need to install
> the
> restricted modules for your kernel version.
>
> I would start with the assumption that it works (since it does on mine).
> So
> the first thing you should do is remove the ndiswrapper stuff completely.
>
> If you're on Edgy, search synaptic for restricted-modules, install the
> package for your architecture (probably 'generic' or 'i386'), reboot, and
> then it should be detected.
>
> If you're on Dapper I suggest you reboot after removing ndiswrapper.
>
> Once you've rebooted, check System>Administration>Networki
> ng, and see if the
> wireless card is listed. If there is an entry for wireless networking
> there,
> then your card has been detected.
>
> If the card is still not being detected, then I would first check that the
> pcmcia card bus and other laptop doodads are working properly - search the
> forums and the internet for linux on your particular computer.
>
> You may want to try booting the kernal with options such as noapic or
> acpi=off, to see if that works, the former was necessary on one of my
> laptops for it to recognise the soundcard, wifi and pcmcia bus on hoary.
>
> Once it's detected:
> 1. Turn off any security on your wireless network
> 2. Install network-manager and network-manager-gnome (assuming you're on
> Ubuntu)
> 3. Restart Gnome. You should see a network icon in the top righthand.
> Click
> it. Does it give you wireless network options? If so, sign onto your
> network.
> 4. Once you have it working, then you can enable the security, and network
> manager will disconnect you and ask you for the WEP passphrase/whatever.
> If
> you are using WPA security, then you have to install some other packages,
> so
> search for that in the forums.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Brendan
>
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