Netgear WG511 (prism chipset?)

[Guy Kellogg]

Ron and Jeff and all wireless savvy:

I am also having a little trouble with the WG511 (not the WG511T). I 
checked the wiki before buying it:
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCards

I previously had an old linksys WPC11 -- not the versions listed on the 
wiki, and it did not work at all; hence, the purchase of a used Netgear 
WG511 -- in the box w/ reg cards and a CD.

I am a newbie and spending too much time perhaps in the GUI. Any and all 
help appreciated. Here's what happens:

1. First off, I am using a Dell Inspiron 5000, celeron 500 w/ 384 MB 
RAM; Hoary (gnome), and so far all works well for me. I am setting it up 
for my mom and getting the wireless to work is one of my last tasks (I 
was pretty excited to follow wiki instructions and download codecs for 
totem).

2. When testing, I switch between a NIC that is connected directly to 
the router and the Netgear WG511. Both indicate the device is Eth0. 
Sometimes it seems like I need to restart, but I am not sure.

3. Switching like this has caused problems with the NIC, such that I 
cannot get online without restarting or taking the card in and out. Is 
that "bad" to do? Is there something I can do at the command line instead?

4. The WG511 *is* seeing the ssid, as well as several others (I live in 
an apt. bldg.) but does not connect to any. Some of these ssid's have 
icons with a human head profile - not sure what that means.

5. I have my linksys router set to "both" WEP and open.

Most of my searching on this topic has pointed to the atheros chipset 
but according to the wiki the WG511 has the prism chipset. I do not know 
what to make of this information, or what to do with it.

----> Is this enough information to get some advice on how to be up and 
running with the wireless? What might I be able to do at the command 
prompt that would be more effective than what I am doing in the GUI?

Guy

>Message: 1
>Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 10:16:37 -0400
>From: CAPTAIN RON FL <ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org>
>Subject: Re: Centrino wireless with additional ethernet adapter
>To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>Message-ID: <CAPTAIN.RON.FL.1pjifm at gs1.ubuntuforums.org>
>
>
>Just to follow up for Ron, I just booted a laptop equipped with the
>Netgear 
>
>WG511T and the Hoary CD detected it and offered to use it for setup.
>Can't 
>
>follow up with an actual setup at this time though...
>
>Jeff
>  
>
> JEFF ,
> Thanks. Please keep me up todate. I have the the first version of this 
> card [ it just says WG511, it is made in Taiwan] and it is suppose to 
> work...at least most of the time. It is about two years old, maybe a 
> little less. I am still not sure if it is the card or not as 
> everything seems to say it is and that DHCP is not working.
> Aloha, Ron
> --