Thread: wlan0 link not ready

Well tried doing that, still having issues with the card unfortunately which is really starting to bug me since I've had a cord down my hallway for the last month or so. Anyways tried everything I really think of.. and got a little more familar with the system. I don't remember where I found the error, but I found an error that iwconfig fails to add the encrytion key. I was thinking switching to WPA and seeing if it works better with...

Quote: Originally Posted by cmcmille I have no idea how to compile kernels, let alone know exactly what they are (sorry have about 6 months experience). Not sure how to get started on that... Forget about that. I only mentioned that stuff to illustrate what we've had to put up with for years regarding wireless in general and ndiswrapper in particular. It's getting better though. I would rather you go buy a new card than to start...

Quote: Originally Posted by cmcmille Anyone know how I could possibly connect with the card. Hello cmcmille, There are so many things that could be wrong that it's hard to say (for me, anyway). Here is a shotgun blast of thoughts that came to me while reading your story... Quote: Originally Posted by cmcmille I'm able to install ndiswrapper (of course), and install the driver. Use a driver that makes your card work in XP, W2K, or...

Hello cmcmille There's a thread here: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...g311v3-400257/ on Linux Questions where they reckon to have got your particular card working with ndiswrapper using a specific driver from Netgear. If you haven't tried that particular driver it may be worth uninstalling the one you have used and trying that. Code: ndiswrapper -e <name of your existing driver> is one way to achieve the uninstall.