Netgear WG111T working with Debian Etch and Lenny
Posted by Admin on November 21st, 2008
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Prerequisites
*Debian Etch or Lenny install CD
*ndiswrapper-1.53
Install the kernel headers using the following command
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential
Download ndiswrapper from here and
Now put ndiswrapper-1.53.tar.gz on a flash drive, then copy it to your home folder.
Extract this file using the following command
tar zxvf ndiswrapper-1.53.tar.gz
Now go in to the ndiswrapper
cd ndiswrapper-1.53
make
And then* –This part has to be done as root:
sudo make install
Next, with your netgear cd for windows, look through it and find the folder called os4. Copy that to your home folder.
Now cd to the os4 folder and type
sudo ndiswrapper -i netwg111.inf
Then
sudo ndiswrapper -i athfmwdl.inf
This install the drivers for the dongle.
Next make sure they are installed by typing
sudo ndiswrapper -l
Now plug-in the dongle and then type
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
Now make it boot as a module with
sudo ndiswrapper -m
This checks to make sure the dongle is working, you should see some info about it.
sudo iwconfig wlan0
And this checks for wireless access points.
sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
After that, go to System>Administration>Networking and click ‘Activate’ on the wireless connection. Now click ‘Configure’ on the wireless connection and type in the wireless essid that the following command gave you.
sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
Next type in your WEP key (if you have one), and change the key type to hex or ascii; whichever one your router uses. Click OK and that’s it.
August 11th, 2009 at 8:59 am
make: command not found.
August 11th, 2009 at 9:04 am
sorry, missed the first line, blinded by the advert.