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Old 08-04-2007   #1 (permalink)
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can't connect wirelessly-please help

I recently bought D-Link DWL-G650M notebook adapter. I installed the drivers and card in Windows - and it works fine.
How do I get the card to work in Ubuntu. I'm a newbie, so please provide simple directions if possible.
I have installed ndiswrapper-common, ndiswrapper-util-1.9 and ndisgtk
I tried installing the driver through Windows Wireless Drivers, it said the driver was loaded, but it didn't show the card. Also, none of the lights on the card worked
Thanks for any help
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Did you do...
Code:
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
...? If no errors, run:
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sudo lsmod
Do you see ndiswrapper there? If it is run:
Code:
sudo ifconfig
...and see if it is showing up as wlan0. If so you should be able to finish configuration in the Ubuntu network configurator.
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Should I have the card inserted in the computer before I run these commands in the terminal?
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Yes, especially when configuring with the Ubuntu Network configuration utility...
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