Troublestarting with Ndiswrapper

08-22-2007	#1 (permalink)
inuyasha13 Just Joined! Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2	Troublestarting with Ndiswrapper Hey experts!!...i m a newbie to linux.. I am using Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 I HAVE Netgear WG311v3 802.11g wIRELESS pCI ADAPTER... it seems i need to use Ndiswrapper to run a wireless network... i have downloaded and followed installation instructions for ndiswrapper-1.47 Problem : make -C driver make[1]: Entering directory `/home/Snivellus/trash linux/ndiswrapper-1.47/driver' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5/build SUBDIRS=/home/Snivellus/trash linux/ndiswrapper-1.47/driver make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686' make[2]: * No rule to make target `linux/ndiswrapper-1.47/driver'. Stop. make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686' make[1]: * [default] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/Snivellus/trash linux/ndiswrapper-1.47/driver' make: *** [all] Error 2 Also installation instruction says ls /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build should have at least 'include' directory and '.config' file. i checked....include directory and a lotta others are there....but ".config" file is not there....does that have anything to do with it ..?? and i am not a registered user:: Cud this be the main reason...cuz when i use yum install some software...it sez RHN is not registered...RHN is disabled!... i dunno wat that means!!... Plz help me with fidning out the solution!!.. tHANX in advance!!!

08-23-2007	#2 (permalink)
inuyasha13 Just Joined! Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2	New Problem!!...Ndiswrapper installed ...How to connect to network now??? hey guys!!....i dont know what happened...but somehow after playing around with the root user...i was able to install ndiswrapper...but it wont recognise in home user....nyway i continued as root user itself and then i faced the CONFIG_STACKS 4....some error....asking me to recompile and install the kernel so i reinstalled a new kernel version 2.6.22.5 and was able to work it out....evrything installed perfectly ndiswrapper working ifconfig wlan0 working iwlist wlan0 scan also shows desirable results then after that how to connect to the net??? according to manual if i dont want WEP protection... then i shoudl simply type in ifup wlan0 ..... says wlan0 not found in /etc/...something like that its not working...any ideas???... dhclient wlan0 is not working either....no response Plz help....this is almost 90% progress i guess!!... thanx in advance!!!

08-24-2007	#3 (permalink)
valemon Linux Engineer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Volos Posts: 914	You have to enter the essid Code: iwconfig wlan0 essid <essid> where <essid> your desirable network. Then try Code: dhcpcd wlan0 or Code: dhclient wlan0 Run as root. Post back if any problems __________________ Linux is like a Teepee, No Windows, No Gates, Only Apache Inside! Arch/Moblin Linux user #442041