ndiswrapper

[geda12]

Hi,

I m using RHEL4 update4(kernel-2.6.9-42.0.0.0.1.ELsmp) and I tried to install ndiswrapper-1.2-2.i586.It gives me a fatal error that module ndiswrapper not found when modprobe ndiswrapper is given. But it is able to windows install the driver and shows driver present. How can i load the ndiswrapper with modprobe.

I also downloaded the latest version of ndiswrapper 1.34 which gives me errors when i give "make"
make[3]:***[/root/ndiswrapper-1.34/drver/crt.o]error1
make[2]:***[_module/root/ndiswrapper-1.34/drver]error2
leaving directory........

and so on

Can anyone guide me?
Thanks in advance.

[AlexK]

with the pre-compiled module, does ndiswrapper -l return something like hardware present + driver present?

If you really want to compile ndiswrapper, make sure you have the following package installed:
1. kernel-sources/kernel-headers
2. gcc

[k_amisi]

I had the same problem with ndiswrapper with suse 10.0, anyway do what AlexK tells u and additionally try checking if the module is already loaded my

#lsmod | grep ndiswrapper

[geda12]

Thanx for the reply.
I reinstalled the entire system and set up the wlan0.
Now i have a different problem.
wlan0 is not able to fetch the ipadd from dhcp. So i manually added the ipadd and subnetmask.I m trying to share files from my linux box to a windows laptop. windows machine sees the linux box connection and assigns the ipaddress to itself.I am also able to see from iwlist scanning like below one.I m not able to ping the windows laptop.
I dont know what i missed. Can u pls help me in proceeding from here?
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 9A:4A:04:2F:AB:4A
ESSID:"geda"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11b
Mode:Ad-Hoc
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality:75/100 Signal level:-48 dBm Noise level:-96 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
Extra:bcn_int=100
Extra:atim=0

sit0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

[AlexK]

can you ping the linux box from windows? can you ping anything else from the linux box?

[geda12]

no i cant ping the linux box from windows even.
I dont have any other wireless network to ping except windows machine.

[geda12]

I resolved this problem by installing the driver from serialmonkey for ralink insted of ndiswrapper and dlink drivers from the manufacturer.