How to get Knoppix to recognize wlan card

[crazyydude]

Hey, I have a DWL-AG520 PCI card(atheros chipset) and im trying to get Knoppix Live Cd to recognize it. I have tried running madwifi drivers but with no success. I am a huge newbie and would appreciate some help.

[tpl]

suggest you try ndiswrapper, included w/ knoppix

1. get a suitable driver

http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/NET...iver-316.shtml

2. ndiswrapper -i *.inf

where *.inf is the name of the driver

3. modprobe ndiswrapper

something like that should work OK

[flipjargendy]

i'm not sure which version of Knoppix you're using. The way i get mine to work with Knoppix is by eding the /etc/network/interfaces file.

What works for me is finding the "auto ath0" part and adding this below it:

iface ath0 inet dhcp

Then in the command line type "ifdown -a" wait until it processes it then type "ifup -a". If you want to learn more about this stuff you could type in "man interfaces" and "man ifconfig" and "man iwconfig".

Hope this helps.

[MikeTbob]

I also have an atheros chipset and the way I set mine up is like this, boot Knoppix, login to the desktop......open a terminal and type wlcardconfig, enter all the correct settings and exit. In the terminal make sure pump isnt already running
type
ps ax | grep pump
If it is running, kill it with
kill xxxx
where xxxx is the PID number
after that then type
pump -i ath0
You should be able to connect now.

[crazyydude]

Every time i try to run a command for ath0 (eg "ifconfig ath0 up") I get a segmentation fault and then root shell freezes so I have to reboot. Originally I thought this occured because I didnt have the driver, but I dont think that is the problem. Can anybody give me a reason of this segmentation fault.

[MikeTbob]

Do you have a 64bit PC?

[crazyydude]

No it is not a 64bit, its a 32bit pc. Could it be because I am running a livecd?

[MikeTbob]

I don't know, my knowledge of LiveCD's is very limited right now.
I do know that knoppix comes with ndiswrapper and madwifi.
Did you try wlcardconfig in a terminal?

[crazyydude]

I was able to configure the card using wlcardconfig nad everything seemed normal. Then when I run a command such as pump i ath0 or ifconfig ath0 up, I get a segmentation fault for some reason.

[crazyydude]

I did in fact run wlcardconfig and it worked noramally. The problem occurs when I try to run a command such as pump -i ath0 or ifconfig ath0 up or when I try using it with kismet