## page was renamed from HowToSetUpLinksysCards <> '''This How To explains the setup of Linksys cards that require the ndiswrapper module.''' Follow these steps: 1. Link to ndis page Ndiswrapper These instructions for Debian have been helpful for several people configuring linksys cards Arthur's homepage: [[http://ch.tudelft.nl/~arthur/wpc54g/|using WPC54G with Debian]] 2. The Linksys WPC11 ver 4 is a confirmed success. 3. In one case at least, manually entering nameserver information into /etc/resolv.conf was required. Here is a step-by-step instruction, which workes very well on IBM Thinkpad with WPC54GS (BMC Chipset) card: First, download [[http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_CASupport_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1166859842300&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&lid=4230058334B317&displaypage=download|the non-free drivers]]. Unzip the drivers somewhere in your home-directory. Then install bcm43xx-fwcutter and use it to get the firmware stuff needed for ndiswrapper: {{{ apt-get install bcm43xx-fwcutter ndiswrapper-utils-1.8 ndiswrapper-common cd ~/windows_drivers/ bcm43xx-fwcutter bcmwl5.sys cp bcm43xx* /lib/firmware modprobe ndiswrapper ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf ndiswrapper -l }}} Depending on the driver package used, bcmwl5.inf and bcmwl5.sys can be on different places in the subdirectories... should show the following: {{{ bcmwl5 driver installed, hardware present }}} Then edit /etc/network/interfaces to contain the following. Alternatively you can just use the gnome or kde configuration tools: {{{ auto eth1 iface eth1 inet dhcp wireless-essid linksysgabba wireless-key 0A0A0A0A0A0A0A0A0A0A0A }}} Of course you use your ESSID and WEP-KEY then ;-) As next, you take up the interface: {{{ ifdown eth0 ifdown eth1 ifup eth1 }}} Wait until dhcp gets it's stuff and then test it (browse google) ---- CategoryHardware