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<p>84.169.132.167: /* Enable wireless status led */</p> <hr /> <div>== Usage of the IBM 11 a/b/g adapter with ndiswrapper: ==<br /> <br /> Because I had massive problems getting the madwifi driver running on kernel 2.6.13 I gave ndiswrapper a try - with impressive success:<br /> <br /> === Reference system ===<br /> *Thinkpad T41p [[2373-GHG | 2373-GHG]]<br /> *Kernel 2.6.13<br /> *Ndiswrapper 1.2<br /> *[ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/77wc14ww.exe 802.11bg WLAN Mini PCI Express adapter software v 4.1.102.1095]<br /> <br /> === Configuration of Ndiswrapper ===<br /> ==== Enable wireless status led ====<br /> I once had the problem that the wireless led status doesn't come up with loading the driver.<br /> After a while I figured out that the driver could be configured through a config file that <br /> is located in ''/etc/ndiswrapper/net5211''.<br /> When you load ndiswrapper it tells you through messages which config file it uses.<br /> <br /> ''wlan0: ndiswrapper ethernet device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX using driver net5211, configuration file XXX:XXX.X.conf''<br /> <br /> Changing 'gpioPinFunc1|1' to 'gpioPinFunc1|0' in the configuration file should enable the wireless status led.<br /> <br /> === Advantages of Ndiswrapper === <br /> *full power management support (madwifi has no powermanagement support)<br /> *connection to access points establishes fast (madwifi has problems here / especially with dhcp)<br /> <br /> There are also some drawbacks of [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page Ndiswrapper] against [[Madwifi | madwifi]]. Some features that madwifi allready provides are missing in ndiswrapper.<br /> <br /> === [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Installation Installation instructions] ===<br /> <br /> Note: You can also install the driver from an existing windows system.<br /> Mount your windows partition and locate the *.INF file of the windows driver: ''find -name NET5211.INF''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:T41p]]</div>

84.169.132.167 https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_install_ndiswrapper_for_the_IBM_11a/b/g_WLAN_adaptor&diff=12156 2005-11-12T13:58:34Z

<p>84.169.132.167: /* Enable wireless status led */</p> <hr /> <div>== Usage of the IBM 11 a/b/g adapter with ndiswrapper: ==<br /> <br /> Because I had massive problems getting the madwifi driver running on kernel 2.6.13 I gave ndiswrapper a try - with impressive success:<br /> <br /> === Reference system ===<br /> *Thinkpad T41p [[2373-GHG | 2373-GHG]]<br /> *Kernel 2.6.13<br /> *Ndiswrapper 1.2<br /> *[ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/77wc14ww.exe 802.11bg WLAN Mini PCI Express adapter software v 4.1.102.1095]<br /> <br /> === Configuration of Ndiswrapper ===<br /> ==== Enable wireless status led ====<br /> I once had the problem that the wireless led status doesn't come up with loading the driver.<br /> After a while I figured out that the driver could be configured through a config file.<br /> When you load ndiswrapper it tells you through syslog which config file it uses.<br /> <br /> ''wlan0: ndiswrapper ethernet device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX using driver net5211, configuration file XXX:XXX.X.conf''<br /> <br /> Changing 'gpioPinFunc1|1' to 'gpioPinFunc1|0' in the configuration file should enable the wireless status led.<br /> <br /> === Advantages of Ndiswrapper === <br /> *full power management support (madwifi has no powermanagement support)<br /> *connection to access points establishes fast (madwifi has problems here / especially with dhcp)<br /> <br /> There are also some drawbacks of [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page Ndiswrapper] against [[Madwifi | madwifi]]. Some features that madwifi allready provides are missing in ndiswrapper.<br /> <br /> === [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Installation Installation instructions] ===<br /> <br /> Note: You can also install the driver from an existing windows system.<br /> Mount your windows partition and locate the *.INF file of the windows driver: ''find -name NET5211.INF''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:T41p]]</div>

84.169.132.167 https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_install_ndiswrapper_for_the_IBM_11a/b/g_WLAN_adaptor&diff=12155 2005-11-12T13:56:40Z

<p>84.169.132.167: /* Enable wireless status led */</p> <hr /> <div>== Usage of the IBM 11 a/b/g adapter with ndiswrapper: ==<br /> <br /> Because I had massive problems getting the madwifi driver running on kernel 2.6.13 I gave ndiswrapper a try - with impressive success:<br /> <br /> === Reference system ===<br /> *Thinkpad T41p [[2373-GHG | 2373-GHG]]<br /> *Kernel 2.6.13<br /> *Ndiswrapper 1.2<br /> *[ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/77wc14ww.exe 802.11bg WLAN Mini PCI Express adapter software v 4.1.102.1095]<br /> <br /> === Configuration of Ndiswrapper ===<br /> ==== Enable wireless status led ====<br /> I once had the problem that the wireless led status doesn't come up with loading the driver.<br /> After a while I figured out that the driver could be configured through a config file.<br /> When you load ndiswrapper it tells you through syslog which config file it uses.<br /> <br /> &quot;wlan0: ndiswrapper ethernet device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX using driver net5211, configuration file XXX:XXX.X.conf&quot;<br /> <br /> Changing 'gpioPinFunc1|1' to 'gpioPinFunc1|0' in the configuration file should enable the wireless status led.<br /> <br /> === Advantages of Ndiswrapper === <br /> *full power management support (madwifi has no powermanagement support)<br /> *connection to access points establishes fast (madwifi has problems here / especially with dhcp)<br /> <br /> There are also some drawbacks of [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page Ndiswrapper] against [[Madwifi | madwifi]]. Some features that madwifi allready provides are missing in ndiswrapper.<br /> <br /> === [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Installation Installation instructions] ===<br /> <br /> Note: You can also install the driver from an existing windows system.<br /> Mount your windows partition and locate the *.INF file of the windows driver: ''find -name NET5211.INF''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:T41p]]</div>

84.169.132.167 https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_install_ndiswrapper_for_the_IBM_11a/b/g_WLAN_adaptor&diff=12154 2005-11-12T13:55:03Z

<p>84.169.132.167: /* Enable wireless status led = */</p> <hr /> <div>== Usage of the IBM 11 a/b/g adapter with ndiswrapper: ==<br /> <br /> Because I had massive problems getting the madwifi driver running on kernel 2.6.13 I gave ndiswrapper a try - with impressive success:<br /> <br /> === Reference system ===<br /> *Thinkpad T41p [[2373-GHG | 2373-GHG]]<br /> *Kernel 2.6.13<br /> *Ndiswrapper 1.2<br /> *[ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/77wc14ww.exe 802.11bg WLAN Mini PCI Express adapter software v 4.1.102.1095]<br /> <br /> === Configuration of Ndiswrapper ===<br /> ==== Enable wireless status led ====<br /> I once had the problem that the wireless led status doesn't come up with loading the driver.<br /> After a while I figured out that the driver could be configured through a config file.<br /> When you load ndiswrapper it tells you through syslog which config file it uses.<br /> <br /> dmesg:wlan0: ndiswrapper ethernet device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX using driver net5211, configuration file XXX:XXX.X.conf<br /> <br /> Changing 'gpioPinFunc1|1' to 'gpioPinFunc1|0' in the configuration file should enable the wireless status led.<br /> <br /> === Advantages of Ndiswrapper === <br /> *full power management support (madwifi has no powermanagement support)<br /> *connection to access points establishes fast (madwifi has problems here / especially with dhcp)<br /> <br /> There are also some drawbacks of [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page Ndiswrapper] against [[Madwifi | madwifi]]. Some features that madwifi allready provides are missing in ndiswrapper.<br /> <br /> === [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Installation Installation instructions] ===<br /> <br /> Note: You can also install the driver from an existing windows system.<br /> Mount your windows partition and locate the *.INF file of the windows driver: ''find -name NET5211.INF''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:T41p]]</div>

84.169.132.167 https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_install_ndiswrapper_for_the_IBM_11a/b/g_WLAN_adaptor&diff=12153 2005-11-12T13:54:49Z

<p>84.169.132.167: /* Configuration of Ndiswrapper */</p> <hr /> <div>== Usage of the IBM 11 a/b/g adapter with ndiswrapper: ==<br /> <br /> Because I had massive problems getting the madwifi driver running on kernel 2.6.13 I gave ndiswrapper a try - with impressive success:<br /> <br /> === Reference system ===<br /> *Thinkpad T41p [[2373-GHG | 2373-GHG]]<br /> *Kernel 2.6.13<br /> *Ndiswrapper 1.2<br /> *[ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/77wc14ww.exe 802.11bg WLAN Mini PCI Express adapter software v 4.1.102.1095]<br /> <br /> === Configuration of Ndiswrapper ===<br /> ==== Enable wireless status led =====<br /> I once had the problem that the wireless led status doesn't come up with loading the driver.<br /> After a while I figured out that the driver could be configured through a config file.<br /> When you load ndiswrapper it tells you through syslog which config file it uses.<br /> <br /> dmesg:wlan0: ndiswrapper ethernet device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX using driver net5211, configuration file XXX:XXX.X.conf<br /> <br /> Changing 'gpioPinFunc1|1' to 'gpioPinFunc1|0' in the configuration file should enable the wireless status led.<br /> <br /> === Advantages of Ndiswrapper === <br /> *full power management support (madwifi has no powermanagement support)<br /> *connection to access points establishes fast (madwifi has problems here / especially with dhcp)<br /> <br /> There are also some drawbacks of [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page Ndiswrapper] against [[Madwifi | madwifi]]. Some features that madwifi allready provides are missing in ndiswrapper.<br /> <br /> === [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Installation Installation instructions] ===<br /> <br /> Note: You can also install the driver from an existing windows system.<br /> Mount your windows partition and locate the *.INF file of the windows driver: ''find -name NET5211.INF''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:T41p]]</div>

84.169.132.167 https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_install_ndiswrapper_for_the_IBM_11a/b/g_WLAN_adaptor&diff=12152 2005-11-12T13:54:09Z

<p>84.169.132.167: /* Usage of the IBM 11 a/b/g adapter with ndiswrapper: */</p> <hr /> <div>== Usage of the IBM 11 a/b/g adapter with ndiswrapper: ==<br /> <br /> Because I had massive problems getting the madwifi driver running on kernel 2.6.13 I gave ndiswrapper a try - with impressive success:<br /> <br /> === Reference system ===<br /> *Thinkpad T41p [[2373-GHG | 2373-GHG]]<br /> *Kernel 2.6.13<br /> *Ndiswrapper 1.2<br /> *[ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/77wc14ww.exe 802.11bg WLAN Mini PCI Express adapter software v 4.1.102.1095]<br /> <br /> === Configuration of Ndiswrapper ===<br /> I once had the problem that the wireless led status doesn't come up with loading the driver.<br /> After a while I figured out that the driver could be configured through a config file.<br /> When you load ndiswrapper it tells you through syslog which config file it uses.<br /> <br /> dmesg:wlan0: ndiswrapper ethernet device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX using driver net5211, configuration file XXX:XXX.X.conf<br /> <br /> Changing 'gpioPinFunc1|1' to 'gpioPinFunc1|0' in the configuration file should enable the wireless status led.<br /> <br /> <br /> === Advantages of Ndiswrapper === <br /> *full power management support (madwifi has no powermanagement support)<br /> *connection to access points establishes fast (madwifi has problems here / especially with dhcp)<br /> <br /> There are also some drawbacks of [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page Ndiswrapper] against [[Madwifi | madwifi]]. Some features that madwifi allready provides are missing in ndiswrapper.<br /> <br /> === [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Installation Installation instructions] ===<br /> <br /> Note: You can also install the driver from an existing windows system.<br /> Mount your windows partition and locate the *.INF file of the windows driver: ''find -name NET5211.INF''<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:T41p]]</div>

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