Wayne Topa wrote:


> If it came with WindBloz did it include a CD with software for that
> card? Does it have any software for that card installed? Did the card
> work in WindBloz? If you have WindBloz software for it you might get it
> working using the ndiswrapper package.
>
Hi again Wayne,
On the Acer website they do have the Windows XP driver for the Aspire 3500.
It's called Atheros Wireless LAN B+G Driver 4.0.0.14001. I can give it a
try with ndiswrapper.
Cheers,
Jonathan
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Jonathan Kaye wrote:

Wayne Topa wrote:



If it came with WindBloz did it include a CD with software for that
card? Does it have any software for that card installed? Did the card
work in WindBloz? If you have WindBloz software for it you might get it
working using the ndiswrapper package.


Hi again Wayne,
On the Acer website they do have the Windows XP driver for the Aspire 3500.
It's called Atheros Wireless LAN B+G Driver 4.0.0.14001. I can give it a
try with ndiswrapper.
Cheers,
Jonathan


Sure you can. Get that and the ndiswrapper (which I have not used) and
go for it!!


Good Find Jonathan!!

Wayne


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Wayne Topa wrote:

> Jonathan Kaye wrote:
>> Wayne Topa wrote:
>>
>>
>>> If it came with WindBloz did it include a CD with software for that
>>> card? Does it have any software for that card installed? Did the card
>>> work in WindBloz? If you have WindBloz software for it you might get it
>>> working using the ndiswrapper package.
>>>
>> Hi again Wayne,
>> On the Acer website they do have the Windows XP driver for the Aspire
>> 3500. It's called Atheros Wireless LAN B+G Driver 4.0.0.14001. I can give
>> it a try with ndiswrapper.
>> Cheers,
>> Jonathan
>
> Sure you can. Get that and the ndiswrapper (which I have not used) and
> go for it!!
>
> Good Find Jonathan!!
>
> Wayne
Hi Wayne,
Seems to work. ndiswrapper seemed happy with the set up and nicely installed
the XP drivers. I'm not near an AP but I noticed that kwifimanager has a
green bar indicating dl-ul speed now that it didn't have before. We'll take
the laptop to an AP point and give it a try. I'll report the results later
in the day.
Cheers,
Jonathan
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Wayne Topa wrote:

> Jonathan Kaye wrote:
>> Wayne Topa wrote:
>>
>>
>>> If it came with WindBloz did it include a CD with software for that
>>> card? Does it have any software for that card installed? Did the card
>>> work in WindBloz? If you have WindBloz software for it you might get it
>>> working using the ndiswrapper package.
>>>
>> Hi again Wayne,
>> On the Acer website they do have the Windows XP driver for the Aspire
>> 3500. It's called Atheros Wireless LAN B+G Driver 4.0.0.14001. I can give
>> it a try with ndiswrapper.
>> Cheers,
>> Jonathan
>
> Sure you can. Get that and the ndiswrapper (which I have not used) and
> go for it!!
>
> Good Find Jonathan!!
>
> Wayne
More info:
1. dmesg results seem to be good:
[ 14.270854] ndiswrapper version 1.53 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 14.358992] ndiswrapper: driver net5211 (,11/15/2006,5.1.1.9) loaded
[ 14.359358] ndiswrapper 0000:00:0b.0: enabling device (0010 -> 0012)
[ 14.359593] ndiswrapper (ZwClose:2198): closing handle 0xf78975a8 not
implemented
[ 14.969994] ndiswrapper: using IRQ 17
[ 15.196018] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
[ 15.186802] wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP; TKIP with WPA, WPA2,
WPA2PSK; AES/CCMP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK
2. ifconfig seems more like you described. Entries only for eth0, lo and
wlan0. wlan0 looks like this:
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0e:9b:cf:bc:0c
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:17 Memory:e2010000-e2020000
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Jonathan Kaye wrote:

Wayne Topa wrote:


Jonathan Kaye wrote:

Wayne Topa wrote:



If it came with WindBloz did it include a CD with software for that
card? Does it have any software for that card installed? Did the card
work in WindBloz? If you have WindBloz software for it you might get it
working using the ndiswrapper package.


Hi again Wayne,
On the Acer website they do have the Windows XP driver for the Aspire
3500. It's called Atheros Wireless LAN B+G Driver 4.0.0.14001. I can give
it a try with ndiswrapper.
Cheers,
Jonathan

Sure you can. Get that and the ndiswrapper (which I have not used) and
go for it!!

Good Find Jonathan!!

Wayne

More info:
1. dmesg results seem to be good:
[ 14.270854] ndiswrapper version 1.53 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 14.358992] ndiswrapper: driver net5211 (,11/15/2006,5.1.1.9) loaded
[ 14.359358] ndiswrapper 0000:00:0b.0: enabling device (0010 -> 0012)
[ 14.359593] ndiswrapper (ZwClose:2198): closing handle 0xf78975a8 not
implemented
[ 14.969994] ndiswrapper: using IRQ 17
[ 15.196018] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
[ 15.186802] wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP; TKIP with WPA, WPA2,
WPA2PSK; AES/CCMP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK
2. ifconfig seems more like you described. Entries only for eth0, lo and
wlan0. wlan0 looks like this:
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0e:9b:cf:bc:0c
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:17 Memory:e2010000-e2020000
Cheers,
Jonathan


You are nearly there now. I would suggest you read (print) all of the
UserDocs from the madwifi site. I bound my copies and used them quite a
bit when I get started. Get your /etc/network/interfaces setup using
those docs and refer, if needed, to the debian-reference (you have
installed that, right), and you are in the pink. I haven't checked
lately but there are some debian realated pages in the UserDocs you
might find interesting.


Way to go Jonathan!

Wayne


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Wayne Topa wrote:
>
> You are nearly there now. I would suggest you read (print) all of the
> UserDocs from the madwifi site. I bound my copies and used them quite a
> bit when I get started. Get your /etc/network/interfaces setup using
> those docs and refer, if needed, to the debian-reference (you have
> installed that, right), and you are in the pink. I haven't checked
> lately but there are some debian realated pages in the UserDocs you
> might find interesting.
>
> Way to go Jonathan!
>
> Wayne
Thanks a lot Wayne. I found an AP near our flat and we'll be able to got
there and try to get the thing connected. There hardest part is being sure
the correct driver is installed correctly. The results from ifconfig seem
to be ok and iwconfig wlan0 also produced reasonable results. Anyway we'll
have a go at connecting to an open network tomorrow.
Cheers,
Jonathan

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