Yukanojo

Hi, is this thing on? Ok, here's the scenario, I have an older IBM thinkpad i series (500 mhz celeron, 96 mb ram, 5.5 GB hd, not too bad). It is loaded with mandrake 10.0 and I have netgear WG511 PCMCIA card which I'd like to get functioning. My experience with linux is limited, however I am familiar with networking as well as programming, so I hope that gives me an edge in this scenario. I'd like to know how to setup and configure the WG511 card in my laptop. Due to my lack of experience with linux, I'm going to need a walkthrough on how to do this. I have tried but with no luck. The card is in the slot, I boot up, it detects a D-Links DWL-g650 A1, which is not my card... although I have heard people say that that is supposed to happen. After that i'm stuck. I have no clue how to have it scan for wireless networks or get it to connect. The LEDs refuse to function so I'm guessing the card is not getting love from the OS. Like I mentioned, a step by step walkthrough would be great as well as instructions on how to operate it once it is up and running. Thank you for your valuable time.

got some questions regarding this step. 1. Do i click "configure module" or "Run config tool"? If I click configure module it asks me for several different values, some of which I am vaguely familiar with and others I have no clue what they mean. I can get a screenshot if that is required. 2. If I click "run config tool", which is what I think you mean being that you mentioned selecting the module/driver, it does the following: It first asks me to choose the connection you want to configure. It gives me a choice between LAN Connection and Wireless connection. In this scenario, it could be either one. It is a LAN connection, but it is also a wireless connection. Now, if I choose wireless connection and click next, it asks me to select the network interface to configure, the only option is manual choice, so I go ahead and click next. Now I see a screen where I select the driver. It's a netgear WG511 I select prism54, (correct? or should I try something else?), then I click next. Now it comes to a screen where there are two options, autoprobe or specify options. If I click autoprobe a window pops up and closes immediately and i'm back at the "select the network interface to configure" screen. I find that this just keeps going. If I select specify options, I get the same window which clicking "configure module" would yield. This infinite loop is driving me nuts and it's the only thing that is holding me back. Should I select a different driver? if so, which one? If I choose LAN connection, as opposed to wireless connection and click next, I get two options, "Manual Choice" or "eth0: intel|82440MX CPU to I/O Controller". if I select manual choice, I get the same thing as before. but if I select the latter choice, it asks me if I want it to use DHCP or manual configuration. I'd love to be walked through on this completely. I have an older IBM thinkpad i Series loaded solely with mandrake 10.0 with a Netgear wg511 PCMCIA wifi card. If I can get this wireless, i'd be VERY happy. I would most likely need a walkthrough due to the fact that I am a noob to the wonderful world of Linux. Thank you for your time