Guest Stephen Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Hello, I am new to this forum and to Mandiva/Linux in general. I have two PCs set up on a network using a Netgear DG834GV2 router. Both these machines run under Windows XP. I am in the process of setting up a third machine to run under Mandiva 2005 LE to see whether this is the way forward for me. I would like to connect this third machine wirelessly to the router to be able to access the internet and share a printer and, possibly swap files. I want to do this as painlessly as possible. Can members recommend a suitable wireless adaptor that preferably comes with the necessary drivers. The machine has both USB and PCMIA slots available. Thanks in advance, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 My DG834GT came with a Netgear USB adapter. Works fine with the Windows drivers in conjunction with ndiswrapper. Although this was on Mandriva 2007. My others are built in to my laptop, so can't really suggest anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 You will have to excuse the stupid question but I'm new to the world of linux. What is an ndiswrapper and how do I get a copy and how do I install it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 If you go into System/Configuration/Configure Your Computer, and then the networking section and choose configure wireless card, you should have some options available. Depending on the card installed, and how it's been detected by Mandriva will depend on what is available. For me, I had madwifi and ndiswrapper. When I chose one or the other, it installed it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epretorious Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Can members recommend a suitable wireless adaptor that preferably comes with the necessary drivers. Most pcmcia/Cardbus 802.11b/g adapters work "right out of the box" but the Orinoco Classic Gold is the standard. HTH, Eric P. Sunnyvale, CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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