2009 Wireless Card Issues - Linksys WPC54GS

[Guest wazzubrad]

I can't get Mandriva 2009 to locate any wireless networks. I have tried on multiple routers, but still nothing. I tried a Linksys WPC54GS card and a Linksys WPC11. Neither of them seem to show any available networks to connect to. I am using a Dell Inspiron laptop, i586 installation. The cards seem to be detected by mandriva and setup by the system okay. I did notice that on the cards themselves, the green transmission lights usually blink when transmitting, but are solid and not blinking at all. I have tried ndiswrapper and the proprietary driver route and was not able to get that to work at all. Thanks for any guidance, Brad.

[mindwave]

my recommendation would be to TRY this:

 

http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/?PHPS...84da5dfefb7767e

 

this has NEVER failed for me, and I even bought the driver to use on one of my laptops.

 

The nice part is that the license you get for $20 is tied to the MAC address of the card, so you can load/unload as many distros on as many different laptops as you want, as long as its all the same card.

 

saved me a LOT of headaches, PLUS you get to try it for free to see if it works!

 

J

[scarecrow]

Oh come on, cut it... it's REALLY getting annoying!

Suggesting anyone to pay $20 for an outdated version of ndiswrapper, while newer and better versions are here for free, is lame at the very best.

Edited November 11, 2008 by scarecrow

[mindwave]

i'm not suggesting he pay the $20

 

i'm suggesting he try the product and IF it works then at least he knows that the card WILL work with MDV

 

what i think is lame is criticizing an answer while not offering any assistance