ndiswrapper

ok, here is the problem.  ndiswrapper-1.0rc3 installed
cleanly on Fedora Core 3 using kernel 2.6.9-1.667, and
the source code is fine.  However, I installed my wlan
driver (NETGEAR MA521, using the latest XP drivers). 
when I do this:

[root@... sbin]# /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -l 
Installed ndis drivers
netma521        driver present, hardware present

its there and everythings present.  I set up my wlan0
using the fedora network connection gui and rebooted
the computer.  First of all it gave me an error sayint
that MAC wasn't supported anymore.  

Then I went into my network configuration and
unchecked the "Bind to MAC address" box, rebooted, and
ever since than the wlan0 has disappeared (this was
the big problem I came up with).  

now when I do:

[root@... sbin]# /sbin/iwconfig wlan0
wlan0     No such device

its not there....but when I type in
/usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -l, the driver is installed
fine, same output as stated previously.

I went back to see if the card was listed in 'ifconfig
-a' and it wasn't.  this was fedora's response:

[root@... sbin]# /sbin/ifconfig -a
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr
00:02:3F:32:5B:48
          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:10 Base address:0xe200

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:1664 errors:0 dropped:0
overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1664 errors:0 dropped:0
overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:1778738 (1.6 MiB)  TX bytes:1778738
(1.6 MiB)

sit0      Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4
          NOARP  MTU:1480  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:0
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

now that sit0 was not there when I had
ndiswrapper-1.0rc2 on the screen, so
ndiswrapper-1.0rc3 must have added that (am I right?)

and last but not least, when I go to enter my essid
into wlan0 it is not there. 

[root@... sbin]# /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 essid
"RADIO"
Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
    SET failed on device wlan0 ; No such device.

when I typed in /sbin/insmod ./ndiswrapper.ko in the
terminal responded with No such file or directory (I
don't really know how to use it I guess)

well, there's all the info i have right now, if you
need anything else just ask.  

ndiswrapper-buginfo.gz is attached.  






		
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