Wireless Adapter

[Nate]

Ok so what do i need.  Im pretty sure i use the NDISwrapper but do i need drivers?  I have DWL-122 Rev: A1.  Instructions are halpful.

[Blaze]

If you can't find a linux version of your wireless drivers, NDISWrapper will do nice, otherwise use the linux ones. :)

[iago]

That card seems to use the Prism2 drivers. 

Try running "modprobe prism54", then "ifconfig -a", see if it shows up there.  If that doesn't work, use Google.  In any case, it uses standard drivers, so NDISWrapper shouldn't be required. 

<edit> a helpful list for you or others:
http://www.linux-wlan.org/docs/wlan_adapters.html.gz

[Nate]

iago's way doesnt work.  Any other suggestions, im currently working on something but i dont think its going to work.

[iago]

Well, according to the list it uses Prism drivers.  There were plenty of sources when I Googled the name of your card + Linux. 

[Nate]

so is it the same for all distro's.  Like if some1 is talking about ubuntu then that will work for Slack?  Also i dont think i have linux-wlan-ng drivers.ftp://ftp.linux-wlan.org/pub/linux-wlan-ng/ That link isnt for any specific reason other than if i need those this seemed like a logical place to save the link.

[iago]

Yes, in general, a module that works on one distro should work on all of them.  Things aren't that different between them. 

If you need the wireless tools (try running iwconfig, if it works, you have what you need), you should be able to find them on the CD. 

Or, download/install this: http://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/pub/distro/slackware/slackware-10.2/slackware/n/wireless-tools-27-i486-2.tgz

It can be installed with the installpkg command.

[Nate]

ok i have a new question.  y on windows when i try to DL that file does it change the ext from .tgz to .tar

[Sidoh]

ok i have a new question.  y on windows when i try to DL that file does it change the ext from .tgz to .tar

Does it change it to .tar.gz?  .tgz = .tar.gz.

[Nate]

no just .tar

[iago]

The file is stored twice.  It is tarred, which combines all the files together, then it is gzipped. 

file -> file.tar -> file.tar.gz. 

tar file -> file.tar
gzip file.tar -> file.tar.gz

gunzip file.tar.gz -> file.tar
untar file.tar -> file

Read the manpage for tar, it tells you how to automatically ungzip it using the -z parameter.  It goes on to explain how this .tar and .gz business works, which is helpful no matter which OS you're on. 

Also, the word is "why", not "y".. I spend a lot of time helping you here, don't be lazy.  It makes me feel like I'm wasting my time. 

[Nate]

but its not unzipping the file when i DL it.

[iago]

"download", not "DL"

Have you tried double-clicking on the .tar file?

[Nate]

Windows has the following information about this file type. This page will help you find software needed to open your file.



File Type: Unknown

Description: Windows does not recognize this file type.

I do not understand why it will not download as .tgz

[iago]

Well, .tgz is typically a Unix/Linux filetype, Windows doesn't support it by default. 

Try downloading WinRAR, it can open .tar and .gz files.