I've tried linux-wlan-ng-pre4/5/6 and I still can't get my wireless card to work. It's a Netgear MA401. I followed the directions in the README file and added alias wlan0 prism2_cs to /etc/modules.conf but I can't get the beast to work! The default install did not associate the card with the AP even though the README file assured me that it would associate to any nearby AP. lsmod shows that the drivers (prism2_cs and p80211) were installed. After configuring the appropriate files in /etc/wlan plus /etc/pcmcia/network.opts, the card still will not associate with the AP even though I do have the correct SSID in the config files. Plus, the nameserver info that I entered into /etc/pcmcia/network.opts never got written to /etc/resolv.conf nor did wlan0 get configured with an IP address. But, I was able to assign an IP address to wlan0 with Linuxconf (I know, this isn't the right way to do it).
I tried to get the card to work using a file and with instructions, on how to use the orinoco driver, that someone had provided and that didn't get it going either. The card works when booted into Windows 2000. So, I have to ask: why is it so difficult to get a wireless card to work under linux? Mandrake Linux 9.0.
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