Wireless Problem
Hi,
I am having a problem trying to get a Netgear WNA3100 adapter
working. I have probably been through 100+ posts and threads trying to
figure out what is happening. I have attached two files. One contains
the output from dmesg. The other has the output from several commands
as requested in the doc.
I have the latest of all of the commonly used software -
ndiswrapper, Broadcom STA, Fedora FC16 with all updates, b43-fwcutter,
and a lot more that I can't remember.
The pc I am using has an ethernet connection. I am trying to get
the wireless working there. I am not able to successfully connect to my
home wireless network. I can somewhat connect by manually assigning the
IP address. It will connect and assign an IP address but I can't do
anything. If I try ping, I get host unreachable.
My question stems from a lack of what to do. Looking at your
documentation, I see references to b43-fwcutter. Do I have to do
something with that program? I have read what it does, but no where have
I read anything about me having to do something to get the firmware.
Another question is which drivers should I be using - Broadcom STA,
b43, or ndiswrapper with windows drivers for xp? I have tried to get
all of these working at some point. I may have tried running several at
the same time as I don't know how to check what is being used. I can
list what is installed.
Should I open a thread some place? If so, I was thinking the
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