Oh, don't get me wrong. I have no problem getting my hands dirty. Worst case scenario I've predicted; I mess up the OS and have to re-install it. No big deal. I'm no stranger to mistakes and hardships. My problem is finding a method between all the alternatives. With so many other people more experienced than myself start finding flaws to proposed methods and offer alternatives; thats where I run into a wall. So far, in my short research, I've decided to go with the w-lan pre11 driver. Most of the people say that it will support the netgear MA111. I've also decided to follow a quick HOWTO supplied by someone in the message board. I guess to make my querry a lot more specific; Can someone link me to a HOWTO for the terminal itself? I've had problems with the 'make' command,etc, So it would be nice if someone could direct me to a website or document that has a lot of info on commands for the bash terminal. Thank you for your quick response though! On Mon, 2004-01-19 at 20:45, Jason Dixon wrote: > On Mon, 2004-01-19 at 20:39, Francisco Perez wrote: > > Hey, I hope I am going to the right channels to do this. I recently > > installed Fedora Core 1 and its running great! I decided to add it on to > > another box in my house, but I ran into a stump. When it came to > > installing the Netgear Wireless USB adapter (MA111) to linux, I had no > > idea where to turn. I am under the impression that there are no default > > drivers for it, but I don't know where to go nor how to do it. (I am > > still learning how to maneuver within the terminal) > > > > Has this problem already been solved? Could someone help me out with > > some detailed explanation? I did several searches for a solution, but > > its all egyptian to me. Everyone has different ways of doing it, and I > > do not know which one to use. > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > This probably won't be a popular response, but I'm going to offer it > anyways. It sounds like you're really intimidated by the possibility of > getting your hands dirty in Linux. If this is the case, I suggest you > a) find someone who can help you with your drivers, or b) return the USB > adapter for a PCI (or pcmcia) version with less "excitement" involved in > the install process. > > The MA111 is supported by the linux-wlan drivers, but they're not going > to be trivial for a newbie to install. Most of the first links I found > on Google regarding that card all mentioned difficulties in getting the > card up and running. Yes, we could probably give you assistance, but > there's a high probability that you'll run into a wall, we won't be able > to help you properly, you'll get frustrated, etc. > > Just my $0.02. > > -- > Jason Dixon, RHCE > DixonGroup Consulting > http://www.dixongroup.net >
