On 11/29/07, Kelly Miller <lightsolphoenix@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Nov 29, 2007 11:13 AM, Lonni J Friedman <netllama@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Note, all of the above is before even attempting to use any form of > > encryption. I want to get the thing functional to the point that I > > can ping other systems, and then I'll add in encryption. > > > > Anyone have any success stories or suggestions? thanks > > Despite what lspci says, the wireless you have is NOT actually an AR5006EG, > it is in fact an AR5007EG (interestingly enough, Windows XP makes the same > identification mistake). That is why it doesn't work; neither madwifi nor > ath5k currently support the AR5007EG. At all. ugh > > I managed to 'fix' it by waltzing down to the nearby computer store and > buying a wireless PCMCIA card, because madwifi and ath5k won't work, and > ndiswrapper with this chipset is horribly unpredictable. *sigh* thanks for the tip, I do appreciate it. So you did try using it with ndiswrapper? If so, I'd like to try that out before I spend any more money, but I don't see AR5007EG listed on the ndiswrapper website. Which driver did you use, and where did you get it? thanks
