Hey Everyone...
Im trying to install the Orinoco Drivers, so my NetGear MA311 wireless card will work on my desktop. Im currently running RH9 if that makes any difference. I need like a step by step instruction on how to install the Orinoco Drivers. Right now i dont know if im only supposed to install a certain thing for the MA311, or even how to do so. I just downloaded everything off of the mirror site onto a zip. Please answer ...any help is appriciated . peace out...
P.S. Im a newbie, so try to explain it without too many complicated terms...

Ok
Now you have to extract files from the package if not already done. Open the README file that comes with and follow the instructions for your distribution of Linux. Here the informations should be updated if it is the latest driver from constructor you have downloaded

Build the right module for your kernel revision, all should be explained in the README file If not ask me again later

And then load it into your kernel, by adding a line:

alias eth0 your_module_name_without_.o

or

alias wlan0 your_module_name_without_.o

into your /etc/modules.conf file

wlan0 or eth0 depends of the distribution you have to check yours in /etc/sysconfig/network/ or something like that

When it is done restart system
After that the card will be recognized by the linux core normally

Next come the configuration of the network and the control of its behavior
For that purpose you need some network utilities to be installed
I think it's "modutils" look into your graphic interface control center and search for
packages manager

To check if installed you can also simply try to execute them in the console as root:

ifconfig

iwconfig

iwlist

iwpriv

iwspy

netstat

and see what happenned
The first 2 are really important
forget the others for the moment

But don't forget you can either configure your network via the command line with the above utilities -rather temporary configuration cause you will have to do it every time you boot-
or by modifying the network config files better way

/etc/sysconfig/network

/etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth0 (or ifcfg-wlan0 it depends)

There are sample files normally that you can have a look for the correct syntax.
And there you can set hostname IP address router ie for the box on your LAN
Everything

If you do not know the txt editors in linux
Here is the main one
It is called Vim
to call it in a terminal simply type

vi and_name_of_the_file_you_want_to_edit

when working

you type "x" to remove characters
"i" to insert them or "a" and "esc" to come back to read only mode

then

type ":w" to save and ":q" to quit vim

If you catch nothing from my explanation
Just read carefully the README file you find in the extracted files

Tips:

Don't forget you need to be logged as root for all these administration commands

Start browsing Konqueror until you arrive in the right directory with the driver files
and then open a terminal/console by simply clicking on the menu bar "Tools" and then "open a terminal"

and there log as root within the Konsole menu and type the build commands you find in the README
and check if you have a compiler installed like GCC or it won't works

DUDE!!! You are most excellent! It's hard for me to even believe that someone as nice and helpful is living out there. lol. Anyways...thanks a bunch dude (i cant even thank you enough) And hey if you ever need any help, just ask and maybe i can help or help you find help. Keep in touch dude...peace out

You're welcome
Lol i have 2 sides in my mind lol
a kind and bad one lol
Like Ank in the Jim Carrey movie

Me i have problems with my NIC card too
my system detects a Realtek one since i install linux and the network module randomly...newbie...
But on my dell dimension 8200 customer command it is written i have a Cnet200WL Fast Ethernet adapter

I can't change it to the real one
Someone tell me to open my tower to check this out

Hey,
lol...i love that movie. Jim Careys Awsome. Anyway, sorry to bother you again but i have another question. I downloaded everything off of the mirror site. And i dont know what i need to install or which one to install first or anything. if you could give me some insight on that, thatd be awsome. Thanks again...Peace out

Read carefully the README file
And if the download comes with different OS support find the linux one directory in the zip
and extract only this

Then in the linux there should be 3 main files
a xxxxx.c, a Makefile, a README + other but don't mind

Tell me what you see in the ZIP...