Why is my wireless network doesn't work in Fedora 7, Netgear WG311v3 and ndiswraper?
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Why is my wireless network doesn't work in Fedora 7, Netgear WG311v3 and ndiswraper?
Hardware
1. Dual core PC with inter Deskto essential series board
2. Netgear router WGR614v7
3. Netgear wireless card WG311v3
Software
1. Fedora core 7
2. ndiswraper 1.9
3. Installed win xp .INF file with ndiswraper
4. configured as per the instruction from web (some forums)
5. installed and configured propertly
6. iwconfig wlan0 scan - giving some other network access points, but my access point not in the list
7. iwconfig is giving the out put with my configuration, only thing is Access Point: Not associated
Distribution: Distribution: RHEL 5 with Pieces of this and that.
Kernel 2.6.23.1, KDE 3.5.8 and KDE 4.0 beta, Plu
Posts: 5,700
Rep:
If you don't see your router then is the ssid being broadcast?
Also the first thing to do is try to make a clean unsecured connection. Meaning no wep, wpa, wpa2 enabled on the router. Once you can do this then reenable security and configure that portion.
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