Wlan help for first time Slackware install

amd0freak · 07-07-2007, 08:29 PM

Hey, i have never installed Slackware before,just did it today, installed it successfully, (chose Xfce but for some reason slack is sweet so it loaded KDE...although i specified Xfce as my default o well

)ANYWAY my question is i have this wireless card
trendnet tew423-pi pci card, link in next post (says i need one post before posting a url...)

how do i set it up? i skipped netconfig during setup because i didnt know what to put for domain

your help on this matter will be greatly appreciated

amd0freak · 07-07-2007, 08:29 PM

http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/sh...t=3814&cat=all

amd0freak · 07-08-2007, 11:46 AM

can someone help me?? i dont know how to load kernel modules into the kernel.

GregLee · 07-08-2007, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by amd0freak

can someone help me?? i dont know how to load kernel modules into the kernel.

You use modprobe: "modprobe <nameofmodule>", or add the "-v" flag to help keep track of what is happening. Use "cat /proc/net/wireless" to see the new device that appears when the module has been successfully inserted. In your case, I guess the command would be "modprobe -v ndiswrapper". (This assumes you've gone through the preliminary steps to wrap up the driver with ndiswrapper.)

amd0freak · 07-08-2007, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by GregLee

You use modprobe: "modprobe <nameofmodule>", or add the "-v" flag to help keep track of what is happening. Use "cat /proc/net/wireless" to see the new device that appears when the module has been successfully inserted. In your case, I guess the command would be "modprobe -v ndiswrapper". (This assumes you've gone through the preliminary steps to wrap up the driver with ndiswrapper.)

what are the preliminary steps? unzippng the tar.gz then

ndiswrapper -i filename.inf

then if i get this

bcmwl5: driver installed
device (14E4:4320) present

when i check that is good right? then i just do

modprobe -v ndiswrapper like you said? or is there anything i am missing?

oh and after all this and specifying the ESSID (there is no WPA or WEP security) does slackware have any unique configuration i should go through or is that it.