Hey all
Just got a Netgear usb stick (WNA3100). Trying to use the win driver with Debian 6. It wants an .inf file. I installed the setup on a win 7 machine and there is no .inf file that I can find. Setting here scratching my head. Help! Gramps

Hi jimyjack, Let's have a look at the chip so we can see what drivers are available. Please post the output from the following.

Good luck. ;-)

Hey Peacedog, Good morning from Colo.
lsusb = Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0845:9020 NetGear, Inc.

lsmod = Module Size Used by
ndiswrapper 134221 0
usbcore 98733 5 ndiswrapper,usb_storage,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
scsi_mod 101429 5 usb_storage,sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata

The lsmod list is two pages long. If there is something there you want I will do a copy-paste, and transfer it to this box and post it. The win driver netgear sends is bcmwlhigh6.sys. Not much to go no, hope this tells you something. gramps

These might help. Looks like you'll need to read them both all of the way through before going any further.

http://wiki.debian.org/NdisWrapper

Specifically this part:

http://wiki.debian.org/NdisWrapper#ndis

There seems to be some editing needed with this particular card.

http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawik...etgear_WNA3100

Good luck. ;-)

Thanks Peacedog, This looks like just what I need. It seems to be a habbit for me to get the hardware that takes the most work to get going. Thanks again Gramps

You're Welcome. Just come back here if you have any more trouble.

Good luck. ;-)

jimyjack, if you still have windows you'll find the .inf file in C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\WNA3100\Driver\WinXP2000. It's the "bcmwlhigh5 one" just so you know.

Did you get it sorted?, could you let us all know how you did it?, I've got the same problem.

T.I.A

Hey all
Just to say so, all of you are a grate help. Can't say thanks enough.
I did eventualy find it,I let the fact that they droped the .inf fool me. Once I woke up I was going grate. Then Peacedog sent the info that bcmwlhigh6 won,t work with ndiswrapper. O-Well,If I could find bcmwlhigh5 I would have wifi. And untel then Thanks again. I have a better understanding of Linux-wifi now than when we started, and that is the name of the game. We won again. Gramps

I'll take a guess that you don't have windows then if you know someone with windows ask them if they'll let you use it just to get the files, for some unknown reason you can't get them of the disc, hope you get it sorted soon. Good Luck.

You can grab the cab archive with the required file from here.

http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/...7-5dd38233ae21

Download the cab file, then use cabextract to get the contents from the archive.

Good luck. ;-)

ok so i mtiboot on my pc and have had the issue i have yet to fix the issue due to not enoph time recently but the bcmwlhigh5.inf file can not be fount on windows 7 but however youll find the bcmwlhigh6.inf
you need win xp or 2000 to get the bcmwlhigh5

windows 7 netgear 3100 drivers path is
\Program Files (x86)\NETGEAR\WNA3100\Driver\
win xp and 2000 netgear 3100 driver path is
\Program Files\NETGEAR\WNA3100\Driver\

likely drive "C:" but its G: for xp and D: for 7 on my pc because of my partitions and multibooting and because i grabed the files from thoes os's useing a diffrent os win 10
useing win 10 had nothing to do with it
but you might want to check your folder options to make shure that all system and or hidden files and folders are visable

ill do what i can and return when i have more info but if you get to it before i do let me know your outcome and methos and steps took
please
ComradAnonymous

Sorry for bumping this post, but im having trouble using it for Kali on Vbox through my mac. I think it may be a driver related issue but how do i go about installing the driver on Linux when its designed for windows?