My father's computer was running Windows ME.. It was so buggy and prone to lock ups that I finally in exasperation inserted the Linux CD and hoped for the best.
My problem is that I need to tie him in wirelessly if at all possible to my Dell downstairs and its 3m broadband cable connection. I have the Netgear wireless G router, and the adapter.. but my software for the adapter is made for windows only.. Yikes! Is there a solution to this problem?

if you have installed kde type
kdesu kcontrol

if not try
man iwconfig
a non graphical tool to display and set wireless parameters

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Linux Wireless Networking and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

Fellow Linux newbie here, so forgive me if my answer isn't the greatest.

If your wireless adapter doesn't come with Linux drivers, and Linux doesn't detect it or won't configure it properly, you'll probably need to install its Windoze drivers thru ndiswrapper.

I haven't done this for your specific model, but you can try looking for other ndiswrapper howtos and substituting relevant information (driver location, etc).

Once you've done that, you should be able to tie his computer easily to your WAP by putting your WAP settings in /etc/network/interfaces. If you're using WPA or higher encryption, you'll also need wpa_supplicant ("sudo apt-get install wpasupplicant" from the terminal). Either way, instructions on how to do this can be found in these forums, or simply by running "man interfaces" in the terminal.

Hope this helps!

Congrats on having the smarts and guts to just trash that ME installation and install Ubuntu (I did the same on my laptop).

I have faced and solved the problems you face recently. My perspective is a bit atypical since I am more willing than most to spend $ for better performance or fewer headaches, but at least you will have another viewpoint to consider.

The first question you should ask IMO is how important is the performance on the wireless, and how much time do you want to invest in your current card. I see from the title that you have a usb card. My experience is that these are harder to set up and offer relatively poor performance.

A wireless bridge is an easy solution. See http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=536898
Since that post, I purchased a Buffalo Ethernet Converter, which works great, available from Newegg for $60. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=536898

Plus, your dad would have 3 more wired outlets to, say, hook up to his x-box. It's a high power unit with high performance in my experience.

If you want to give your card a try first, you need to determine what kind of chip you are using. Although the model number of the wireless card may help in searching the web, the actual chip will determine the best approach, and chance of success. Sometimes, mfrs switch chips but don't change model numbers.

Open your console application and type lsusb
The output should include information on your card and chip.

Once you know what card and chip you are dealing with, you can search here (the HCL) and ubuntuforums and ndiswrapper etc. to see how to get it working.

Bob