[ltp] WirelessG LAN PCMCIA card

Mark Farmer linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:14:22 +0100


> I've purchased a Netgear WG511 which aparently works well with 2.6 
> kernel, i'm just in the process of installing Gentoo on my T22 so i'll 
> let you know when I get the card working.
> 
> Mark Farmer RHCT
> Linux Server Administrator

I got the WG511 working last night, once i'd emerged hotplug and installed the firmware file 
(http://prism54.org/~mcgrof/firmware/), set essid, mode and restricted key it fired right up.
I have the driver compiled into the kernel not as a module but it should work fine either way.

Mark.