ubuntu wireless

i8santa4u · #1 (**permalink**) 08-01-2007, 11:38 PM

hello,
i am new to linux i just installed ubuntu onto a spare computer i had. it didnt have wireless so i baught a netgear wg311 wireless pci card.
when i opened it up it told me to install the cd first. my computer couldnt read the cd. Is that because it is a windows cd in a linux computer?
so then i took the cd out and put the pci card in and started the computer up. it didnt recognize that either.
could anyone help me, i have no clue what to do.

i dont know if this matters, but it is a..
dell dimension xps t550
20gb hard drive
i dont know how much ram but im pretty sure its enough

ANY help would be greatly appreciated

**Ash** · #2 (**permalink**) 08-01-2007, 11:43 PM

See the following link for information on Ubuntu's compatibility with various Netgear cards, and some information on getting them to work if compatible.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ha...rkCardsNetgear
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narutohendrix · #3 (**permalink**) 08-02-2007, 05:51 PM

I have a similar problem. I believe it is solved by a thing called ndsiwrapper and a couple of other nodes. If you can figure it out, I would like to know how.

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