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Melcar · 02-05-08

Unless on of the PCs is being used as a router itself, the main wireless router should have all the options to configure the whole network. No need to muck about with Windows/Linux configurations.

HatesFury · 02-05-08

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Originally Posted by Melcar

Unless on of the PCs is being used as a router itself, the main wireless router should have all the options to configure the whole network. No need to muck about with Windows/Linux configurations.

pretty sure the router is NOT wifi.... i'm also pretty sure if the router is wifi and the OP has neglected to mention this after all this discussion i'll choke him

Melcar · 02-05-08

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Originally Posted by HatesFury

pretty sure the router is NOT wifi.... i'm also pretty sure if the router is wifi and the OP has neglected to mention this after all this discussion i'll choke him

Well, how else is he getting a wireless connection? Maybe a separate wireless AP then?

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Originally Posted by DjQurt

okay i have my gaming rig set up to conect to the internet wireless, and i have my coppermine linux prject setup with a cat5 going to my gaming rig how to i bridge the conection to deliver the internet to the coppermine pc?

I'm guessing he is sharing the connection with his gaming PC and the Linux one, in which case he will have to set up Internet sharing from his gaming PC (Windows I assume). Something like:

Router--Dad

Adapter--Gaming------Linux

If that's the case, the only setting up would have to be for the gaming PC. Set the router to give out static IP addresses to the gaming PC, and then configure the gaming PC to share its connection with the Linux PC.

HatesFury · 02-05-08

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I'm guessing he is sharing the connection with his gaming PC and the Linux one, in which case he will have to set up Internet sharing from his gaming PC (Windows I assume). Something like:

Router--Dad

Adapter--Gaming------Linux

If that's the case, the only setting up would have to be for the gaming PC. Set the router to give out static IP addresses to the gaming PC, and then configure the gaming PC to share its connection with the Linux PC.

I've already diagramed his network (as he described it) earlier in the post and he said what i did was right. He's using wireless from his dad's PC to his gaming PC (Internet connection sharing). Yet again why i think his router isn't wireless, why both with this extra networking if the router is wireless.

You could be right.... i just don't think the discussion this far supports the idea.

DjQurt · 02-06-08

i figured it out i had the wrong cable

i needed a crossover cable lol so unless i can get ndiswrapper to work with my usb wifi card then its a no go unless i can find a cable or make one

Melcar · 02-06-08

What model wifi device do you have? Most of the time getting ndiswrapper is rather straight forward: remove/blacklist kernel module (if there is any), install ndiswrapper and the Windows drivers (with ndiswrapper), make ndiswrapper load at start up, configure network-manager with your network settings.

DjQurt · 02-06-08

i have a wusb11 v4 i think ill try it right now to see if it will work. i plan on taking this pc to school to set up so i dont have to wait in line for a pc anymore lol

Melcar · 02-06-08

I take it Ubuntu doesn't recognize the device? It will be even more enjoyable for you given that Linksys devices are generally very hard to get working with ndiswrapper. I used to have Linksys adapters in all my PCs, and when I switched to Linux I had to replace all of them because I just could not get them to work.
Still, you can always try. You need the Windows driver pack; you can get it from the installation CD or from Linksys' website. It will probably be easier to copy the whole folder onto a pre-defined location on your HD, so you can use it latter on (if needed), and also because sometimes ndiswrapper will need extra files besides the driver itself.
Once you have the driver package and ndiswrapper installed (ndiswrapper-utils and ndiswrapper-common) open up a terminal:

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sudo lshw -C network

... here look for your wireless interface and make note of the module it's using. If Ubuntu does not even recognize the device, then disregard this step.
Back in the termainal type:

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sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

... and add the line:

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blacklist (name of module from previous step)

If Ubuntu doesn't recognize the device, then skip this step also.

Save and close the file. Back in the terminal:

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cd /home/<location of folder with the driver>
sudo ndiswrapper -i driver.inf

A few things of note here. Usually what you have to install is the .inf file, but sometimes you may need to install the .sys file as well, or the .sys instead of the .inf. All this depends on the card/device and can be hit and/or miss.
Confirm that you installed the correct driver(s):

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ndiswrapper -l

The output from this should indicate that the device is present and the driver installed.
Once that is done type:

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sudo gedit /etc/modules

...and add ndiswrapper to the list. Save and close. Reboot and hopefully next time you log on Ubuntu will recognize the device and let you connect to your network. If anything goes wrong, you can try typing:

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dmesg | grep ndiswrapper

... in the terminal and see what errors you get.

http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/j...,installation/

DjQurt · 02-06-08

ubuntu recognizes the device in the device manager its just my kernal isnt up to date 6,1 so i have to find a patch cable so i can get the updates, liek headers and such, to upgrade to 7,1 so i can use the version of ndis that allows the linksys adapter to work.

Melcar · 02-07-08

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Originally Posted by DjQurt

ubuntu recognizes the device in the device manager its just my kernal isnt up to date 6,1 so i have to find a patch cable so i can get the updates, liek headers and such, to upgrade to 7,1 so i can use the version of ndis that allows the linksys adapter to work.

You can always compile it yourself. Just get the latest version and do a make-install.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...er/Ndiswrapper

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