Recently updated the system, the notebook deletes the redhat9, installs Mandrake10, although it has a wireless network card configuration program, but I have to realtek8180 network card is not supported, but I have to find it. At this time, I think of using ndiswrapper, it support Use Window wireless network cards directly under Linux.
First download ndiswrapper, http://sourceforge.net/projects/ndiswrapper/ This is the source code program, you need to compile it under Linux.
Its installation process is described in detail in http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/index.php/installation I briefly explain:
1. Compiling the command to clear the previous compilation record, which is made when you need to recompile to make Make DistClean start compile Make loading Make Install
2. Installing the driver here to explain that your driver may not work properly, at which point you can use the LSPCI command to view the PCI bus position of the NIC, and if you know the type of chip, you can try to load the drive of other brand of brand cards already verified. Program driver list here http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/index.php/list?phpsessid=4e03295b44714ab8EA053985C33AFF5A
Since the first step has been installed NDisWrapper, now you can use it to reprint the driver ndiswrapper -i ###. Inf command to view the loaded driver NDisWrapper -l If you display similar information, the program is loaded correctly installed ndis drivers. ### Driver present, Hardware Present
3. Loading module Now put the NDisWrapper after the system modprobe ndiswrapper you can view the information got by the DMESG command, if the NdisWrapper Version V Laoded certificate module is loaded
4. Configuring you need tool Wireless Tools for Linux, you can get the latest version http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/jean_tourrilhes/linux/tools.html Since I want to configure an ad-hoc network, therefore Use the command iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc and then enter the WEP password IWconfig Wlan0 key open xxxxxxxxxopen refers to the open structure verification utilizes ifconfig configuration network card address, GW Set the gateway, manually set the DNS should now create a good Linux-based wireless LAN! 5. Finally we want to automatically load ndiswrapper -m in the /etc/modprobe.preload file (Mardrake10) to join NDisWrapper
Reference
1. Installation guide of NdisWrapper, http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/index.php/Installation2. Wireless Tools for Linux, http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools. HTML
