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slackware:ndiswrapper [2008/09/11 11:33] alien Be more specific about how to configure wpa with ndiswrapper. |
slackware:ndiswrapper [2008/09/11 11:39] (current) alien Add Wiki link to my new network config article |
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| If you want to have the network interface be known as //wlan0// then you can either run <code>ndiswrapper -m</code> which adds a line <code>alias wlan0 ndiswrapper</code> to /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper (2.6.15 kernels and onward) or you can write that line yourself, in ''/etc/modules.conf'' (for 2.4 kernels) or ''/etc/modprobe.conf'' (older 2.6 kernels). | If you want to have the network interface be known as //wlan0// then you can either run <code>ndiswrapper -m</code> which adds a line <code>alias wlan0 ndiswrapper</code> to /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper (2.6.15 kernels and onward) or you can write that line yourself, in ''/etc/modules.conf'' (for 2.4 kernels) or ''/etc/modprobe.conf'' (older 2.6 kernels). | ||
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| ===== Network configuration ===== | ===== Network configuration ===== | ||
| - | Your card will be loaded with the name **wlan0**. Detailed information about how to configure your wlan0 interface can be found in my [[:slackware:madwifi#network_configuration|madwifi page]], if you change the string **ath0** to **wlan0**. | + | Using ndiswrapper as the driver, your wireless network interface will be assigned the name **//wlan0//**. Detailed information about how to configure your wlan0 interface can be found in my Wiki page describes Slackware's [[:slackware:network#wireless_configuration_in_rc.inet1.conf|wireless network configuration]] in detail. Just change the string '**ath0**' I use in the examples to '**wlan0**'. |
