NETGEAR WG311v3 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter

**Seanp** · 12-07-2007, 10:09 AM

I've heard getting wireless adapters to work with Linux can be a pain. I have a NETGEAR WG311v3 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter and I can't get it to work (Possibly because I don't know the method). I know it has something to do with ndiswrapper, and the Windows drivers, so could anyone help me out on how to go about getting this to work? I'm a Linux newbie, and I'd love to switch from Windows programming to Linux.. If I could only get online.

**eadz** · 12-07-2007, 10:16 AM

Hi there,
Jimbo has good instructions for debian :
http://www.jimbo7.com/wiki/index.php...1v3_LINUX_WIKI

**Seanp** · 12-07-2007, 10:19 AM

Thanks for the fast response. I'll check it out

**drb** · 12-13-2007, 12:31 AM

Interested to know if it works as my understanding is that it has the marvell chipset which generally won't

drb

**Seanp** · 12-13-2007, 10:59 AM

I didn't have any luck getting it to work. I followed the instructions exactly as posted. You would think a large company such as Linksys would have Linux drivers contained in the installation CD. I've asked around on IRC but everyone else said it was the Marvell chipset that was the problem too. It's not a big problem for me anymore. My 100ft Ethernet cord arrived in the mail a few days ago.

I don't mean to get off topic, but Knoppix is great. I actually tried Ubuntu and Lindows (I was told those were great for the beginning Linux user) and found Knoppix to be much easier to use (and learn) than others. As a software engineer trained in Windows, the conversion from Windows to Linux programming was fairly simple (No more Winsocks!).

I'm sure someone will figure it out eventually. It's only a matter of time. Hopefully Linksys will see this post and include Linux drivers in their next generation of wireless adapters. Who knows.

Thanks for the help though.

Sean

**drb** · 12-13-2007, 12:53 PM

Hi Sean

I used the website below to choose a PCI wireless card - I went for an atheros chipset that madwifi would run. (A TP-Link WN651G).

drb

http://linux-wless.passys.nl/

**jimcam22** · 12-22-2007, 11:03 PM

Sean,
This is how I got my WG511 to work. It may be close to your adapter.

http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28328

Jim

**chip.ling** · 01-05-2008, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Seanp

I didn't have any luck getting it to work. I followed the instructions exactly as posted. You would think a large company such as Linksys would have Linux drivers contained in the installation CD. I've asked around on IRC but everyone else said it was the Marvell chipset that was the problem too. It's not a big problem for me anymore. My 100ft Ethernet cord arrived in the mail a few days ago.

I don't mean to get off topic, but Knoppix is great. I actually tried Ubuntu and Lindows (I was told those were great for the beginning Linux user) and found Knoppix to be much easier to use (and learn) than others. As a software engineer trained in Windows, the conversion from Windows to Linux programming was fairly simple (No more Winsocks!).

I'm sure someone will figure it out eventually. It's only a matter of time. Hopefully Linksys will see this post and include Linux drivers in their next generation of wireless adapters. Who knows.

Thanks for the help though.

Sean

Sean,

Just wonder are you using the correct windows driver for your wireless card. I think Jimbo's instructions does not cover that part.

Check it out on the following link

http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Network_FAQ

See Q2, step 1. You will be able to get the wireless driver files that your current windows is using. Worth to do it a try.

Good luck

Rgds,
Chip