*OR* :-) (shifting gears A LOT), you COULD run windows native on the laptop and install the free VMware Server (1.x and/or the JUST release 2.0.0) on the windows (as the "host") and then install linux as a "guest" virtual machine. this is how I ended up doing it on my laptop (myriad of reasons). therein, linux has an ethernet/LAN interface and vmware takes care of wired/wireless. There are some caveats to this approach depending on what you are after. But, it might suffice for your requirements. Using "bridged" and/or "nat" networking setups, the linux guest VM can piggy back on to the internet through the windows just fine. It is not totally the same as linux running native; again, though, depends on what you are wanting to accomplish. In this scenario, you have both worlds in one.
--On Sunday, September 28, 2008 6:52 PM -0500 Mark J Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > that is weird. > > one thing about seeing if NDIS Wrapper might work is that you would then > have some additional driver options (like the ones that came with the > windows side of the laptop and/or from intel's web site). if you have > never used NDIS wrapper, it is not as bad as it seems. with Slack10 you > should be able to get the core of it going without too much trouble (but > I am not a slacker so, please take that with a grain of salt). once > that is in place, ndiswrapper will let you install the windows driver. > once installed, it should startup and detect each time you start up > ndiswrapper and it detects the hardware. it has worked well for me in > the past. where WPA is involved, having some driver options might be > very advantageous (though this would not be in play with the Bongo > deal). what about the two vandy networks - were they WEP, WPA or in the > clear? > > one other thing you might try too is get the LiveCD of Fedora 9 (and/or 8 > may be new enough) and boot it on the laptop. knoppix also has decent > built in wireless. Knoppix and fedora LiveCDs can support both WPA and > NDIS Wrapper (but you might have to 'apt-get install' on knoppix or 'yum > install' on the fedora - once booted of course). the LiveCD approach may > give you yet another way to toubleshoot and/or, if the LiveCDs work fine, > an alternate config to try out on Slack10. > > anyways, good luck! > > mark > > > --On Sunday, September 28, 2008 6:40 PM -0500 Vikram Chhatre > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Mark: Thanks for all the input. Before I get onto trying your >> suggestions out, here is an update: >> >> Incident # 1: Bongo Java Wireless >> Instantly connects to the unencrypted network, obtains IP address. >> However no traffic occurs on the network. >> Unable to connect with any websites >> Unable to ping to any hosts >> >> Incident # 2: Vanderbilt network >> Two vummiv networks visible >> Connected to the first vummiv network instantly, obtained IP address >> Again, cannot initiate any network traffic, no websites reachable >> >> Then I tried second vummiv network. (online from there right now) >> connects instantly >> initiates network traffic instantly >> All websites reachable >> >> I don't know what to make of this. When I go home tonight, I will try >> disabling the security and try out your suggestion. >> >> As for dd-wrt, I was only using v24 stable and not v24-SP1. But even >> then it should have worked flawlessly. >> >> Thanks again >> Vikram >> >> >> >> > > > > > ________________________________________________________ > Mark J. Bailey Jobsoft Design & Development, Inc. > 104 Arlington Place, Suite 100 Franklin, TN 37064 > EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEB: http://www.jobsoft.com/ > VOICE:(615)904-9559 FAX:(615)904-9576 CELL:(615)308-9099 > > > > ________________________________________________________ Mark J. Bailey Jobsoft Design & Development, Inc. 104 Arlington Place, Suite 100 Franklin, TN 37064 EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEB: http://www.jobsoft.com/ VOICE:(615)904-9559 FAX:(615)904-9576 CELL:(615)308-9099 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
