How do I set up a wireless internet connection in Mandriva Linux 2006 with a Linksys wusb54g v4 reciever?
I just recently installed Mandriva Linux and I dont know to much about Linux. I have a Wireless-G broadband router with a wusb54g v4 network adapter connected to the computer with Linux. I cant figure out which driver to use or how to put my own driver in. I downloaded NDisWrapper to install a Windows driver and I burned it to a CD to put in my Linux computer. But i cant even figure out how to view what is on the CD. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ahhh Ndiswrapper – It took me almost a month to figure out how to use that when I first delved into the world of Linux.
Okay, there’s no point me regurgitating was is readily available on the net – there are hundreds of tutorials on setting up Ndiswrapper within Linux.
This guide is a good one: http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/Networking/NdisWrapper_The_Ultimate_Guide/
Your best bet is, if you can, plug your computer into a LAN port while you set up ndiswrapper so you can still access the net and use repositories because I really don’t recommend trying to install ndiswrapper by hand when you’ve only just started using Linux. To install it in Mandrive while you’re on the net, you want to type “urpmi wireless-tools” into the terminal and hit y at any questions. But obviously this will only work if you’ve got a LAN cable plugged in. Good luck, if you get really stuck, may I recommend installing Ubuntu linux instead. People may argue with me over this, but you’ll find the Ubuntu guide/wiki is full of ace tutorials to get everything set up nice and easily.
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