[PLUG] Installing a Cisco Valet wireless USB adapter

Mark Jones mark.sinanju at gmail.com
Thu Dec 16 08:26:25 UTC 2010


> From: "chris (fool) mccraw" <gently at gmail.com>
> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 13:28, Mark Jones <mark.sinanju at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I looked at that page. Specifically, the USB device page. So if I get
>> one of the products listed on this page, and download the driver
>> associated with it, I should be able to use it, yes? Would I still
>> need to use ndisinstall?
>
> no ndisinstall required--ndiswrapper is the thing that lets linux
> (kinda) use (some) windows-only drivers.  i use it because i was
> gifted some hardware, but i had to install a wired connection to that
> server too since the ndiswrapper driver hangs occasionally and it's
> really difficult to plug a monitor in to diagnose.  the hangs are the
> sort that just hang the wireless card, so the server is still up.  yet
> still the hangs require a reboot to fix and occur with varying
> frequency--sometimes thrice in a day, sometimes not for months.
> that's the level of reliability i'd expect from any ndiswrapper-driven
> device :/

Well, that's good to know, then. Thanks.

>> I'm looking for the simplest way to get my machine to connect
>> wirelessly, and I'm not sure I even know the right questions to ask.
>
> the devices on that web page are probably supported already by your
> distribution, most likely nothing required to install/enable except
> plugging them in.

Excellent. I've ordered a different adapter (from the list) from
Amazon. With luck, it'll work for me without any trouble. If
not...I'll be back on the list to ask more questions.



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