[HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
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[HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
Hello,
This is a tutorial explaining how to install drivers for the Netgeat WNA3100.
I did not make the files, I've just written the followings instructions. Files belong to their respectufull owners.
1. Open a terminal and :
~ $ cd Desktop
~ $ mkdir netgear
2. Copy and extract "2612284-Broadcom_bcm43xx_USB_32_64bit_v2.tar.gz" and "ndiswrapper-1.57.tar.gz" in the new directory you've just created
(assuming both .tar.gz files are in /netgear/)
~ $ tar xvf ndiswrapper-1.57.tar.gz
~ $ tar xvf 2612284-Broadcom_bcm43xx_USB_32_64bit_v2.tar.gz
3. Install drivers following the instruction file or :
~ $ cd ndiswrapper-1.57
~ $ sudo su
# make uninstall
# make
# make install
# cd ../2612284-Broadcom_bcm43xx_USB_32_64bit_v2
# ndiswrapper -i bcmn43xx32.inf "or bcmn43xx64.inf if you are on x64 version, but both works on x64
4. You could have errors but it's not important.
# modprobe ndiswrapper
Download : http://outpox.free.fr/Downloads/Netgear ... int.tar.gz
I hope it will help someone else than me when I'll reinstall :p
This is a tutorial explaining how to install drivers for the Netgeat WNA3100.
I did not make the files, I've just written the followings instructions. Files belong to their respectufull owners.
1. Open a terminal and :
~ $ cd Desktop
~ $ mkdir netgear
2. Copy and extract "2612284-Broadcom_bcm43xx_USB_32_64bit_v2.tar.gz" and "ndiswrapper-1.57.tar.gz" in the new directory you've just created
(assuming both .tar.gz files are in /netgear/)
~ $ tar xvf ndiswrapper-1.57.tar.gz
~ $ tar xvf 2612284-Broadcom_bcm43xx_USB_32_64bit_v2.tar.gz
3. Install drivers following the instruction file or :
~ $ cd ndiswrapper-1.57
~ $ sudo su
# make uninstall
# make
# make install
# cd ../2612284-Broadcom_bcm43xx_USB_32_64bit_v2
# ndiswrapper -i bcmn43xx32.inf "or bcmn43xx64.inf if you are on x64 version, but both works on x64
4. You could have errors but it's not important.
# modprobe ndiswrapper
Download : http://outpox.free.fr/Downloads/Netgear ... int.tar.gz
I hope it will help someone else than me when I'll reinstall :p
Re: [HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
None of this is necessary in linuxmint, you should just use the Windows Wireless Drivers applet. Users should be wary of downloading unknown drivers from an unknown site.
Last edited by remoulder on Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:47 am, edited 1 time in total.
[Edit] your original post and add [SOLVED] once your question is resolved.
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Re: [HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
@ remoulder: This USB dongle needs ndiswrapper - it's a Broadcom 43231. So downloading drivers is necessary, but indeed compiling ndiswrapper yourself isn't as it should come with Mint.
@ Outpox: Can't you just use the Windows Wireless Drivers program to add the .inf file(s) instead of compiling ndiswrapper?
@ Outpox: Can't you just use the Windows Wireless Drivers program to add the .inf file(s) instead of compiling ndiswrapper?
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Re: [HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
Albert, guess my comment wasn't clear I just meant the procedure not the driver, edited.AlbertP wrote:This USB dongle needs ndiswrapper
[Edit] your original post and add [SOLVED] once your question is resolved.
“The people are my God” stressing the factor determining man’s destiny lies within man not in anything outside man, and thereby defining man as the dominator and remoulder of the world.
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Re: [HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
Thank you very much for this tutorial! It helped me get my wireless usb set up in no time! I thought it took long when having to compile programs manually but I suppose it depends on the program. This worked right away.
Re: [HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
Thank you very much for this. Just one problem I ran into: anytime I shut my computer off or restart it I have to reload the drivers otherwise it will not work. Any way around this?
Re: [HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
There is a way around that... I just found a SUPER HELPFUL post on your mint forums. I'm here from Crunchbang... but this should work. First, decide which text editor you use. Usually it'll be gedit, but I personally use Geany. so open the Terminal and type:
Then at the bottom add the code:
That it! It should boot up with the ndiswrapper thingie loaded.
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sudo gedit /etc/modules
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ndiswrapper
Re: [HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
Hi, i have a syslink AE2500 and i have problem to activate the monitor mode( need it for my work) and the speed it self is 1/3 slower
and when i try "modprobe ndiswrapper" i have no result .. and when i try
i tryed like 6 guides and it doesnt work .. and poster in a lot of forums ..so can anybody help me with this please
and when i try "modprobe ndiswrapper" i have no result .. and when i try
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#sudo airmon-ng start wlan1
Found 5 processes that could cause trouble.
If airodump-ng, aireplay-ng or airtun-ng stops working after
a short period of time, you may want to kill (some of) them!
PID Name
592 avahi-daemon
594 avahi-daemon
795 NetworkManager
891 wpa_supplicant
3747 dhclient
Process with PID 3747 (dhclient) is running on interface wlan0
Interface Chipset Driver
wlan0 Unknown rt2800pci - [phy0]
wlan1 Unknown ndiswrapper (MONITOR MODE NOT SUPPORTED)
Re: [HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
Since you do not have a Netgear WNA3100 please open a new topic.
Also ndiswrapper only makes sense if you are using a Windows driver loaded using Windows Wireless Drivers. But in your case I see the native Linux driver for Ralink wifi is already active.
Also ndiswrapper only makes sense if you are using a Windows driver loaded using Windows Wireless Drivers. But in your case I see the native Linux driver for Ralink wifi is already active.
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Re: [HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
Albert,
the above request is not related with wireless issues but with the usage of aircrack.ng, not supported in these forums.
the above request is not related with wireless issues but with the usage of aircrack.ng, not supported in these forums.
Re: [HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
Does anyone have a better URL or the actual file for Broadcom_bcm43xx_USB_32_64bit_v2.tar.gz The link above appears to be broken... and in french.
Re: [HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
On this page are a few Windows drivers for this device for download: http://wikidevi.com/wiki/Netgear_WNA3100
Usually Windows XP drivers work best with ndiswrapper, but those two packages might not include a 64-bit driver.
Usually Windows XP drivers work best with ndiswrapper, but those two packages might not include a 64-bit driver.
Registered Linux User #528502
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Re: [HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
I have been trying to setup my Netgear WNA3100 usb wifi dongle for about week and the connection has been really touch and go. Got it working but it takes long to connect to a WPA2 encrypted network at home.
After a suggestion on a local forum (South Africa) I bought a Toto-Link N150UA dongle and this one was literally plug and play. Found my network and connected immediately after entering the password.
This is the lsusb of my device to show you the chipset:
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter
Dont even try NetGear, go for a dongle of this chipset or just get the Toto-Link N150UA, or other compatible chipsets, it will solve a world of headaches
After a suggestion on a local forum (South Africa) I bought a Toto-Link N150UA dongle and this one was literally plug and play. Found my network and connected immediately after entering the password.
This is the lsusb of my device to show you the chipset:
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter
Dont even try NetGear, go for a dongle of this chipset or just get the Toto-Link N150UA, or other compatible chipsets, it will solve a world of headaches
Re: [HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
Netgear or not does not matter. Manufacturers like Netgear get their wifi chips from a variety of different manufacturers: Atheros, Broadcom, Ralink, Realtek for example. Linux-incompatible chips like this Broadcom one can be encountered in wifi dongles from all manufacturers; likewise, there are also plenty of Netgear devices that use another chip which does work with Linux.
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Re: [HOW TO] Network drivers installation Netgear WNA3100
Hi guys, I can not connect with WPA2 security
It also happens to you?
TNX
It also happens to you?
TNX