Netgear WNDA 3100 v2 wireless adapter -- How to install?

**marianlibrarian** · April 23rd, 2012

I searched for days and found several threads with various techniques.

This one: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1383708
This one: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1797795

I really thought I had a solution with the one that said [SOLVED]. My problem is that all of these are from earlier versions of Ubuntu. I just installed 11.10 - NO SYNAPTIC. It has been replaced with something called - Ubuntu Software Center. I guess it would be a nice thing if I didn't need to use install drivers for a Netgear N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter WNDA3100v2.

This part of the instructions seemed to work:
sudo su #
cd /tmp
wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27826554/ar9170-1.fw
wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27826554/ar9170-1.fw
mv ar*.fw /lib/firmware

then I went to http:kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/12115 however, the file on my installation CD was more recent, so did not use this link.

I installed WINE after searching everywhere. Finally found it in the Software Center - don't remember how.

However, the instructions: "Use Wine to browse that C:\ drive and you will find a folder WNDA3100v2." - Does NOT work. Wine is not in a place you can "use" it. I can right click on a "exe" file and select from the drop down menu Open With and then select "Wine Windows Program Loader". -- That's it.

--- Software Center --- I feel like I just walked into SAMS or Walmart --- which is where I got the Netgear thing because that was the only USB network adapter they had.

Does anyone know how to get to the "C:\\" that Wine created?

I apologize for posting earlier on one of the above mentioned posts. I did not realize how old it was and that the title had the word [SOLVED].

**chili555** · April 23rd, 2012

I think this is what you need. Post back if you need additional guidance.

These are for usb.id 0846:9020. Please run:

Code:

lsusb

If that is not your device, don't use these files and post back the result of lsusb.

**marianlibrarian** · April 23rd, 2012

Here is result of lsusb

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 04d9:048e Holtek Semiconductor, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 046d:c312 Logitech, Inc. DeLuxe 250 Keyboard

**chili555** · April 23rd, 2012

Hmmm. I don't see a Netgear WDNA 3100 v2 device. Isn't is a USB device? Was it plugged in at the time?

**marianlibrarian** · April 23rd, 2012

It wasn't because I had tried removing the software and it told me to unplug it.

Anyway, here it is now:

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 04d9:048e Holtek Semiconductor, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 046d:c312 Logitech, Inc. DeLuxe 250 Keyboard
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0846:9011 NetGear, Inc. WNDA3100(v2) 802.11n [Broadcom BCM4323]

**chili555** · April 23rd, 2012

Ahh! Much better. You have 0846:9011, so don't use the files I attached; use these instead. You will want to install bcmn43xx32.inf or bcmn43xx64.inf depending on whether you have a 32-bit or 64-bit system:

Code:

arch

Again, post back if you need guidance.

I just installed 11.10 - NO SYNAPTIC.

If you want it, and I prefer and use it, simply do:

Code:

sudo apt-get install synaptic

**marianlibrarian** · April 23rd, 2012

result from arch
i686

Downloaded zip. I have put a folder in my home folder to contain the installation cd files and these new ones. There were other folders on the install cd like /bin and /language. I am putting the downloaded files in the same folder as the autorun.exe and setup.ini files.

I uninstalled and will now reinstall.

**chili555** · April 23rd, 2012

I uninstalled and will now reinstall.

With the great and powerful ndiswrapper, correct?

**marianlibrarian** · April 23rd, 2012

ndiswrapper - it is installed but I am not sure how to use it. I was using Wine to do the installation process.

very very

I am very lost in this new Software Center. I installed ndiswrapper but it is nowhere in any of the categories in the installed list. Wine is there but it is just a name in a list. Not clickable. I am lost lost lost.

**chili555** · April 23rd, 2012

No problem. You seemed confident and resourceful so I omitted the details. I'll be happy to explain. First, go to the location of the zip file I attached; right-click it and select Extract Here.Now open a terminal and change directories to the location of the drivers I attached. For example:

Code:

cd Desktop/some_folder/Broadcom_bcm43xx_USB_32_64bit_v2_amended

Now we install the needed driver:

Code:

sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmn43xx32.inf

'i' means to install. Now we check to see if it installed:

Code:

ndiswrapper -l

'l' is for list. If it says driver installed, device present, we're nearly there.

Was a wireless interface created?

Code:

iwconfig

If you have a wlan0, click the Network Manager icon and try to connect.

Post back any errors, warnings, sparks or smoke, if any, and we'll try to fix it.