NetGear WNDA3100(v2) USB WiFi?

[Cam!]

I had to get a USB WiFi adapter due to a new router, and it won't work on my 64-bit 12.10 installation.

I know that I have to get the drivers from within Windows and do something with "ndiswrappers", but I'm not sure the exact method. I tried doing it on Linux Mint to no avail.

[Joseph Rinaldi]

Hi,
I spent hours on this but found a simply way to get this working flawlessly.
1. From the Ubuntu Software Centre, install Windows Wireless Drivers (NDISWrapper) and the two add-ons, ndiswrapper-dkms and ndiswrapper-source.
2. I installed the latest drivers from Netgear on a Windows XP computer. (Just a VM will do, can be on a Linux Box).
3. This creates a folder in C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\WNDA3100v2\Driver, called WinXP2000. This contains the latest drivers for this adapter. The .sys file should be version 5.100.68.46.
4. Copy the folder to your Ubuntu (or Xubuntu) computer.
5. Run the Windows Wireless Drivers software and point to the inf file in this folder.
6. Reboot. All done!