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    How to install your Netgear wg111v2 wireless dongle on Edgy

    Install your Netgear wg111v2 using ndiswrapper. Some have reported success using the existing rtl8187 driver, but I recommend against it. Your first task is to confirm which hardware you're actually using. Ubuntu Forum member, kvonb, figured out that some of the wg111v2's actually use the wg111v1 chipset - they're essentially mislabeled. His recommendation for discovering which hardware you're using requires that you plug it in, and run: (*The light on your hardware may or may not work. Disregard it.)
    Code:
    lsusb | grep NetGear
    The output will show one of two devices: 0846:4240 is the v2. If you're using v1, you can follow the same steps, but the driver you install will be different.



    STEP: Blacklist the existing drivers:
    Code:
    sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
    Copy and paste the following to the bottom of the file. Save it. Close it.
    Code:
    #wg111v2 conflicting drivers
    blacklist islsm_pci
    blacklist islsm
    blacklist islsm_usb
    blacklist prism2_usb
    blacklist rtl8187
    blacklist r8187b
    blacklist r8187

    STEP: Download the driver from Netgear
    Select version 1.3 (if you're using v2). Download wg111v2_1_3_0.zip to your desktop. Right-click on the file and extract it to your desktop. For ease of use, rename the extracted folder to: "NetgearV2".


    STEP: Configure NDISWRAPPER. Replace <username> with yours. Edit path as necessary. One command at a time.
    Code:
    sudo ndiswrapper -i /home/<username>/Desktop/NetgearV2/Driver/WIN98/net111v2.inf
    sudo depmod -a
    sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
    sudo ndiswrapper -m
    STEP: Add the module to /etc/modules
    Code:
    sudo gedit /etc/modules
    Copy and paste the following to the bottom of the file. Save it. Close it.
    Code:
    ndiswrapper
    STEP: Reboot your machine. Insert your wg111v2. Confirm proper installation:
    Code:
    ndiswrapper -l
    The output should show:
    Installed drivers:
    net111v2 driver installed, hardware present
    Last edited by phossal; April 13th, 2007 at 06:25 AM. Reason: Removed non-essential steps for initial installation.

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    Re: How to install your Netgear wg111v2 wireless dongle on Edgy

    Quote Originally Posted by phossal View Post
    Do not immediately insert the wg111v2. Avoid the gui configuration tools. Disable wep/wpa on your router. The wg111v2 is "supported out of the box" using the r*818* driver, meaning it does not require the ndiswrapper. Ignore that. Devices beginning with serial numbers like 1AC* (wg111v2) use the ndiswrapper.

    NOTES:
    The light on my wg111v2 dongle blinks at lengthy intervals. The light activity is not a good reference point for connectivity or operation. Ignore it.
    I successfully installed both versions of the Netgear wg111 (wg111, wg111v2) on 32bit Ubuntu. There is a reported incompatibility with 64bit Ubuntu.
    I installed all of the drivers for both versions (wg111, wg111v2) in ndiswrapper to test which work, and which do not. Each version works with all of its respective drivers.
    "wlan0" should be replaced with the appropriate interface (wlan1, eth0, eth1, etc) in the tutorial below. When I install both wg111, and wg111v2 they appear as wlan0 and wlan1 for me.

    DEVICES:
    0846:4240 - You may have success with version 1 driver (Note kvonb's experience above)
    0846:6a00 - You may have success with version 2 driver


    .
    1. Install ndiswrapper, specifically ndiswrapper-utils-1.8
    Code:
    sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils-1.8



    2. Blacklist existing drivers.*
    Code:
    sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
    Copy and paste the following to the bottom of the file. Save it. Close it.
    Code:
    #wg111v2 conflicting drivers
    blacklist islsm_pci
    blacklist islsm
    blacklist islsm_usb
    blacklist prism2_usb
    blacklist rtl8187
    blacklist r8187b
    NOTE: I have used both versions of the wg111. I found that both dongles (wg111, wg111v2) were recognized "out of the box" using the r*818* drivers, but would not associate with the router. Blacklist them, download the appropriate version driver from Netgear, and use ndiswrapper.




    3. Visit Netgear to download your driver at: http://kbserver.netgear.com/release_notes/D102843.asp

    Select version 1.3. Download wg111v2_1_3_0.zip to your desktop. Right-click on the file, and extract the compressed folder to your desktop. For ease of use, rename the extracted file "NetgearV2".




    4. Configure ndiswrapper. Replace <username> with yours. Edit path as necessary. One command at a time.
    Code:
    sudo ndiswrapper -i /home/<username>/Desktop/NetgearV2/Driver/WIN98/net111v2.inf
    sudo depmod -a
    sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
    sudo ndiswrapper -m



    5. Add the module to /etc/modules.
    Code:
    sudo gedit /etc/modules
    Copy and paste the following to the bottom of the file. Save it. Close it.
    Code:
    ndiswrapper



    6. Reboot your machine.

    7. Insert your wg111v2.

    8. Confirm proper ndiswrapper installation.
    Code:
    sudo ndiswrapper -l
    The output should show: (If it doesn't. Do not continue. Seek help.)

    Installed drivers:
    net111v2 driver installed, hardware present

    I hit the wall here because I get

    Installed drivers:
    net111v2 driver installed

    To find out if you have these odd v1 modules:

    Code:

    lsusb | grep NetGear

    should show:

    Code:

    Bus 00x Device 00x: ID 0846:4240 NetGear, Inc. WG111 WiFi (v2)
    If you get this do you have v1 or v2?
    The important part is the 0846:4240, forget the rest!

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    Re: How to install your Netgear wg111v2 wireless dongle on Edgy

    "but would not associate with the router"

    Beg to differ with you on this. The adapter links perfectly with my router (Netgear as well) "out of the box" using the driver built into the kernel, so there is no need for ndiswrapper, and it is worth trying this way first. You do need to sort out your interfaces file and include the ESSID for your LAN wireless network, and accept that you won't get any flashing lights on your adapter.

    It is worth blacklisting the following
    Code:
    blacklist bcm43xx
    blacklist islsm
    blacklist islsm_usb
    blacklist islsm_pci
    blacklist prism2_usb
    and set up your interfaces file as follows:

    Code:
    sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces
    Code:
    auto wlan0
    iface wlan0 inet dhcp
    wireless-essid youressid
    wireless-mode managed
    Which assumes you have dhcp running, but it works just as well with a static IP
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    Re: How to install your Netgear wg111v2 wireless dongle on Edgy

    ok I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    not bad for a newbie , well at least I think so reading all the horror stories about wireless!!

    Now a question how do I install my wep back on? I can not do wpa as the wife laptop is not that advance yet.

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