ndiswrapper (version 0.4)

What is it?
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Some wireless LAN vendors refuse to release hardware specifications or
drivers for their products for operating systems other than Microsoft
Windows. The ndiswrapper project makes it possible to use such
hardware with Linux by means of a loadable kernel module that "wraps
around" NDIS (Windows network driver API) drivers.

Status
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The following chipsets are known to work:
   * Broadcom (4301, 94306)
   * Intel Centrino (2100)
   * Admtek (8211)
   * Atheros (AR5004)


Installation
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See the INSTALL document for instruction on how to compile and install
ndiswrapper.

Problems
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Note that the project, despite being very usable already, is still in
its early development stages. Support for Linux userspace tools, such
as monitoring tools, is very limited.

Before sending bug reports, please check archives of mailing list and
public forum available at project home page:
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net. Both these have search facility.
Follow the instructions below when sending a bug report:

   * Enable DEBUG option the Makefile in driver directory and
     recompile all sources. Report dmesg output. Without this step,
     proper feedback may not be possible.  Include details about your
     card, chipset (reported by lspci), distribution, kernel version
     in the post.

   * Check if latest CVS works.

   * Use an alternate windows driver; see the 'Supported Chipsets' page on
     the project homepage for a driver that is known to work for your
     chipset.
