NDISWrapper - almost there - but need a little help

With the help of the LinuxElectrons web page, I was able to install
ndiswrapper using the Broadcom driver. I have a Linksys 54g router
and card. The OS is Fedora Core 2.

It appears that everything is installed OK - the wrapper, driver, etc.

However, when I go to System > Networking from the desktop, it sees
wlan0 but can't activate it. It reports that it is Determining IP and
then fails.

Someone recommended that I download and install
kernel-2.6.5-1.358.8kstacks.i686.rpm from Linuxant. Something to do
with Fedora's default 4k stacks being insufficient. Could this be it,
or even part of the problem? Or, what (else) am I missing?

Thanks in advance for any help.

The following is my ipcfg-wlan0 file. Of course, I have changed the
ESSID from the default

# Please read /usr/share/doc/initscripts-*/sysconfig.txt
# for the documentation of these parameters.

IPV6INIT=no
ONBOOT=no
USERCTL=yes
PEERDNS=no
GATEWAY=
TYPE=Wireless
DEVICE=wlan0
HWADDR=00:0c:41:60:2e:a3 <- The card, not the router: correct?
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
NETMASK=
DHCP_HOSTNAME=
IPADDR=
DOMAIN=
ESSID=Linksys
CHANNEL=11 <- Checked and confirmed
MODE=Managed <- Also tried Auto and Ad-Hoc
RATE=Auto

On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 12:34:19 +0000, The Etobian wrote:

Gorsh! You forgot to cross-post to the alt.multimedia.xena-hercules
news group. Just remember, most shotgun pellets miss the target
altogether..

> Someone recommended that I download and install
> kernel-2.6.5-1.358.8kstacks.i686.rpm from Linuxant. Something to do
> with Fedora's default 4k stacks being insufficient. Could this be it,
> or even part of the problem? Or, what (else) am I missing?

I think the 4K stacks being your problem is extremely unlikely. A
kernel stack overflow is usually a bit more disastrous than this.

Check with the NDIS folk directly. If their stuff works at all, you
have a wireless setup problem. It is unlikely that anyone else's
solution will help you.

The Etobian wrote:

> Someone recommended that I download and install
> kernel-2.6.5-1.358.8kstacks.i686.rpm from Linuxant. Something to do
> with Fedora's default 4k stacks being insufficient. Could this be it,
> or even part of the problem? Or, what (else) am I missing?



I agree with Tommy on this. I do not think this is your problem. I
installed Fedora Core 2 Friday evening. I then pulled down the source,
built, and installed ndiswrapper last night. I am using the 2.6.6-435
kernel from Fedora. It has 4k stacks.

I am using my D-Link DWL-G650 card right now at 108 Mbps with no problems.