Networking Forums

Networking Forums > Wireless Networking > Wireless Internet > using Netgear PS401 wireless card in a notebook PC

Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes

using Netgear PS401 wireless card in a notebook PC

 
 
Dan Hofstetter
Guest
Posts: n/a

 
      10-28-2004, 02:00 PM
I posted the message at the bottom a while back while looking for
answers. A reader replied with a solution, and I have received enough
email asking about this that I figured I'd just post the solution
here.

To get the Netgear PS401 wireless card to work in a notebook/desktop
PC, download the latest drivers from Netgear's website for the MA401
card, then open the NETMA401.INF file in notepad for editing. Change
every instance of "MA401" to "PS401" and save the file. All you need
to do now is manually install the drivers for the new card (choose the
"have disk" option and navigate to the folder where you saved the
driver files). (I used the WINXP folder -- the drivers I downloaded
have the line "DriverVer = 06/29/2002, 2.0.2" in that .INF file)

After installation of the driver, the card should function exactly
like a MA401 and allow you to connect to your wireless network.

Original message:
>Subject: using Netgear PS401 wireless card in a notebook PC?
>
>I just received my free Netgear PS401 wireless LAN card as part of

the
>PS111W print server rebate and am a little sad to see "For use with
>Netgear PS111W only" printed on the card. No drivers shipped with

the
>card, and I can't seem to get the MA401 drivers available on their
>website to work. Does anyone know of a way to make this work? I

have
>a wireless router that I bought with the idea of using my laptop
>outside on nice ways in mind, and got the PS111W print server with

the
>intention of using it wired to my 100mbps network while using the

free
>PC card in the laptop. If this can't be made to work in the laptop
>it's virtually useless to me since I already ran networking cable to
>my basement where the plotter is located and see no advantage to
>running a wireless 11mbps print server over a wired 100mbps LAN.

 
Reply With Quote
 
 
 
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Please help me install this Wireless notebook card! drbmaxwell@gmail.com Network Routers 0 09-04-2005 07:35 PM
wireless g notebook card problems Jonathan Broadband Hardware 2 04-19-2004 08:36 AM
wireless g notebook card problems jonathan Broadband Hardware 0 04-19-2004 05:19 AM
Netgear PS401 Joe Eiffler Wireless Internet 0 12-26-2003 08:37 PM
using Netgear PS401 wireless card in a notebook PC? Dan Hofstetter Wireless Internet 0 09-28-2003 07:40 PM



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11