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Hello Eric,

>... how I got my wifi to work was with ndiswrapper.

Then the question becomes, does the Ubuntu install include ndiswrapper?

If I have to *download* NDISwrapper, I won't be able to until the WIFI
works, but the WIFI won't work until I get NDISWrapper, but I can't
get NDIS until...


Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

Patrick



>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm new to the list.
>>
>> My question is very basic.
>>
>> I want to try out Linux again (I ran Red Hat about five or six years
>> ago and gave up on it for compatibility reasons). I've been running
>> Windows ever since.
>>
>> I want to try out Ubuntu on an older Compaq laptop that lacks an
>> Ethernet port. I have a Notebook Network Card (PCMCIA) from Belkin
>> (F5D5020) but no Linux installer (I've ever tried) recognizes it,
>> which makes the computer virtually useless. (I can't access the
>> Internet once Linux is installed.)
>>
>> I also have a Wireless Notebook Network Card (F5D7010) from Belkin
>> (Wireless G), which I have never successfully fired up via Linux. I
>> probably just run out of patience.
>>
>> So... my question. What Wireless G card (PCMCIA) can I use that Ubuntu
>> will *effortlessly* (or nearly so) recognize during install? I'm
>> willing to go out & buy it so that I can avoid all the fiddle faddle.
>> (Since my last Linux foray, I have installed three children into my
>> Life, which is still in BETA.)
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>>
>>
>>



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