Noobie help with Belkin Wirless G adapter

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#1

I have successfully installed my Belkin Wirless G adapter FD… in Kubuntu in the past using ndiswrapper.

What would be the procedure to download Ndiswrapper (or equivelant application) in OpenSUSE?

update

Which ndiswrapper should I download from “Package Selection”? (ndiswrapper-kmp-pae or ndiswrapper-kmp-xen). Does OpenSUSE use a frond-end (graphical install thingy) like Kubtunu?

#2

I downloaded the 2nd option for ndiswrapper, and did the following commands in a “gnome terminal”

kyle@linux-cozi:~> su command
su: user command does not exist
kyle@linux-cozi:~> su
Password:
linux-cozi:/home/kyle # ndiswrapper -i /home/Desktop/BLKWGU.inf
couldn’t open /home/Desktop/BLKWGU.inf: No such file or directory at /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper line 219.
linux-cozi:/home/kyle # cd Desktop
linux-cozi:/home/kyle/Desktop # ndiswrapper -i BLKWGU.inf
installing blkwgu …
linux-cozi:/home/kyle/Desktop # ndiswrapper -l
blkwgu : driver installed
linux-cozi:/home/kyle/Desktop # modprobe ndiswrapper
linux-cozi:/home/kyle/Desktop # rcnetwork restart
Shutting down the NetworkManager done
Shutting down network interfaces:
eth0 device: Accton Technology Corporation SMC2-1211TX (rev done
wlan0
No configuration found for wlan0
Nevertheless the interface will be shut down. done
Shutting down service network . . . . . . . . . . . . . done.
Starting the NetworkManager done
linux-cozi:/home/kyle/Desktop #

On the ‘panel’ I click on ‘Network Connections’, then ‘Wireless’.

What do I type here?

My router’s name is MMbelkin54g, and it has wpa security, and its ip changes when I turn it off/on.

#3

jman01 wrote:
> linux-cozi:/home/kyle/Desktop #
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> On the ‘panel’ I click on ‘Network Connections’, then ‘Wireless’.
>
> WHAT DO I TYPE HERE?
>
> My router’s name is MMbelkin54g, and it has wpa security, and its ip
> changes when I turn it off/on.

You need to make a new connection for wlan0. As long as your router
does DHCP and NAT (it probably does), it doesn’t matter what its IP
is. Although the “Connect and Save” button will be active from the
first screen on, keep pushing Next until it becomes inactive before
connecting. That is a bug in KNM.

Larry