PCLinuxos how to setup wireless with netgear wn111v2

robsimo · 06-08-2009, 08:36 AM

Has anyone setup wireless with a netgear wn111v2, with PCLinuxos.
I have been to many message boards but so far have had little luck with replies.
thanks
Rob

**wmorri** · 06-08-2009, 11:35 AM

Hi,

Welcome to TSF!!

Can you tell us a little about what you have already tried, and what has worked and what hasn't?

Also I would like to see the output from the command "iwconfig" w/o the quotes, in terminal.

Cheers!

robsimo · 06-08-2009, 02:16 PM

Hello,

lsusb
gives this,

Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0846:9001 NetGear, Inc. WN111(v2) RangeMax Next Wireless [Atheros AR9001U-(2)NG]
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions

eth0 no wireless extensions

Im fairly new to linux but have used it extensively in the past
I have tried ndiswrapper but installed over windows so that wont work
tried to get 0.2.1-pre20 didnt have much luck getting it
mainly I have tried to download networking tools to try and detect it, alot of the stuf I have read talks about wlan0 but I dont seem to have that on here.
thanks
rob

**wmorri** · 06-08-2009, 05:01 PM

Quote:

have tried ndiswrapper but installed over windows so that wont work

I don't understand this, can you tell me more about what you mean? Installing over windows shouldn't have anything to do with linux.

Cheers!

**Done_Fishin** · 06-09-2009, 10:21 AM

I had a netgear which I recently lost but in the process of trtying to get it working I came up with this page (amongst others)

http://acx100.sourceforge.net/wiki/ACX

you might want to check it out if you haven't already.

also with some distros acx111 works out of the box .. Ububtu 9.04 for example .. I know since I was using mine in there before it went walkabout.

robsimo · 06-09-2009, 11:15 AM

Hi,
I installed using a livecd, what I did not realise was ndiswrapper can install windows drivers but I did a complete install and wiped out windows from the drive and could not then pull in these drivers.

**wmorri** · 06-09-2009, 11:34 AM

Hi,

You should be able to get the windows drivers from the netgear website. I would start there and see what you can make of it. Or you can try the link that Done_Fishin has posted.

Cheers!

niflar · 10-22-2009, 10:22 AM

The Netgear wn111v2 works with the ar9170-driver:
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ar9170

Quote:

Originally Posted by robsimo

Has anyone setup wireless with a netgear wn111v2, with PCLinuxos.
I have been to many message boards but so far have had little luck with replies.
thanks
Rob

06-08-2009, 08:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
robsimo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3 OS: PCLinuxos	PCLinuxos how to setup wireless with netgear wn111v2 Has anyone setup wireless with a netgear wn111v2, with PCLinuxos. I have been to many message boards but so far have had little luck with replies. thanks Rob

06-08-2009, 11:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,722 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: PCLinuxos how to setup wireless with netgear wn111v2 Hi, Welcome to TSF!! Can you tell us a little about what you have already tried, and what has worked and what hasn't? Also I would like to see the output from the command "iwconfig" w/o the quotes, in terminal. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

06-08-2009, 02:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
robsimo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3 OS: PCLinuxos	Re: PCLinuxos how to setup wireless with netgear wn111v2 Hello, lsusb gives this, Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0846:9001 NetGear, Inc. WN111(v2) RangeMax Next Wireless [Atheros AR9001U-(2)NG] Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub iwconfig lo no wireless extensions eth0 no wireless extensions Im fairly new to linux but have used it extensively in the past I have tried ndiswrapper but installed over windows so that wont work tried to get 0.2.1-pre20 didnt have much luck getting it mainly I have tried to download networking tools to try and detect it, alot of the stuf I have read talks about wlan0 but I dont seem to have that on here. thanks rob

06-09-2009, 10:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,281 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: PCLinuxos how to setup wireless with netgear wn111v2 I had a netgear which I recently lost but in the process of trtying to get it working I came up with this page (amongst others) http://acx100.sourceforge.net/wiki/ACX you might want to check it out if you haven't already. also with some distros acx111 works out of the box .. Ububtu 9.04 for example .. I know since I was using mine in there before it went walkabout. __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

06-09-2009, 11:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
robsimo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3 OS: PCLinuxos	Re: PCLinuxos how to setup wireless with netgear wn111v2 Hi, I installed using a livecd, what I did not realise was ndiswrapper can install windows drivers but I did a complete install and wiped out windows from the drive and could not then pull in these drivers.

06-09-2009, 11:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,722 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: PCLinuxos how to setup wireless with netgear wn111v2 Hi, You should be able to get the windows drivers from the netgear website. I would start there and see what you can make of it. Or you can try the link that Done_Fishin has posted. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!