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Kubuntu wireless adapter(card)

My wireless card shows in the terminal window. As well as my wired (intergal) and video card.
My wireless card does NOT work. Shows driver for it.
How do I get it to work? I am new to the Kubuntu system. I have been reading alot of forums and pages about it. It seems all overlap or is not what I am needing.
The system copied all of my other drivers from windows fine. Everything works EXCEPT my wireless card.
I think this is the chipset (forgot to write it down).
RealTek RTL8185
Any ideas? All I have is windows drivers. No linux at all. Thanks, Travis.
I think this is what is CLOSE to. Has been a couple of years since I bought it. Does not have a "brand" name on it anywhere. Works fine in windows.....
»www.compusa.com/applications/Sea···ailspecs

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Re: Kubuntu wireless adapter(card)

After a quick search, I think you'd have the best success using NDISwrapper. Three basic steps: install the NDISwrapper program if it's not already there, use NDISwrapper to install the Windows driver for this card and blacklist the native 8185 driver to keep it from conflicting.

Generic instructions are here:
»https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDo···swrapper

permalink · 2008-09-22 10:26:09 ·

bones200 Premium join:2008-07-11 Randleman, NC	Ok....Installed and ran NDISwrapper. Sees adapter. Says driver installed. (windows driver). It does not see the router. Box comes up, no available networks???
	permalink · 2008-10-05 00:06:51 ·

garethsk Premium join:2002-08-11 Knoxville, TN clubs:	I fought with a Netgear WG111v2 under Ubuntu a little last night, trying to switch my HTPC over to MythTV. I had to do just like No_Strings said: install NDISWrapper, the Windows driver (Win98 in my case), blacklist the RTL8185, and then configured the wireless settings. This link helped: »globalsyzygy.wordpress.com/2007/···-ubuntu/
	permalink · 2008-10-07 09:08:41 ·

bones200 Premium join:2008-07-11 Randleman, NC	OK... The card works fine WITHOUT WPA key. Can't ask to work better or faster. Just can't use password. Any help for this?
	permalink · 2008-10-11 21:00:27 ·

No_Strings Premium,Mod join:2001-11-22 The OC	Re: Kubuntu wireless adapter(card) Try running wpa_supplicant from the command line in the foreground. That will show you the authentication details. I've found that to be very helpful in tracking down the fly in the ointment.
	permalink · 2008-10-11 21:07:39 ·

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