Installing Internet Driver on Linux


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I just installed Ubuntu's opporating system on my computer, and I'm trying to connect to the internet through my wireless LAN network. I havea PCI adapter from linksys. My model no. is: wmp11

I honestly have no idea how I can install the driver on ubuntu... I heard you have to install ndiswrapper first, but i can't seem to do that since i cant connect to the internet on that computer!

So can i download something from this [my laptop] computer onto a flashdrive.. and then install that onto my desktop?

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Unfortunately, manufacturers have a very nasty habit of changing chipsets in their hardware, yet still marketing it as the same model.

Driver support is based off of the chipset. If you have a chipset natively supported in Linux, then it would have alredy been detected. ndiswrapper 'cheats' and uses a Windows driver to offer compatibility in Linux.

If you need to install something from online, I would recommend just biting the bullet and finding a place where you can connect via cable until you get configured.

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