Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 23:09:16 -0600 From: Nikolas Britton <freebsd@nbritton.org> To: Shahar Yuval <ssy5@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Netgear MA111 wifi card with Project Evil Message-ID: <41CE477C.2030500@nbritton.org> In-Reply-To: <20041225195630.16923.qmail@web42101.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20041225195630.16923.qmail@web42101.mail.yahoo.com>
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Shahar Yuval wrote: >Hi, > >I'm trying to use my Netgear MA111 wireless USB card >in FreeBSD. As I understand, FreeBSD's wi module does >not support it (OpenBSD's does). Therefore, I decided >to check out NDISulator ("Project Evil"). >I followed the instructions in the FreeBSD Handbook, >installed ndis, ndiscvt, copied my Windows drivers and >complied if_ndis. > >However, when I tried to load if_ndis, I got the >following error message: > >link_elf: symbol ndis_set_info undefined > >and the module is not loaded. > >Someone apparently already ran into this problem: >http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2004-June/028753.html > >and received the following response: >http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2004-June/028783.html > >I speculate that perhaps if_ndis expects inf and sys >files from a PCI/Cardbus card and not a USB one. > >I'd appreciate your assistance in getting the card to >work. > > > > Project Evil, Yes, That's what I'd call the netgear MA111. This is the most flakiest POS I have ever see. Eventually I got so pissed at it that I calmly unplugged it from the USB port and forcefully wiped it across the room at a high velocity rate into the wall but it still worked after this and denied me the satisfaction I was looking for, thus I have blacklisted netgear. Here is a tip for any company in the networking bizz, NEVER PISS A SYSADMIN OFF!!!! I wish you all the luck in the world, and some anger management classes because after this your going to need it.
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