how to get Wireless USB device installed?

[Jason Dixon]

On Mon, 2004-01-19 at 20:39, Francisco Perez wrote:
> Hey, I hope I am going to the right channels to do this. I recently
> installed Fedora Core 1 and its running great! I decided to add it on to
> another box in my house, but I ran into a stump. When it came to
> installing the Netgear Wireless USB adapter (MA111) to linux, I had no
> idea where to turn. I am under the impression that there are no default
> drivers for it, but I don't know where to go nor how to do it. (I am
> still learning how to maneuver within the terminal) 
> 
> Has this problem already been solved? Could someone help me out with
> some detailed explanation? I did several searches for a solution, but
> its all egyptian to me. Everyone has different ways of doing it, and I
> do not know which one to use. 
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!

This probably won't be a popular response, but I'm going to offer it
anyways.  It sounds like you're really intimidated by the possibility of
getting your hands dirty in Linux.  If this is the case, I suggest you
a) find someone who can help you with your drivers, or b) return the USB
adapter for a PCI (or pcmcia) version with less "excitement" involved in
the install process.

The MA111 is supported by the linux-wlan drivers, but they're not going
to be trivial for a newbie to install.  Most of the first links I found
on Google regarding that card all mentioned difficulties in getting the
card up and running.  Yes, we could probably give you assistance, but
there's a high probability that you'll run into a wall, we won't be able
to help you properly, you'll get frustrated, etc.

Just my $0.02.

-- 
Jason Dixon, RHCE
DixonGroup Consulting
http://www.dixongroup.net