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[edit] Installing the Linksys Wireless "B" Version 4 NIC under ArchLinux/2.6.5

Tested with a pcmcia card, but should work the same for PCI - They don't, see bottom of page if you have a pci card.../droog.

1. Download the Windows XP Drivers from: [1]
2. Download the ndiswrapper source from [ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net] to its own directory /ndiswrapper.

ndiswrapper 0.7 is recommended, but 0.8 worked just fine for me as well.

1. As root: cd /ndiswrapper
2. tar zxvf ndiswrapper-0.xx.tar.gz (replace xx with version number)
3. cd ndiswrapper-0.xx (replace xx with version number)
4. make install
5. cd .. (so you are back in the /ndiswrapper directory.)
6. unzip "winxp-8180(169).zip" (make sure you use the quotes so you won't get a token error.)
7. type: ndiswrapper -i NET8180.INF

you have to make && make install ndiswrapper from source!!!#type: ndiswrapper -l (it should then list the installed drivers)

1. type: dmesg || grep "wlan0" (it should list it.)
2. type: ndiswrapper -m (will save module information.)
3. type: modprobe ndiswrapper
4. With all luck, the ndiswrapper module will load. After this I just used iwconfig to set up the Wifi conn.

A basic setup would look something like:

iwconfig wlan0 mode Managed && iwconfig wlan0 essid MY_ESSID && iwconfig wlan0 channel MY_CHANNEL

Then, edit /etc/rc.conf

• in the MODULES line, add ndiswrapper,
• in the INTERFACES line, add wlan0="wlan0 IP_I_WANT_TO_USE" or just put wlan0="dhcp"

Finally, type: /etc/rc.d/network restart

PCI

Sorry about the bad format i just thought i would throw this in here cause i just got this working today, .../droog.

The _v4 pci cards use an inproconn chipset. I have it working perfectly with ndiswrapper and this driver [2]

you have to ./configure && make && make install ndiswrapper from source!!! Then load all 3 inf files with 'ndiswrapper -i file.inf'

I added 'wlan0="dhcp"' to rc.conf and added ndiswrapper to the modules. instead of restarting, as root 'modprobe ndiswrapper'

lastly do 'ifconfig wlan0 up', after that either use the gtk wifi-radar or kwifimanager or read some man pages...

It worked for me hope it does for you...