NetGear WG311v2

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I am attempting to run FreeBSD 5.3 RC2 w/ a Netgear WG311v2 NIC.
 
I am using the GENERIC kernel.
 
I followed Bill Paul's notes as follows:
 

# cp foo.sys foo.inf /sys/modules/if_ndis
# cd /sys/modules/ndis
# make; make load
# cd /sys/modules/if_ndis
# ndiscvt -i foo.inf -s foo.sys -o ndis_driver_data.h
# make; make load

I copied the XP driver from the NetGear CD that came with the card to the designated locations listed above.  I copied the .bin files to /compat/ndis.  I chmod'd them to 777 just in case...not worrideabout security...will change to approaite once the card works.

Upon the last make load I see ndis0 becomes available and the transmit rates it can negotiate are displayed across the screen...one line for 802.11b and one for 802.11g

 

When I :  ifconfig ndis0 ssid "3com" media autoslect

The machine accepts the line and remains stable hwoever when I ifconfig ndis0:

Carrier none

ssid ""

 

I can bind IP's to the card but that is it.

I read Bill's post about twi0 needing to be the proper device but when I load if_ndis it comes up as well...ndis

 

Is there something I need to do to make twi0 active.  Maybe a kernel addition....make load in twi dir instead of ndis dir????

 

TIA

 

			
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