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Which drivers should I use for the Netgear WG111T USB wireless adapter?

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DriverLoader Installation

We recommend using the current version of Linuxant's DriverLoader when using the Netgear WG111T USB adapter. Download the current version here. This executable is named 'dldrinstall.run' and will install the appropriate driverloader kernel module based on your Operating System. After the download is complete:

  1. Open a terminal
  2. Use the 'cd' command to enter the directory in which the installer downloaded. Example:

    3. cd Desktop

  3. Execute the installer

    4. sh ./dldrinstall.run

  4. This completes the DriverLoader installation. Before you can access your Netgear WG111T, you must install its specific drivers. DriverLoader serves a private webpage for you to do this easily with a web browser. Please see Driver Files on this same page to complete installation of your Netgear WG111T.

Older Linux Distributions

If the installer above does not work properly, you may have an older Linux Distribution with an older kernel. In this case, we recommend an older version of Driverloader, version 2.43. Please follow these steps to install DriverLoader 2.43:

  1. Download DriverLoader 2.43
  2. Extract the downloaded driverloader-2.43.tar.gz file to a folder on the Linux host machine (right-click on the downloaded file and select 'Extract here')
  3. Open a terminal and 'cd' to the location of the extracted DriverLoader 2.43

    # cd /home/user/Desktop/driverloader-2.43

  4. As root, run the command 'make install' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of DriverLoader 2.43

    5. # make install

Driver Files

Linuxant's DriverLoader requires the use of specific driver files. For the Netgear WG111T USB adapter, we recommend using these three driver files:

To install the above driver files using DriverLoader, please follow these steps:

  1. If running a Fedora operating system, please be sure to install the modified 16k kernel
  2. Plug in the Netgear WG111T adapter
  3. Access the DriverLoader web configuration tool on http://127.0.0.1:18020. (Note: DriverLoader is not accessible from remote IP addresses.)
  4. Click the ‘Upload Windows Driver’ link and select the netwg11t.inf file
  5. The web configuration tool should now ask for two additional files – ar5523.bin and WG11TND5.sys - select these files and follow the on screen instructions

If you have a system with Network Manager installed, please read this article before using CDRouter.

The Netgear WG111T wireless adapter should be installed and operable at this point.

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