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slackware:ndiswrapper [2008/09/11 11:29] – WPA has it's own independent chapter now. alienslackware:ndiswrapper [2008/09/11 11:33] – Be more specific about how to configure wpa with ndiswrapper. alien
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 Your card will be loaded with the name **wlan0**. Detailed information about how to configure your wlan0 interface can be found in my [[:slackware:madwifi#network_configuration|madwifi page]], if you change the string **ath0** to **wlan0**. Your card will be loaded with the name **wlan0**. Detailed information about how to configure your wlan0 interface can be found in my [[:slackware:madwifi#network_configuration|madwifi page]], if you change the string **ath0** to **wlan0**.
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 For more information about how to configure WPA using [[http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/|wpa_supplicant]], read my [[:slackware:network#wpa_encryption|WPA chapter]] in the //[[:slackware:network|Slackware network configuration]]// page. For more information about how to configure WPA using [[http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/|wpa_supplicant]], read my [[:slackware:network#wpa_encryption|WPA chapter]] in the //[[:slackware:network|Slackware network configuration]]// page.
  
-//NOTE//: With ndiswrapper version 1.12 and later, you should use wpa_supplicant's //wext// driver instead of the //ndiswrapper// driver: '''-Dwext''' instead of '''-Dndiswrapper'''.+<note>With ndiswrapper version 1.12 and later, you should use wpa_supplicant'**//wext//** driver instead of the //ndiswrapper// driver: the argument to wpa_supplicant would become '''-Dwext''' instead of '''-Dndiswrapper'''\\ A typical configuration line in ''rc.inet1.conf'' would then become (adjust my example index [**1**] to the value you use for your card): <code> 
 +WLAN_WPADRIVER[1]="wext"</code></note>
 Using ndiswrapper for unsupported wireless cards ()
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