5 Great Linux Tools You Should Know About
NDISWRAPPER
Efforts to open source wireless card drivers are finally paying off, especially with Broadcom’s recent announcement. But until the software reaches ready-to-deploy status, we will often stumble upon a broken wireless connection on a new install. Well, ndiswrapper attempts to solve this issue by letting you use non-native .INF device drivers, written for Windows. Many times this method provides a more stable WiFi connection even with an already working card, so I recommend you try it out in both cases. All in all, a great tool to keep in mind, especially since it is often already included in a newly installed distribution.
A tip: installing ndisgtk (or Kndiswrapper) makes it even easier.
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