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Using Windows Wireless Drivers

Ubuntu supports a system known as NDISWrapper. This allows you to use a Windows wireless device driver under Ubuntu.

  1. Obtain the Windows Driver for your system and locate the file that ends with .inf.

  2. Install ndisgtk (System → Administration → Synaptic Package Manager).

  3. Open ndisgtk (System → Administration → Windows Wireless Drivers).

  4. Select Install new driver.

  5. Choose the location of your Windows .inf file and click Install.

  6. Click OK.

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