Copied from the Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/epods/message/839
Hello fellow epodians,
I just completed the 3.5XP hack and the only working wireless card I
have right now is Netgear 802.11b MA401 V2.5 and I wanted to see if
I could get this to work.
First off I tried plugging it in and mayking a hack in the registry
so that the card would be recognized but it would never make a
connection.
After reading around on this site and the Iappliance site I read
somewhere that the Linksys Wireless is also based on the Prism2
chip. Then on the Iappliance site regarding the Linksys wireless
card, I remember posting a link on where to find some Compaq drivers
that would run the Linksys Wireless card. Hmmm Prism2
chip...hmmmm..I went ahead and tried it and it worked!!!! Here is
what I did.
1> Go to this site to get SP15585.exe
http://www5.compaq.com/support/files/15501.html
2> You will run this exectable on your PC and it will unpack a
SETUP211.EXE on your PC.
3> Startup Active Sync and run SETUP211.EXE on the PC and it will
install some Compaq drivers onto the epod
4> Using Regedit on the epod, I went to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Drivers/PCMCIA/Compaq-
WL100_11Mbps_Wireless_PC_Card-8147
At this location I noticed that:
Miniport = WL100
Prefix = NDS
Dll = NDIS.Dll
5> On my PC, I went into RegEdit and did a search for Netgear and
found an entry that referred to the card as:
PCMCIA\NETGEAR_MA401RA_WIRELESS_PC-CARD-5CA0\1
6> Back to the epod, I went ahead and created a new key called:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Drivers/PCMCIA/NETGEAR_MA401RA_WIRELESS_PC-CARD-
5CA0
7> I then added the strings to the key:
Miniport = WL100
Prefix = NDS
Dll = NDIS.Dll
8> I turned off the epod, plugged in the Netgear MA401 and turned it
on.
9> Up came the network config box and it identified the card as a
Compaq WL100 11Mps. I chose DHCP and continued on and never got a
connection.
10> I attepted a soft reset and no connection.
11> I then went into Control Panel/Network and selected the Compaq
WL100, turned off DHCP and put in a static IP Address, SubNet Mask
and Default Gateway and then my DNS servers.
12> Clicked Ok and thought that I really should just go to sleep
about now. Did a soft reset for good measure and BANG....I had the
internet...OWOWOWOWOWOWOW
Hope this helps. My guess is this technique can be applied to other
Prism2 based cards.
-Tim
