did you check "ndiswrapper -l" again? show that the driver is loaded and all?
Yes, ndiswrapper -l shows: [root@laptop ~]# ndiswrapper -l Installed ndis drivers: bcmwl5 driver present, hardware present
then did you try "dhclient wlan0"? then check iwconfig to see if you got connected? or try "iwlist wlan0 scan" to find out whether it sees any networks?
Yes, the scan shows that it sees 4 wireless networks, including mine.
is your access point broadcasting the essid? have MAC filtering on?
Yes, it is broadcasting the essid. I do have MAC filtering on, but my wireless cards MAC address is in the list to allow. I guess I could shut it off to rule it out. Same thing with MAC filtering off. Never see a connection on the router.
..just covering the basics.
i've have some goofy results sometimes with iwconfig and had to do this on a few occasions:
command "dhclient -r wlan0" using network applet, Deactivate wlan0 using network applet, Activate wlan0
I'll give this a look. I really don't want to use DHCP though. It's turned off on my wireless router and is provided by another box on the network. Should still work, but I get DHCP discover failures on my wireless router, so that could be another obstacle. I do have another machine running Windows XP connected with wireless, so I know it is functioning. That machine also has a static address assigned.
Thanks, James