Installing and configuring the Ralink USB WLAN Adapter for Fedora with ndiswrapper

This HOWTO describes the installation of the USB Ralink WLAN + Pen Drive wireless adapter for Fedora operation, using ndiswrapper and the Windows XP drivers for the device.

The information here is likely to be of benefit mostly to people in New Zealand (and possibly Australia), as the device in question is sold by Dick Smith Electronics (DSE) in New Zealand as the DSE 802.11g WLAN (USB), with a product code of XH83344.

UPDATE: You'll probably find that the information available on the ndiswrapper website on this topic is more than adequate to meet your requirements, so I've just updated the known working cards wiki with specific information for the adapter described here. However, should you need further help, you can post a comment here.

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In the States, Dick Smith is

In the States, Dick Smith is the same as Radio Shark

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