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! Notes on my laptop.

! make WG511T work
from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=38972

Here is a simple and easy way to get the Netgear Wg511T card up and running in easy steps. In 5 minutes you will be up and running.

# start up a root console
# type: iwconfig ( this will give you your card info and network /wireless info)
# type: iwconfig ath0 channel 6 ( substitute channel 6 for whichever channel your router is transmitting on)
# Type: iwlist scan ( this may take a minute, this will give you your routers wireless settings.)
# Edit /etc/network/interfaces, add 'wireless-essid NETGEAR' and 'wireless-ap #' to the 'auto ath0' (where # is the Address printed by iwlist scan

Old instructions for getting it to work on a live CD
# Type: iwconfig ath0 essid xxxxxx ( replace xxxxxx with your routers essid)
# Type: iwconfig ath0 ap xx xx xx xx xx xx( this is the six double digit mac address required and is listed in your iwlist scan message as above.)
# Type: iwconfig ath0 key XXXXXXXXXX ( replace XXXXXXXX with your own hex wep key )
# type: dhclient ( this gets your dhcp sorted ) you should now be up and running.

! Disable tap to click on touchpad

Add
    Option "[[MaxTapTime]]" "0"
to your synaptics section in xorg and it should fix this (it also disables tap-to-click completely).

-- Main:[[KevinSeghetti]] - 26 Apr 2007