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[ubuntu] Linux Newbie - need help with wireless, etc

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http://ubuntuforums.org – Ok I got my linux machine up and running. I had to wrap a windows driver for my wireless USB (netgear wpn111) using ndiswrapper. My first question is...is there a native linux driver that I could use for this device? And second...I have set up the driver to load whenever the computer is booted but I am wondering if there is a way to use sudo so that I don't have to type: sudo dhclient wlan1 every time I boot up. I attempted to create a BASH script to run at start up but I am sure most people reading this would know that is not the answer. Any input would be great. Thanks! (HowTos)

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Submitted by taskli on 10/27/2010 – Made popular on 10/27/2010

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