root@pc-desktop:~# rmmod ndiswrapper root@pc-desktop:~# modprobe ndiswrapper root@pc-desktop:~# dmesg | tail -n 10 [17180292.212000] ndiswrapper version 1.47 loaded (smp=yes) [17180292.268000] ndiswrapper: driver net5416 (,05/26/2006,6.0.0.180) loaded [17180292.268000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:06.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 58 [17180292.716000] ndiswrapper: using IRQ 58 [17180292.920000] wlan0: ethernet device 00:19:5b:03:74:a4 using serialized NDIS driver: net5416, version: 0x60000, NDIS version: 0x501, vendor: 'NDIS Network Adapter', 168C:0023.5.conf [17180292.976000] wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP; TKIP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK; AES/CCMP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK [17180292.976000] usbcore: registered new driver ndiswrapper [17180292.996000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready [17180293.092000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready [17180301.136000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready