All was well up to the last stage: I entered

sudo wpa_supplicant -c/home/user/Desktop/wpa_supplicant.conf -Dmadwifi -ieth1
Failed to read read or parse configuration
'/home/user/Desktop/wpa_supplicant.conf'.

Is there a way to make wlan0 (what my ndiswrapper thinks is my
wireless card) the same as eth1 (what Ubuntu thinks is my wireless
card)?

Thanks again

              -jordan

On 5/23/06, Jordan Peacock <hewhocutsdown at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks a lot! I'll give that a try this afternoon.
>
> Also for the list; has anyone got any experience with User Mode Linux at all?
>
> On 5/23/06, Jeff Rasmussen <jeff.rasmussen at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Here is how I was able to get wpa_supplicant to work on the Dapper live CD.
> >
> > http://jeffrasmussen.wordpress.com/2006/05/13/ubuntu-wpa-goodness/
> >
> > I tried repeating the steps and it seems I left out the correct sequence for
> > adding the wireless card through gnome.
> >
> > Jeff Rasmussen
> >
> >
> >
> >  On 5/18/06, Jordan Peacock <hewhocutsdown at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> >  I didn't want to bother the list any further, and if worst comes to
> > worst, I might bring in my machine at the installfest to hash some of
> > this out, but I haven't been getting much in the way of replies at the
> > forums, and in some cases my emails to people are bouncing, so....
> >
> > 1) Setting up wireless card on my wife's laptop
> >
> > You can check this out for the full synopsis, but the final gist is:
> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=174118
> >
> > $ sudo /etc/init.d/ifplugd start
> > * Starting Network Interface Plugging Daemon... [fail]
> > $ sudo /etc/init.d/ifplugd start
> > * Starting Network Interface Plugging Daemon... Sorry, there is
> > already an instance of ifplugd for eth0 running.
> > Sorry, there is already an instance of ifplugd for wlan0 running.
> > [fail]
> > $ sudo /etc/init.d/ifplugd stop
> > * Stopping Network Interface Plugging Daemon... [ ok ]
> > $ sudo /etc/init.d/ifplugd start
> > * Starting Network Interface Plugging Daemon... [fail]
> > $ sudo /etc/init.d/wpasupplicant start
> > sudo: /etc/init.d/wpasupplicant: command not found
> >
> > I went into System: Administration: Networking and the 'wireless' is
> > still labelled 'eth1' instead of 'wlan0' and I don't know how to
> > change it, cause that's what ndiswrapper is using, correct?
> >
> > (for the record, the sound miraculous started working the next day, so
> > that's ok)
> >
> > 2) Setting up User Mode Linux
> >
> >  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=178313
> >
> > 3) Setting up Samba File/Printer sharing on Windows & Ubuntu PCs/Laptops
> >
> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=178991
> >
> > Hope that explains everything. It's frustrating not getting replies,
> > and most of the similar topics on the forums have died slow deaths
> > without clear answers. If you can help out, even a little, on any one
> >  of these three topics, I would be very thankful. God bless
> >
> >                              -jordan
> >
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