another thread about WG511

[CrabNumber76]

Ok, folks I know about all the threads that discuss at some point the Netgear WG511 and others like it. it is also in the works with NS thread but doesn't appear to be actually "supported".
but this is not the same problem. first off, I am not using an outdated OS or an outdated computer. I was forced to use Vista because that is what my notebook came with and there are no XP drivers for the guts. Yes I am aware of the Vista issue. unlike most noobs this noob did many searches. Netstumbler works fine on my system because I run it as an administrator. I also downloaded and installed the Vista compatible drivers for the WG511. So.. they both work but not together. so, I tried the work-arounds found on this forum. they didn't work. This is a WG511 v2 so that may be at least part of the problem. So that is the situation. Please don't tell me to buy a different card. I already know. however, because I live in the middle of a desert the only electronics store within about forty miles only has a small selection of wireless notebook adapters.
one is a linksys G that happens to be on the incompatible with NS list and is incompatible with my computer for unknown reasons. The other choice is the cardbus adapter I have. So there we have it. does anybody have any idea how to make this work?
right now I am using a script that runs netsh wlan> show networks mode=bssid in a loop. I don't know how to save the results though because it is in the command prompt window. The only copy method that works in cmd selects everything in the window. It's a lousy way to do it.

no I don't need to crack WEPs
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[Thorn]

Originally Posted by CrabNumber76

Ok, folks I know about all the threads that discuss at some point the Netgear WG511 and others like it. it is also in the works with NS thread but doesn't appear to be actually "supported".
but this is not the same problem. first off, I am not using an outdated OS or an outdated computer. I was forced to use Vista because that is what my notebook came with and there are no XP drivers for the guts. Yes I am aware of the Vista issue. unlike most noobs this noob did many searches. Netstumbler works fine on my system because I run it as an administrator. I also downloaded and installed the Vista compatible drivers for the WG511. So.. they both work but not together. so, I tried the work-arounds found on this forum. they didn't work. This is a WG511 v2 so that may be at least part of the problem. So that is the situation. Please don't tell me to buy a different card. I already know. however, because I live in the middle of a desert the only electronics store within about forty miles only has a small selection of wireless notebook adapters.
one is a linksys G that happens to be on the incompatible with NS list and is incompatible with my computer for unknown reasons. The other choice is the cardbus adapter I have. So there we have it. does anybody have any idea how to make this work?

You're probably out of luck unless you can get this to work in an NDIS mode.

Originally Posted by CrabNumber76

right now I am using a script that runs netsh wlan> show networks mode=bssid in a loop. I don't know how to save the results though because it is in the command prompt window. The only copy method that works in cmd selects everything in the window. It's a lousy way to do it.

That's an interesting way to do it. You might pipe or redirect the results to a text file, depending on the logic of your script. Another possible way is to use the "/+" and "/b" arguments to the copy command to append the output to the end of a text file. Information for either of those methods should be available via Google.

Another possibility is to use Microsoft Power Shell. It's a free download from MS and is supposed to be a very flexible shell on the order of bash or cshell. Although not having tried it, I can't say for certain how good it actually may be.

In case you don't know:
Pipe: |
Redirect: >

[CrabNumber76]

I also have a built in Atheros AR5006EG. It doesn't work with NS either.

[CrabNumber76]

Originally Posted by Thorn

You're probably out of luck unless you can get this to work in an NDIS mode.

Thats what I was afraid of. I found a few NDIS drivers that would work with XP or Linux, nothing for Vista yet. Still there may be a way to mess things up enough to get it to work, so I'll keep at it for a while.

Originally Posted by Thorn

Another possibility is to use Microsoft Power Shell. It's a free download from MS and is supposed to be a very flexible shell on the order of bash or cshell. Although not having tried it, I can't say for certain how good it actually may be.

In case you don't know:
Pipe: |
Redirect: >

I'll try that. I don't think I will ever be able to build something that will work as well as NS but if I can log the access point names, the time and signal strength then I can brain the rest. I have a way of keeping track of where I am at what time.
EDIT: When I say "I can brain the rest" I am referring to the basic information. There is of course a great deal of useful information that I have not found a way to get. (yet)

...and thanks Thorn.

[CrabNumber76]

OK, the CMD comands don't work in netsh so I looked around and found out how to do it.
here is what the new script does (without the script commands);
(asks user to input loop time)
run, cmd
(sends text to command line)
netsh
wlan (only works in vista)
set file append C:\Users\User\some text file.txt
(loops the next part)
(sends text to command line)
show networks mode=bssid
(gets time and sends as text to "some text file.txt")
end

I'll see if it works later.