Hi there, welcome to ndiswrapper's wiki

Many vendors do not release specifications of the hardware or provide a Linux driver for their wireless network cards. This project implements Windows kernel API and NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) API within Linux kernel. A Windows driver for wireless network card is then linked to this implementation so that the driver runs natively, as though it is in Windows, without binary emulation.

With ndiswrapper, most miniPCI (builtin), PCI, PCMCIA (Cardbus only) or USB wireless network cards work in Linux with x86 or x86-64. Although ndiswrapper is intended for wireless network cards, other devices are known to work: e.g., ethernet cards, USB to serial port device, home phone network device etc.

This wiki aims to be a knowledge base for ndiswrapper.

If you have something to contribute please send your articles to HowToContribute

Documentation

• USB Device Database
• PCI Device Database
• PCMCIA Device Database
• List of Companies with devices listed on this wiki. Each company's page lists the devices available in the device database.
• List of known WORKING devices
• List of known MAYBE Working Devices
• List of known NOT WORKING Devices
• List of UNTESTED Devices
• Misc categories for other devices.
  • List of Laptop models
  • List of Desktop models
  • List of Motherboards

• HowTos and Setup Guides
• FAQ

Support

• Help forum
• Open discussion forum
• ndiswrapper-general mailing list
• Bug Reports
• Feature Requests
• Patches

Downloads

• Sourceforge project page
• Sourceforge download page
• Subversion repository