Ubuntu Linux Install and Configure Ndiswrapper and wpa_supplicant

To install and configure ndiswrapper and wpa_supplicant in Ubuntu Linux, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Install the ndiswrapper package, which provides support for using Windows wireless network drivers in Linux. You can install the ndiswrapper package using the apt command:

$ sudo apt install ndiswrapper-utils-1.9

2. Install the wpa_supplicant package, which provides support for connecting to wireless networks using the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) protocol. You can install the wpa_supplicant package using the apt command:

$ sudo apt install wpasupplicant

3. Download the Windows wireless network driver for your wireless adapter. You will typically need to download the driver from the website of the manufacturer of your wireless adapter.

4. Extract the driver files from the downloaded driver package. You may need to use a tool such as unzip or 7zip to extract the driver files.

5. Install the wireless network driver using ndiswrapper. To install the wireless network driver, you will need to provide the path to the driver files and the name of the driver file. For example, to install a driver located in the directory /home/user/drivers with the driver file mydriver.inf, you can use the following command:

$ sudo ndiswrapper -i /home/user/drivers/mydriver.inf

This will install the wireless network driver using ndiswrapper.

6. Configure wpa_supplicant to connect to a wireless network. To connect to a wireless network using wpa_supplicant, you will need to create a configuration file that specifies the wireless network and the credentials needed to connect to it.

For example, to create a configuration file for a wireless network with the SSID (network name) mynetwork and the password mypassword, you can create a file /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf with the following contents:

ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1

network={
    ssid="mynetwork"
    psk="mypassword"
    key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
}

This will configure wpa_supplicant to connect to the wireless network mynetwork using the WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) protocol.

7. Start the wpa_supplicant service to connect to the wireless network. To start the wpa_supplicant service, use the systemctl command:

$ sudo systemctl start wpa_supplicant

This will start the wpa_supplicant service and connect to the wireless network specified in the configuration file.

You can use the iwconfig command to verify that the wireless adapter is connected to the wireless network.

You can also use the NetworkManager utility to manage wireless connections in Ubuntu. To configure a wireless connection using NetworkManager, you can use the nmcli command or the nm-connection-editor graphical tool.