Comments on: Netgear WG111 Disables Fast User Switching (aka the RtlGina2.dll issue) http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/ Utterly random, incoherent and disjointed rants and ramblings... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:56:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: ValetGuy http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-8204 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:05:32 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-8204 Thanks for the post. It saved my life. Thanks for the post. It saved my life.

]]> by: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7183 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:29:11 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7183 <strong>@Jake</strong> - heh, maybe it's just me then. Most cards I own require ndiswrapper to some degree. :( @Jake - heh, maybe it’s just me then. Most cards I own require ndiswrapper to some degree. (

]]> by: Jake http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7180 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:59:03 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7180 @vacri: Just pointing out that the card seems to work better in ndiswrapper than XP, as Luke said. @Luke: Actually, most of the cards in my house have drivers. Three computers have drivers included with Ubuntu that work out of the box (a Netgear PC Card, Atheros, and Linksis). Mine is a Broadcom that has to be downloaded via ethernet with the restricted device manager, but that's no big deal. None of these cards were purchased for Linux compatibility either. :) @vacri: Just pointing out that the card seems to work better in ndiswrapper than XP, as Luke said.

@Luke: Actually, most of the cards in my house have drivers. Three computers have drivers included with Ubuntu that work out of the box (a Netgear PC Card, Atheros, and Linksis). Mine is a Broadcom that has to be downloaded via ethernet with the restricted device manager, but that’s no big deal. None of these cards were purchased for Linux compatibility either. )

]]> by: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7176 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:32:18 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7176 I might be wrong, but I think if you only install the driver (when prompted by the Add New Hardware wizard) you won't encounter this issue. I think it happens when you install their wireless manager suite. But yeah, it's sad when a card works better with ndiswrapper than under winxp. It's even sadder than the card requires nidiswrapper at all, but which one doesn't these days. Sigh... You can make 3 lists of Wifi cards: those which work natively under linux, those which work with ndiswrapper, and those which do not work at all. The first list is sadly the shortest one. :( I might be wrong, but I think if you only install the driver (when prompted by the Add New Hardware wizard) you won’t encounter this issue. I think it happens when you install their wireless manager suite.

But yeah, it’s sad when a card works better with ndiswrapper than under winxp. It’s even sadder than the card requires nidiswrapper at all, but which one doesn’t these days.

Sigh… You can make 3 lists of Wifi cards: those which work natively under linux, those which work with ndiswrapper, and those which do not work at all. The first list is sadly the shortest one. (

]]> by: vacri http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7175 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:21:24 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7175 Wouldn't it be more to Netgear's credit if the WG111 didn't need ndiswrapper? Wouldn’t it be more to Netgear’s credit if the WG111 didn’t need ndiswrapper?

]]> by: Jake http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7172 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:08:00 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7172 Well, to Netgear's credit, the WG111 works better in ndiswrapper than any other network card I've tried... in fact it's on a commonly used machine around the house. No problems. Well, to Netgear’s credit, the WG111 works better in ndiswrapper than any other network card I’ve tried… in fact it’s on a commonly used machine around the house. No problems.

]]> by: Dax http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7171 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:05:27 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7171 This "bug" is a total pain in the ass. I ran into the exact same thing when I did a clean install on my computer a few months ago. This “bug” is a total pain in the ass. I ran into the exact same thing when I did a clean install on my computer a few months ago.

]]> by: Matt` http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7170 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:41:50 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7170 What in hell?! That's disgraceful.. shameful.. downright evil! I'm referring of course to the "circa-1991" design :P (The Netgear thing is even worse) What in hell?! That’s disgraceful.. shameful.. downright evil!

I’m referring of course to the “circa-1991″ design P

(The Netgear thing is even worse)

]]> by: Jenn http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7168 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:22:24 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7168 <blockquote>Apparently he is to busy writing registry hacks to actually update his circa 1991 website layout and design...</blockquote> BURN!!

Apparently he is to busy writing registry hacks to actually update his circa 1991 website layout and design…

BURN!!

]]> by: Adam Dempsey http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7167 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:34:40 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/11/29/netgear-wg111-disables-fast-user-switching-aka-the-rtlgina2dll-issue/#comment-7167 That seem's ridiulous! Why would networking drivers even need to touch that file? That seem’s ridiulous! Why would networking drivers even need to touch that file?

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