Wifi connection very slow, but ethernet connection fine. 9.10 on eee pc 1000ha

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1339710
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=56397

Looks like the current native driver is slow. If you use run:

sudo apt-get install ndisgtk; gksudo ndisgtk

You can ten use the 2nd link, download the windows driver and use that. Ndiswrapper appears to make it nice and fast.

in the second link, skip steps 2, 3, 4 and 5 as you will be using ndisgtk

simply download and extract the file they sow and use ndisgtk to point to the .inf file and the .sys file which will then make it work.

Thanks actionparsnip, you've been a great help, both now and in the past with previous questions I've had, and your contribution to the forums has supplied me with useful information...

but the a link to the driver (on the second link) is broken.

also how could you tell that the driver was no good?
and is it true that the eee has the AR5007 and not the AR5001; the first link suggests that this model computer does have the 5007 but lspci says 5001.

Also I used this command earlier: sudo apt-get install linux-backports-karmic
which has made the browsing significantly better, but it's still a little slow and inconsistent.
My pinging of the router produces varying times ( between 20 and 250 m/s).

go by lspci, it doesnt matter what is prnted or written anywhere. If linux says its a 5001, its a 5001

the link is broken, my apologies.

Try this:
http://uk.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=Ues16Gw2OcqSjUNt&content=download

If not then go to:
http://www.asus.com/

and get the XP driver for your wifi from there

I cannot find the drivers on either of those two sites.. I checked extensively, but no drivers for the AR-5001 seem to exist.. I did find some information on using madwifi to install the driver but I'm having trouble making the modules.
Any other suggestions?
And how did you know that the driver was old, or bad?

actually wait a moment before replying to me not being able to find it, i spoke in haste, i'm on the trail i think.. but still I'd like to know how you recognized the problem.

Nope.. problem remains. I cannot find this driver.

Nope.. problem remains. I cannot find this driver.

I did end up finding the driver after all. I was looking for it under the
linux os when I should have been searching for the windows drivers.
Commencing ndiswrapper install now..

Thanks actionparsnip, Problem Solved.

what I did:

1) found the correct windows driver on asus site
2) installed ndisktk via synaptic
3) unpackaged driver file
4) ran "sudo ndisktk" in terminal
5) gui opened, clicked add driver
6) pointed to the net5211.inf in the ndis5x folder where files were extracted to.
7) opened file
8) blacklisted ath5k

gksudo for gui apps dude.. Please mark as solved if it is so

Woops, my mistake, gksudo was used.