can't connet to lan with wireless usb dlink dwl-g122
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Hi,
I'm new to linux and I'm very impressed with simplymepis 6.5 (32bit) and I'd like to use it as my home/everything computer. My only problem is that I can't connect to the internet with my wireless usb card (dlink dwl-g122). I've tried adjusting settings in the mepis network assistant but I have yet to even see a light flicker, or even on the card.
I have a clone PIII running at 450 MHz with 256 meg RAM. When I go into KInfocenter, under USB devices there is a 802.11g WLAN adapter shown, however, as well as a USB reciever.
Thank you,
I've got an rt2570 based adapter
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I've got an rt2570 based adapter (although mine is a Belkin). The rt2570 driver is built in and loaded.
If yours is r52570, it should show up as rausb0 if you type this from a console:
iwconfig
If you see it, you'll need to go to the MEPIS Network Assistant, and enter your ESSID and click apply before going to the interfaces screen. Then, make sure the start at boot is checked and click OK and reboot.
Don't try to use the "start on ok/apply" option. Otherwise, the machine will lock up. You'll need to leave that unchecked and reboot to get it working in 6.5 (from my experience with it anyway), and it will not work from a 6.5 Live CD using console commands or the network assistant (requires a hard disk install, since you need to reboot after setting the ESSID before it will work).
With 6.0-4 Beta 4 or earlier, it will work OK without a reboot by setting any needed parameters via console commands (iwconfig, dhclient). The lockup issue is only with later betas, release candidates and 6.5 final.
I'm running under a 6.0-4 beta 4 live CD right this minute on my PC using an rt2570 based adapter. I didn't use the Network assistant though. I just typed this from a console and my adapter comes up OK in 6.0-4 Beta 4 (and earlier 6.x releases). This will not work from any releases later than 6.0-4 beta 4 though (even if you set ESSID and more first using iwconfig).
su
dhclient rausb0
or, sometimes I do this (cockfield is my router's ESSID) to keep from connecting to a neighbor's router. lol
su
iwconfig rausb0 ESSID cockfield
dhclient rausb0
Jim C.
DWL-G122, rev B1 with Mepis 6.5.0.2_32
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Cheers Jim,
I can verify that the tip you gave above to avoid using the "start on ok/apply" did the business!
Rebooted and networking came up automatically
Kenny F
Try ndiswrapper
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The native driver for this card may be rt2570 (there are several versions of this card -- do you have revision B1, C1 or another one? I'm not sure whether Mepis includes rt2570 or not -- if you use rt2570 (if it's the right driver) your card would be recognizred on rausb0 (USB card, correct?)
Here (look for the correct revision of your card) are instructions specific to your card for ndiswrapper
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/joomla/index.php?/component/option,com_openwiki/Itemid,33/id,list_c-f/
Here are ndiswrapper general instructions http://www.mepis.org/docs/en/index.php/Using_Ndiswrapper
Post more details about your card -- revision #, output of
lsusb
in root konsole
etc.
http://linux-wless.passys.nl/query_part.php?brandname=D-Link
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=358320&highlight=DWL-G122+dapper
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/DWL-G122_(Rev_B)
Mike