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by jfm2301
Sun 29 Nov 2009, 07:54
Forum: Wireless
Topic: wireless / wifi cards confirmed to work in puppy
Replies: 139
Views: 306736

Device Name & version: D-Link DWL-G132 H/W Rev=A2 Puppy versions tested: 431 Interface (USB, PCMCIA, PCI, mini-PCI?):USB Chipset: Atheros Device Driver (name & source):athfmwdl.inf v1.02 AND netA5AGU.inf v1.30 from D-Link WiFi Protocols that work (A, B, G, N):G Security Protocols confirmed w...
by jfm2301
Sat 28 Nov 2009, 23:53
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Trainer failure
Replies: 1
Views: 896

Trainer failure

After many setbacks and resets I finally got 431 to use my DLink USB wireless dongle G132. We were surfing around the net and having a jolly time of it together. But the next time we tried to surf again he had forgotten everything I taught him!! Drivers were present but there was no sign of wlan0, a...
by jfm2301
Wed 18 Nov 2009, 20:43
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Getting DWL-G132 to work with 431(SOLVED)
Replies: 0
Views: 1542

Getting DWL-G132 to work with 431(SOLVED)

This post replaces http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=49033 . So my (re)searches to date lead me to a decision point based on which Ndiswrapper version Puppy431 uses. It seems I have three possible paths - one of the two referenced here , or abandon Puppy as not the right distro for me. :c...
by jfm2301
Tue 17 Nov 2009, 22:30
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Ndiswrapper wrapping to tight? CLOSED
Replies: 2
Views: 1266

OK I did some more searching and found out about ifconfig and iwconfig - here's what they give ifconfig reports........ lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 drop...
by jfm2301
Tue 17 Nov 2009, 18:01
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Ndiswrapper wrapping to tight? CLOSED
Replies: 2
Views: 1266

Ndiswrapper wrapping to tight? CLOSED

I've played with Linux distros for a while and am now seriously engaged on a project to rejuvenate an old laptop - Toshiba Satellite 1110. It's going to be my legacy apps platform and my take-it-with-me-on-trips computer. I'm running a full install of Puppy-431 co-installed with Win98 and a Frugal 4...