wireless / wifi cards confirmed to work in puppy - OLD LIST

[tempestuous]

Yes, that's correct. You must always select the inf file to load the Windows driver files with ndiswrapper ...
... but the inf file is not, itself, a driver file. It simply provides the information to ndiswrapper about which other driver files need to be referenced. If those other files are not located in the same directory as the inf file, then then the ndiswrapper load process WILL FAIL.

Never used a sys file yet, or loaded one..that I know of.

True, you have never loaded a sys file, but without realising it you would have used a sys file.

[jonyo]

Wow, thx for that. A key piece of info that i didn't know. Turns out that most of the time I used the.inf file, I lucked into doing it right but now explains the odd time where I couldn't get it to work in a situation where I know it worked before.

Not to mention all the other attempts on wifi gear where I had no success & may have had a role in it.

[geecee]

NETGEAR WG111v2 works for WEP on 3.01 and both WEP and WPA on 2.16
Follow my process towards the end of the Wireless thread under my name
Im a newbie so there could be other ways but this worked for me with some great help acknowledged in thread.
GOOD LUCK

[dakiro]

I have right now Puppy 3.01 - and since I have changed it everything works like a charm. The dwl-610 started working immediatelly after I loaded the driver through ndiswrapper. No problem at all.

[tempestuous]

The dwl-610 started working immediatelly after I loaded the driver through ndiswrapper.

The DWL-610 has a Realtek RTL8180 chipset which should be supported by the Linux r8180 driver.
So if the DWL-610 will only work in Puppy 3.01 using ndiswrapper, I would consider that a workaround, not a full success.

[puppyluvr]

@ Linksys usb....WUSB54G with rt2570 driver, on 2.xx and 3.xx Puppys

[dakiro]

In puppy 3 the d-link dwl-510 pcmcia(same as 610) worked perfectly - with ndiswrapper, really extremely easy to set up.
My usb pentagram wifi - lite (sis chip) works beautifully and easy to setup with ndiswrapper (same drivers as for ubuntu)

HOWEVER, in 4 , the DWL even installed without ndiswrapper, it is r8180 driver. I am sorry to say though that it only works on open wifi, I am currently looking for a solution.
Give me a tip if you can.
Thanks

[jackieflorida]

This Trendnet pci adapter has been around for a year or so now and I have found it to perform as well if not better than the much more expensive popular ones out there. At this date it is still available for about $15 at www.tigerdirect.com and other vendors. Whenever I am setting up another computer for wifi, I go for it.

See my post here: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 261&t=4125

I looked at a half dozen or so Linux distributions via live CD. The key item for me is functioning wifi and Puppy4 has been the champ in that category for me.

It would be nice to have a slicker GUI wifi network applet but I get by nicely with these links on my desktop:
1. to Pwireless wireless scanner
2. to a script for iwconfig console output.

These two links and the native connect link, all on my desktop, give me easy and quick control of my wifi setup.

For #1 above, just go to /usr/sbin and drag Pwireless out onto your desktop.
For #2 above, you can copy and past these lines into Geany

#!/bin/sh
rxvt -e iwconfig

and then drag the script file from its directory (folder) onto the desktop.

The icons on the desktop after the dragging are actually links and you can dress them up by rightclicking on them and selecting "Set Icon" to drag and drop the icon of your choice for your desktop link.

I hope this helps. It's working nicely for me in Puppy4.

[tempestuous]

... it is r8180 driver. I am sorry to say though that it only works on open wifi, I am currently looking for a solution.

The (aging) r8180 driver does not support WPA encryption, but it definitely supports WEP encryption. If WEP doesn't work, it's probably due to encryption-related modules not loading. Explanation and solution here -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=29664

Puppy 4.1 (currently at alpha2 stage) has an updated module for Realtek RTL8180/8185 chipsets, called "rtl8180". This new module should support both WEP and WPA encryption.

[jackieflorida]

Regarding tempestuous' and my post just above, the default module initially loaded was the r8180 which did not work at all. Then, as described in my post above, I used ndiswrapper with the Win98 driver supplied with my adapter (Trendnet TEW-423PI) The chip is covered so I don't know yet what chip is on the card.

The Win98 driver is their RTL8185. Installed with ndiswrapper the WPA function works via Puppy4's Network Wizard. I am submitting this post through a WPA network connection right now using the RTL8185.

Should any reader want to give this Win98 driver a try with ndiswrapper, I have made it available here: http://www.box.net/shared/lg9lofcu8o

[daxdog]

I am using a Dell M1330 laptop with an Intel 4965AGN wireless nic. It is not recognized by Puppy. I downloaded the Windows driver from Dell and tried it in Puppy using the wrapper. I will keep on trying, but I am not too hopeful.

[tempestuous]

If you had done a forum search for "4965" you would see that there is now a native Linux driver for the Intel4965 wifi device, and this will be included in the upcoming Puppy 4.1 release.

[can8v]

The usable data from the first three pages of this thread have now been added to the Puppy WiFi Assistant in addition to the test data from my own collection of WiFi adapaters and those of a couple of volunteers who have been testing for me. I hope to have the rest added by the end of this weekend.
can8v

[can8v]

The Belkin USB wireless adapter model FSD7050 works quite well in Puppy 3.01

What version and revision of this card are you using and did you use a native linux driver or NDISwrapper with a windows driver. I am asking because I cannot reproduce your results. I would like to add this card to the Puppy WiFi Assistant, but you didn't supply enough information and even though I have one of these cards I have not been able to get it working. My guess is that you have a different version or revision, but even if you do I would like the data, so I could add it to the Puppy WiFi assistant.
Thanks,
can8v

[Jeffreytooker]

The Belkin USB wireless adapter model FSD7050 works quite well in Puppy 3.01

I am in Puppy 4.0 and my FSD7050 is giving me a lot of trouble. It is of the 4000 series. I have downloaded the latest Windows driver from Belkin for the 4000. How do I get the driver from My Docs into the Network Wizard? I am not very command line literate. Wizard says setup is successful but I can not get to Google.

TIA

Jeffrey Tooker

East of Red Bluff Ca.

[tempestuous]

Apparently the F5D7050 v4 (not "FSD7050) has a recent version of the Zydas ZD1211 chipset, which is not properly supported by the zd1211rw driver in Puppy 3.x and 4.0.

But the vendor-supplied zd1211b driver should work. Get it here -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 745#145745

After installing zd1211+b-2.21.0.0-k2.6.21.7.pet do this -

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rmmod zd1211rw
modprobe zd1211b

Now you should be able to configure your wifi network with the Network Wizard.
This will be a far more elegant solution than resorting to ndiswrapper.

The soon-to-be-released Puppy 4.1 will have a modern kernel with upgraded zd1211rw driver. Hopefully this will work with the F5D7050 v4 without needing to install anything else.

[tommy]

Hello you all, my sister bought a second hand laptop and the seller gave her for free a second hand no-name no-brand usb wifi dongle (and its windows drivers CD). Since it's an Atheros AR5523 chip dongle, Puppy doesn't support it natively. I tried to ndiswrapper every driver I found on the net for Ar5523 usb dongles with no chance. Then I tried to install the windows drivers of Windows install Cd on a Windows XP PC, I copied the files named:
ar5523.bin
ar5523.sys
athfmwdl.inf
athfmwdl.sys
net5523.inf
Then booted Puppy 2.16, inserted the no-brand Atheros dongle and:
ndiswrapper -i athfmwdl.inf
ndiswrapper -i net5523.inf (this gave me a lot of errors but it installed)
modprobe ndiswrapper

and the wifi dongle led lit up.
Then I could see wlan0 in Puppy connect wizard.
I configured it with my essid etc, and now I am on the net posting with it. I don't know if it's a copyright infringement, but if you own an Atheros usb dongle, try these drivers I zipped here:

www.webalice.it/ncontine1/ATHEROS.zip

The dongle runs well, but my wifi net is without encryption. It's very hot to the touch, but it works well.
To be specific: usb wifi dongle vendor id: 0d8e product id: 7801 rev 0.01
EDITED: after lot of search on the web it turned out to be a Encore Electronics ENUWI-SG 802.11G USB dongle, I've never heard this brand, I think it's a cheapo as well....

[Jeffreytooker]

Apparently the F5D7050 v4 (not "FSD7050) has a recent version of the Zydas ZD1211 chipset, which is not properly supported by the zd1211rw driver in Puppy 3.x and 4.0.

But the vendor-supplied zd1211b driver should work. Get it here -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 745#145745

After installing zd1211+b-2.21.0.0-k2.6.21.7.pet do this -

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rmmod zd1211rw
modprobe zd1211b

Now you should be able to configure your wifi network with the Network Wizard.
This will be a far more elegant solution than resorting to ndiswrapper.

The soon-to-be-released Puppy 4.1 will have a modern kernel with upgraded zd1211rw driver. Hopefully this will work with the F5D7050 v4 without needing to install anything else.

Will work on this today. Thank you for the help. Do code lines need a code front like sudo in Ubuntu? I have not done command line in Puppy. I am having to load new driver on main computer to CD then into old Puppy computer. How do I get the new driver into the network wizard? While trying to set up Wifi adapter previously, I found that the MAC code in the wizard is not the same as the one on my Wifi unit.

Thx.

Jeffrey

[can8v]

@tempestuous
Thanks again for the straightforward and easy to follow instructions. I was able to add the Belkin F5D7050 v4 to the Puppy WiFi assistant for Puppy 301 and 400. If anyone has success using this method with other Puppies please feel free to document it in the Puppy WiFi wizard, as well.

To All,
I have completely entered in all of the known working WiFi adapaters that I could find in this thread into the Puppy WiFi Assistant. Plus I have added all of those in my personal collection and a few of you have voluntarily added a few of your own. I know there are likely a dozen or so more scattered across the several other threads on the forum, which I will try to locate. If any of you have a working WiFi adapter that you don't see in the Puppy WiFi Assistant, please fee free to add it.
Kind regards,
can8v

[Jeffreytooker]

Apparently the F5D7050 v4 (not "FSD7050) has a recent version of the Zydas ZD1211 chipset, which is not properly supported by the zd1211rw driver in Puppy 3.x and 4.0.

But the vendor-supplied zd1211b driver should work. Get it here -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 745#145745

After installing zd1211+b-2.21.0.0-k2.6.21.7.pet do this -

Code: Select all

rmmod zd1211rw
modprobe zd1211b

Now you should be able to configure your wifi network with the Network Wizard.
This will be a far more elegant solution than resorting to ndiswrapper.

the soon-to-be-released Puppy 4.1 will have a modern kernel with

upgraded zd1211rw driver. Hopefully this will work with the F5D7050 v4 without needing to install anything else.

Tempestuous:

I downloaded the new driver, put it on CD took to it my Puppy computer. Took the driver file from the CD and put it into a subfile of My Documents. I clicked on it and hit install. Checked on it again and screen said it was installed. When I click th driver in the subfile it just blinks twice. I take it this means that it is installed in the subfile? If this is true then I do not know how to install the driver where it is supposed to go. I checked in the drivers menu of the network wizard and the new file is not there. One of the things I like about Puppy is that it is (supposed to be) GUI oriented, well not today.

We had thunderstorms and lightining fires here today. We are sitting on an evacuation order which will be suspended tonight. Thank heaven. My phone and DSL are out now so I am typing this in a text editor for cut and paste.

I have tried to find file structure for Puppy so I can find out where to put the new driver so it ends up in the network wizard, but no luck so far. Is Puppy file structure the same as Linux? My testing in the network wizard says I have a live connection to my modem.

Jeffrey