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edoc · Posted: Tue 20 Oct 2009, 23:35 Post subject:

Tried that driver under 431, no joy.

HardInfo sees the device but when I manually load the module in Network Wizard (old or new) it fails to see the device.

WDYT?

Aitch · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 6815 Location: Chatham, Kent, UK

doc, apparently there are different versions

r3 is not supported, apparently

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 5472 Location: Australia

Well the Belkin FSD8053 appears to be a very recent device, and Google doesn't return many hits about its chipset.

To be more definite about the appropriate driver, we need to know the exact device ID.
edoc, please plug in the wifi device, then run this command -

edoc · Posted: Thu 22 Oct 2009, 20:30 Post subject:

edoc

Does Radio Shack - in the USA - sell a 431-compatible USB or PCMCIA b/g/n nic?

I am thinking of bringing a 431 laptop in and asking them to test nics until they have one they can sell me that really works.

Driving 2 hours round-trip to the city only to discover that the Best Buy Belkin nic isn't compatible is a waste of time and money.

Buying them over the Internet has not worked either since manufacturers switch chipsets without warning all the time.

WDYT?

Aitch · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 6815 Location: Chatham, Kent, UK

doc
If the guys at Radioshack will let you try various PCMCIA/USB wifi modules till you get a linux friendly one,....
then persuade them to ADVERTISE IT at the desk!!
I'm sure they'd sell hundreds more!
You could even be cheeky, & ask for commission as their tester Wink

Alternately here's a post I made earlier, for a USB aerial booster device, at around $17 freepost, which uses Realtek RTL8187L driver, which puppy has built-in

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=336193#336193

There's also an ebay link, now out of date but the seller still stocks/sells them, as well as plenty other stuff

AFAIK there are still a few issues with 802.11n devices in linux.....see *buntu forums

good luck

Aitch Smile

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 5472 Location: Australia

edoc · Posted: Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:14 Post subject:

edoc · Posted: Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:47 Post subject:

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 5472 Location: Australia

schw32m · Joined: 27 Oct 2009 Posts: 3 Location: Pacific NW

D-Link Airplus ExtremeG DWL-G520
Puppy versions tested: 4.3.1
Interface: PCI
Chipset: Unknown
Device Driver: ath5k
WiFi Protocols that work: A, B, G
Security Protocols confirmed working: WPA
Configured with: Wizard
Posted by & date: Nov. 5, 2009
Location of Original Post: None
Notes & Issues: Have to play with the WPA set up a bit to get it to accept. Works great once it does.

jfm2301 · Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 5

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 working (WEP, WPA, WPA2):WPA2
Configured with (Wizard, Ndiswrapper, Manual, Other?):Wizard, Ndiswrapper and Manual
Posted by & date:jfm2301 28/11/09
Location of Original Post:http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=366859#366859
Notes & Issues:needs two drivers - Network Wizard only allows one

Being a Linux noobie it was a struggle to get it working, Google was my best ally. Together we found this nugget on the Ndiswrapper at SourceForge:
"With ndiswrapper version 1.7 (and later), ......, install both neta5agu and athfmwdl drivers. With that, ndiswrapper will load the firmware when necessary. " which was puzzling because the only version the Ndiswrapper Project was offering for download was v1.55 - the same version 431 includes. And Network Wizard only allows 1 driver per module!!

More searching and we found this, which I concluded was basically what NW was doing under the covers.

Long story short - first I manually installed the firmware driver in Ndiswrapper - athfmwdl, and then I faked-out NW by lying about it in the Ndiswrapper dialogs and letting NW install netA5AGU.

The wizard then did his magic and wlan0 appeared and all was simple clickery from there on - almost.

Network apps failed to connect. Checking with ifconfig - it showed a weird IP-address. It seems NW had naively trusted DHCP in their negotiations.

I confirmed that my D-Link DI-624 router had the latest firmware and as a last resort shutdown all nodes on my home network including the router and cable-modem and rebooted them. When I asked NW to negotiate with DHCP for a new IP address he obliged and all is working.http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=366859#366859

ndav · Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 1

Puppy 4.3.1 running on old Dell Optiplex GX100
128mb memory
Edimax EW-7128G (PCI with external antena cable attached)
Picked up on first boot

wlan0 Wireles RT61PCI PCI Ralink RT2561/RT61

as there was an onboard ethernet two Blinkys opend in the sysy tray

used connection wizard to configure the cardand and it
Picked up 3 network connections on first scan
2 of 3 had no encryption and worked first time, but my BThomehub2 would not connect when WEP was specified as advised on BT site. I eventually specified WAP2 saved the profile and low and behold connected first and every subsequent time

TheSmokingGNU · Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 1

I (because of lack of money) own a Fujitsu Lifebook (circa 1992 I believe) and I got sick of windows on it, so decided to put Puppy 4.31 on. Well, first off, I can't get the damn thing to install, secondly, I can't configure my wireless usb adapter. The install might just not ever work (although it says the files are in fact installed, when I try to boot it says Operating System Not Found) but I should be able to run my wireless on a cd boot, right?

My adapter is an Actiontec USB. It's model number is 802AIn, here's the link to the page:
http://www.actiontec.com/products/product.php?pid=196

I'm sorry I'm not much more help. but I'm really a linux noob when it comes to anything but Ubuntu, or Mint. Any Ideas? I got this guide, but it didn't help:
http://www.wikihow.com/Set-up-a-Wireless-Network-in-Puppy-Linux

The system itself has around 64mb of ram, and a 4gb hard drive. No wifi, , no USB2.0, not even an ethernet port, had to purchase a LAN card. (Sad and old, I know. It also doesn't have a battery!)

Thanks in advance for your time!

P.S. no advice like "Buy a new laptop" please. If I had money, I would, trust me.

PANZERKOPF · Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Posts: 282 Location: Earth

Glad to report:
Zyxel G320H PCI Wireless card (Based on ZD1212B) works fine (via ndiswrapper) in puppy 4.3.1 (2.6.30.5).