Jeffrey, I have a different wifi card than you do (mentioned in a previous post), so this would not apply.Jeffreytooker wrote:
ken_cat:
What did you find was the proper driver for PP 3.01?
Jeffrey
Or are you referring to another type of driver?
ken_cat:ken_cat wrote:Jeffrey, I have a different wifi card than you do (mentioned in a previous post), so this would not apply.Jeffreytooker wrote:
ken_cat:
What did you find was the proper driver for PP 3.01?
Jeffrey
Or are you referring to another type of driver?
and then drag the script file from its directory (folder) onto the desktop.#!/bin/sh
rxvt -e iwconfig
I suggest that the real problem was the missing modules, which you have fixed with muggins' solution.Jeffreytooker wrote:I was sent an email by Robert. He said Pwireless scanner (Puppy 4.0 Menu>Network>Pwireless scanner should get my Belkin WIFI to work. It did.
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iwconfig $DEVICE mode $MODE
iwconfig $DEVICE essid "$ESSID"
iwconfig $DEVICE key $KEY
iwconfig $DEVICE ap $APMAC
iwconfig $DEVICE channel $CHANNEL
tempestuous:tempestuous wrote:Ah, you're using a full HD installation! The problem of full HD installs not including the complete collection of modules has been an ongoing problem for a long time, and I have lobbied Barry about fixing the Puppy Universal Installer on several occasions.
So your failed wifi situation was a result of comorbidities!
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You will see that "mode", "essid" and "key" are set in a slightly different order, this could have some impact.
Thanks for that report, dogle. Frankly, I don't think wireless makes much sense for desktops. I'll put NICs in these three old machines to go with the eight refurbed old machines that I'm geting for the school lab. They will all come with NICs. I guess I'll get a couple of cheap switches to hook them all to the router.dogle wrote:I've just had chance to run some comparative tests on three USB wifi adaptors, in 301, 401beta vanilla and 401retro beta.