Dingo kernel 2.6.25 and RT73USB Test Results
Posted: Fri 16 May 2008, 23:19
Here is a report on WPA and WPA2 wireless network testing of Dingo 4 with the kernel 2.6.25 for everyone's information. The equipment used for testing was a Intel Classmate PC and Cyberbet ZPC-9000 (with a Linksys WUSB54GC usb adapter) connecting to a Linksys model WRT54G router. The router was configured as needed for either a hidden or broadcasted (open) SSID. The encryption was either WPA or WPA2.
The new rt73usb driver used with the kernel 2.6.25 version of Dingo is part of the RT2x00 "open source" driver effort of serialmonkey.com. The whole set of drivers are still ungoing development. The rt73usb driver is still beta software. This is one of the reasons that Barry has made the Dingo 4.00 with kernel 2.6.25 as a "testing only release". There have been posts about problems.
In general, the binkly light network icon in the task bar work different with Dingo kernel 2.6.25. With the other puppy versions, I get the far light always on (green). With Dingo kernel 2.6.24, only turn green when an actual data transfer is on going.
The testing showed that the ap_scan parameter of the wpa_supplicant configuration file had to be present and set. The default vaule did not work.
Here is what the wpa_supplicant documentation says on the ap_scan parameter:
[quote]
AP scanning/selection
By default, wpa_supplicant requests driver to perform AP scanning and then
to uses the scan results to select a suitable AP. Another alternative is to
allow the driver to take care of AP scanning and selection and use
wpa_supplicant just to process EAPOL frames based on IEEE 802.11 association
information from the driver.
1:
The new rt73usb driver used with the kernel 2.6.25 version of Dingo is part of the RT2x00 "open source" driver effort of serialmonkey.com. The whole set of drivers are still ungoing development. The rt73usb driver is still beta software. This is one of the reasons that Barry has made the Dingo 4.00 with kernel 2.6.25 as a "testing only release". There have been posts about problems.
In general, the binkly light network icon in the task bar work different with Dingo kernel 2.6.25. With the other puppy versions, I get the far light always on (green). With Dingo kernel 2.6.24, only turn green when an actual data transfer is on going.
The testing showed that the ap_scan parameter of the wpa_supplicant configuration file had to be present and set. The default vaule did not work.
Here is what the wpa_supplicant documentation says on the ap_scan parameter:
[quote]
AP scanning/selection
By default, wpa_supplicant requests driver to perform AP scanning and then
to uses the scan results to select a suitable AP. Another alternative is to
allow the driver to take care of AP scanning and selection and use
wpa_supplicant just to process EAPOL frames based on IEEE 802.11 association
information from the driver.
1: