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optiactive
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 Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 9:50 pm Post subject: WGUSB54G not working [CLOSED] |
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I'm trying to install this wireless nic (wgusb54g). I installed the rt2500usb driver and my system shows that it's loaded as a kernel module. Output from modprobe -l:
| Code: | | /lib/modules/2.6.11-gentoo-r3/net/rt2500.ko |
I ran the lsusb command, and I see the card listed as:
| Code: | | Bus 001 Device 002: ID 13b1:000d |
I know that's the card because looking at /proc/bus/usb/devices shows the vendor of the nic (Linksys) as 13b1.
The problem is that I have don't know the interface name of the device (e.g., wlan0 or ra0). Running iwconfig shows two entries, one for the PCI nic (eth0) and one for the lo device. Of course they show as "no wireless extensions." Why don't I have the device for the wireless nic?
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scoon
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Location: Philadelphia, PA
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:51 am Post subject: |
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Hey there,
You can check dmesg. Also, isn't there a usb networking module or modules that need to be in the knerel to run usb wifi sticks ? I don't use them so I am taking a guess.
regards,
scoon
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optiactive
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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| I've been looking at dmesg, but I haven't seen anything out of the ordinary. Maybe that's the solution. My kernel sources may be stale. I'll try updating my kernel. |
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optiactive
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, running "ifconfig wlan0" seemed to work for this adapter. I didn't know I had to do that. I expected to configure device ra0 because that was the device referenced by much of the documentation I read. Anyhow I have my card working, now. |
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