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| Author: | silentaccord [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RaLink rt2500 in R5F27 |
I just upgraded to R5F27 and I can't get an rt2500 wireless adapter working. With R5D1, I just followed the the "Using WPA" steps (substituting "ra0" for "eth-wifi") at: http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/wiki/index.php?title=Debian_rt2500_Howto#Using_WPA In R5F27, the adapter shows up as wlan0 instead of ra0 so I used that but when I got to the "iwpriv wlan0 set AuthMode=WPAPSK" step, it said "Invalid command : set". Since I couldn't run the iwpriv commands, I tried temporarily disabling encryption on the access point but it still didn't work. Does anyone know how to use the rt2500 with R5F27? |
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| Author: | mpapet [ Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Different Suggestion |
Instead of using wireless, I can actually recommend those powerline ethernet adapters. I use a cheapie OEM pair and it is much easier than dealing with wireless. |
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| Author: | adoute [ Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:07 am ] |
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Both of my kids KM frontends used to use Linksys wireless PCI cards under R5B7 (using the RT61 driver). I tried for a short while to get the driver working under R5F27, and didn't get anywhere. I figured that my time == money, so instead of continuing to try and get the RT61 driver working, I bought a Buffalo wireless gaming adapter - its basically a wireless bridge with a 4 port switch built in. Both of the kids KM boxes connect to it, and both can watch recorded shows / movies at the same time with no bandwidth issues. Using hardwired network adapters certainly made the installation go much faster / smoother. I'm very happy I decided to give up on the RT61 driver. Allan |
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| Author: | rusty- [ Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:17 pm ] |
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I got my linksys wmp54g (which uses the rt2500 drivers) to work after reading these two posts: http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13256. http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10804 I changed my /etc/network/interfaces to the following and my wifi card comes up consistently when i reboot. Code: # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
# The loopback interface # automatically added when upgrading auto lo iface lo inet loopback #auto eth0 #iface eth0 inet dhcp auto wifi1 iface wifi1 inet dhcp wireless-mode managed wireless-essid "put_yours_here" wireless-key "put_yours_here" wireless-channel "put_yours_here" pre-up modprobe -r rt2500pci pre-up modprobe -r rt2500 pre-up modprobe rt2500 ifname=wifi1 I don't know if this is the most elegant solution, but it works for me. Hope it helps. |
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| Author: | silentaccord [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:29 pm ] |
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Thanks for all the suggestions. This particular machine is a seldom used frontend so it's not a high priority and I don't want throw any money at it. I had been pleasantly surprised at how easy the wireless setup was when I first tried R5D1 and I was a little disappointed when it didn't work with R5F27. I'm going to try the changes to /etc/network/interfaces but it may be more than a week before I have a chance to do this. I'll report back to let others know how it goes. |
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| Author: | silentaccord [ Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:12 pm ] |
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I combined rusty-'s /etc/network/interfaces additions with the ones I had been using for WPA encryption in R5D1: Code: auto ra0
iface ra0 inet dhcp pre-up modprobe -r rt2500pci pre-up modprobe -r rt2500 pre-up modprobe rt2500 ifname=ra0 pre-up iwconfig ra0 essid "my_network_name" pre-up iwpriv ra0 set AuthMode=WPAPSK pre-up iwpriv ra0 set EncrypType=TKIP pre-up iwpriv ra0 set WPAPSK="my_wpa_key" It's working perfectly. Thanks again for tip. |
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| Author: | Girkers [ Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:58 pm ] |
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silentaccord, I have tried to follow the instructions in this topic, but I can't get the wireless to work. I had the exact same problem as you did in the first post, I have downloaded the firmware for the card, but I still can't get it to recognise the interface ra0. Any help would be appreciated |
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| Author: | silentaccord [ Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:30 am ] |
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The lines I added to /etc/network/interfaces (see my previous post) were all that was required to get mine working. I didn't have to do anything with firmware. If you want to test it interactively first, you can try running the following commands: Code: # modprobe -r rt2500pci
# modprobe -r rt2500 # modprobe rt2500 ifname=ra0 # ifconfig ra0 up # iwconfig ra0 channel 6 # iwconfig ra0 essid network_name # iwpriv ra0 set AuthMode=WPAPSK # iwpriv ra0 set EncrypType=TKIP # iwpriv ra0 set WPAPSK=network_key # pump -i ra0 These are for a WPA encrypted network on channel 6. You might have to adjust them to suit your needs. |
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| Author: | Girkers [ Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:03 pm ] |
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Thanks I will let you know how it goes. |
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| Author: | Girkers [ Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:01 am ] |
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I tried it step by step and got the following error: Code: >ifconfig ra0 up ra0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device All previous commands work without any form of response. For reference the card I am using is: Code: >lspci -v
Network controller: RaLink RT2561/RT61 rev B 802.11g Subsystem: D-Link System Inc DWL-G520 Rev C Do I need to D/L a newer driver or whatelse could anyone suggest. |
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