ASUS USB-N13 Wireless Receiver Issues

**ipolanikonane** · October 12th, 2011

I'm having issues getting my ASUS USB-N13 wireless receiver to work. I searched the Networking & Wireless Forum for answers. I found a post ( http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...USB-N13&page=2) and tried following it, but had no success. Can anyone help me with this frustrating problem? Would appreciate assistance. FYI, I am running Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx). I am reasonably computer savvy, with some programming experience, but am very new to Linux. Also, I have the following USB-N13 drivers downloaded to my desktop:

2009_0811_RT3070_Linux_STA_v2.1.1.0_USB-N13

RT3070_LinuxSTA_V2.3.0.1_20100208

DPO_RT3070_LinuxSTA_V2.3.0.2_20100422

2010_0709_RT2870_Linux_STA_v2.4.0.1

Appreciate any help.

**chili555** · October 12th, 2011

Maybe there is an easier way. Please run:

Code:

lsusb

If your device ID is 0b05:1784 then we can shortcut the process. Remove the device and in a terminal, do:

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/network_drivers.rules

Add one long line:

Code:

ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0b05", ATTR{idProduct}=="1784", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -qba rt2870sta"

Caps, brackets, punctuation, etc. are crucial. Proofread twice, save and close gedit.

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/network_drivers.conf

Add one long single line:

Code:

install rt2870sta /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install rt2870sta $CMDLINE_OPTS; /bin/echo "0b05 1784" > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/rt2870/new_id

Proofread twice, save and close gedit. Insert the device. If it doesn't start immediately, you might have to do:

Code:

sudo modprobe rt2870sta

You should be all set. Post back if you need additional guidance.

**ipolanikonane** · October 13th, 2011

Thanks...will give it a try. One question, though. Regarding the text/code you provide for inserting, should I assume to copy everything you provided exactly, including the quotation marks? Just want to be sure before I proceed. Thanks.

**chili555** · October 13th, 2011

should I assume to copy everything you provided exactly, including the quotation marks?

Yes, exactly. Be sure to scroll all the way over to the right to get all the text to the end. As always, proofread carefully before you save.

Post back if you have more questions.

**ipolanikonane** · October 13th, 2011

Tried all you said. USB receiver finally showed a green light. Upper right hand of desktop shows radiating wireless icon, as well as the network name of my Windows 7 network. Below the network name is the "disconnect" option. However, a pop up black message indicates otherwise, stating no connection. And, when I open up Firefox to browse, it shows offline status. I tried restarting modem, router, and computer, in order, but no luck with getting it to work. So, the good news is that the operating system is recognizing the ASUS USB-N13 receiver. The bad news is that the indications are conflicting (i.e., shows connection, but really isn't). FYI, I even double-checked to see if my network key/password was correct, and it was. Quite stumped now. Do you have any clue why this is happening? Appreciate your help, again.

**chili555** · October 13th, 2011

Did you click on the network name and were you challenged for encryption details; WPA2 etc.? Ubuntu is not going to connect to any old possibly insecure network without direction from you. Please let us see:

Code:

iwconfig
ifconfig wlan0

**ipolanikonane** · October 15th, 2011

When I click on the network name, it appears a connection is either made or attempted, but I am not queried, as you asked.

OK, I entered the code and here are the results:

stan@Peter2-Linux-Ubuntu:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 RTxx70 Wireless ESSID:"" Nickname:"RT3070STA"
Mode:Auto Frequency=2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:1 Mb/s
RTS thr

ff Fragment thr

ff
Link Quality=88/100 Signal level:-55 dBm Noise level:-87 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

stan@Peter2-Linux-Ubuntu:~$ ifconfig wlan0
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 20:cf:30:a2:03:30
inet6 addr: fe80::22cf:30ff:fea2:330/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1741 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:260 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:492831 (492.8 KB) TX bytes:18968 (18.9 KB)

stan@Peter2-Linux-Ubuntu:~$
　
　

**chili555** · October 15th, 2011

Well, you are certainly not connected. Let's see:

Code:

sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
dmesg | grep rt2

Thanks.

**ipolanikonane** · October 15th, 2011

OK, per the code, here is what I got:

stan@Peter2-Linux-Ubuntu:~$ sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
[sudo] password for stan:
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:23:69:65:2B:77
Protocol:802.11b/g/n
ESSID:"Peter Family"
Mode:Managed
Channel:1
Quality:89/100 Signal level:-55 dBm Noise level:-63 dBm
Encryption key

n
Bit Rates:54 Mb/s
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK

stan@Peter2-Linux-Ubuntu:~$ dmesg | grep rt2
[ 11.684530] rt2870sta: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
[ 11.689091] usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2870
stan@Peter2-Linux-Ubuntu:~$

**chili555** · October 15th, 2011

You will probably have better luck without a space in the name of the router; I'd suggest PeterFamily. Moreover, many drivers have difficulty with mixed WPA and WPA2 mode. I suggest changing to WPA2 only.

Clearly, if you click on the name, before connection, you ought to be challenged for the key.

Your kernel messages look perfect; no problems there.

Please see examples attached.