Can you tell me what brands will work and have a Linux driver.
Can you tell me what brands will work and have a Linux driver.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2125216
There are many threads here asking for the same information. The one I linked was posted just an hour ago!
http://linuxplained.com/5-best-ubunt...ess-cards-usb/
"Oh, Ubuntu, you are my favorite Linux-based operating system" --Dr. Sheldon Cooper, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D.
I returned the D-Link and got the "ASUS (USB-N13) Wireless-N USB Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates". Should have it by next Tuesday.
I got my ASUS (USB-N13) Wireless-N USB Adapter. My wireless connection shows that I'm connected, but I cannot get on the internet. I went to edit connections > Network Connections and clicked Wireless. I then clicked on my name then clicked edit.
What settings should I have for:
1. Wireless
2. IPv4 Settings
3. IPv6 Settings
4. Wireless Security
I have the same settings as I have in my laptop.
The wireless disconnects and asks to reconnect, I click yes and the it reconnects for awhile and then disconnects again?
Am I going in the right direction or did I miss something?
Thank You
Last edited by SUPERFITTER; March 19th, 2013 at 08:17 PM.
The wireless USB adapter came with a install disk for windows. I found this on the disk for Linux:
A. Install Sheet
#!/bin/bash
# Writed by Realtek : willisTang
# September, 1 2010 v 1.0.0
################################################## #########################
echo " Auto install for 8192cu"
echo " September, 1 2010 v 1.0.0"
cd driver
Drvfoulder=`ls |grep .tar.gz`
tar zxvf $Drvfoulder
Drvfoulder=`ls |grep -iv '.tar.gz'`
echo "$Drvfoulder"
cd $Drvfoulder
echo "Authentication requested [root] for make driver:"
if [ "`uname -r |grep fc`" == " " ]; then
sudo su -c make; Error=$?
else
su -c make; Error=$?
fi
module=`ls |grep -i 'ko'`
if [ "$Error" != 0 ];then
echo "Compile make driver error: $Error, Please check error Mesg"
read REPLY
exit
else
echo "Compile make driver ok!!"
fi
if [ "`uname -r |grep fc`" == " " ]; then
echo "Authentication requested [root] for remove driver:"
sudo su -c "rmmod $module"
echo "Authentication requested [root] for insert driver:"
sudo su -c "insmod $module"
echo "Authentication requested [root] for install driver:"
sudo su -c "make install"
else
echo "Authentication requested [root] for remove driver:"
su -c "rmmod $module"
echo "Authentication requested [root] for insert driver:"
su -c "insmod $module"
echo "Authentication requested [root] for install driver:"
su -c "make install"
fi
echo "################################################# ###############"
echo "The Setup Script is completed !"
echo "Plese Press any keyword to exit."
read REPLY
echo "################################################# ###############"
B. Read Me Text
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Software Package - Component
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1. ReleaseNotes.doc
2. document/
2.1 sample code for hardware wps pbc/
2.1.1 Readme.txt
2.2.2 sample.c
2.2 WiFi Direct APIs/
2.2.1 p2p.h
2.2.2 RTK Wi-Fi Direct Programming guide 20110601.doc
2.3 HowTo build driver under kernel tree.doc
2.4 HowTo enable driver to support WIFI certification test.doc
2.5 HowTo enable the power saving functionality.doc
2.6 HowTo support more VidPids.doc
2.7 HowTo support new platform(including Android).doc
2.8 Quick_Start_Guide_for_SoftAP.doc
2.9 RTL8192C_usb_quick_installation_guide.ppt
2.10 SoftAP_Mode_features.doc
2.11 Wireless tools porting guide.doc
2.12 wpa_cli_with_wpa_supplicant_20100728.doc
3. driver/
driver source code
3.1 Makefile - to build the modules
3.2 Script and configuration for DHCP:
"wlan0dhcp"
"ifcfg-wlan0"
3.3 Script to run wpa_supplicant
"runwpa"
3.4 Script to clean relative modules
"clean"
4. wpa_supplicant_hostapd/
4.1 wpa_supplicant_hostapd-0.8_rtw_20110523.zip
4.1.1 wpa_supplicant
The tool help the wlan network to communicate under the
protection of WPAPSK mechanism (WPA/WPA2) and add WPS patch
4.1.2 hostapd
4.2 rtl_hostapd.conf
Configure file for Soft-AP mode
4.3 wpa_0_6_9.conf
Configure file sample for wpa_supplicant-0.6.9
4.4 wpa_0_8.conf
Configure file sample for wpa_supplicant-0.8
4.3 wpa_supplicant-0.6.9_wps_patch_20100201_1.zip
5. android_reference_codes/
5.1 realtek_wifi_SDK_for_android_20110715.tar.gz
This tar ball includes our android wifi reference codes
5.2 realtek_wifi_SDK_for_android_20110715.txt
A guide for porting Realtek wifi onto your Android system
6. install.sh
Script to easy make 8192cu driver.
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User Guide for Station mode
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1. User Guide(1) - connecting wireless networking using "Network Manager" GUI utility (For PC Linux)
(1) Network Manager is a utility attempts to make use of wireless networking easy.
(2) Notes: if you want to use the following command-line method to connect wireless networking,
please disable the "Network Manager", because "Network Manager" will conflict with method of command line .
2. User Guide(2) - Using the wpa_cli & wpa_supplicant tools (For embedded Linux)
Please refer to the document/wpa_cli_with_wpa_supplicant_20091227.doc
3. User Guide(3) - Set wireless lan MIBs in Command Line (Legacy command - Not recommend)
This driver uses Wireless Extension as an interface allowing you to set
Wireless LAN specific parameters.
Current driver supports "iwlist" to show the device status of nic
iwlist wlan0 [parameters]
where
parameter explaination [parameters]
----------------------- -------------
Show and Scan BSS and IBSS scan[ning]
Show available chan and freq freq / channel
Show supported bit-rate rate / bit[rate]
For example:
iwlist wlan0 scan
iwlist wlan0 channel
iwlist wlan0 rate
Driver also supports "iwconfig", manipulate driver private ioctls, to set
MIBs.
iwconfig wlan0 [parameters] [val]
where
parameter explaination [parameters] [val] constraints
----------------------- ------------- ------------------
Connect to AP by address ap [mac_addr]
Set the essid, join (I)BSS essid [essid]
Set operation mode mode {Managed|Ad-hoc}
Set keys and security mode key/enc[ryption] {N|open|restricted|off}
For example:
iwconfig wlan0 essid "ap_name"
iwconfig wlan0 ap XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
iwconfig wlan0 mode Ad-hoc
iwconfig wlan0 essid "name" mode Ad-hoc
iwconfig wlan0 key 0123456789 [2] open
iwconfig wlan0 key off
iwconfig wlan0 key restricted [3] 0123456789
Note: Better to set these MIBS without GUI such as NetworkManager and be sure that our
nic has been brought up before these settings. WEP key index 2-4 is not supportted by
NetworkManager.
4. Getting IP address (For User Guide(2) & User Guide(3))
After start up the nic and connect to AP successfully, the network needs to obtain an IP address
before transmit/receive data.
This can be done by setting the static IP via "ifconfig wlan0 IP_ADDRESS"
command, or using DHCP.
If using DHCP, setting steps is as below:
(1)check if the WiFi had connected to an AP via "iwconfig" command
$> iwconfig
(2)run the script which run the dhclient
$> ./wlan0dhcp
or
dhcpcd wlan0
(Some network admins require that you use the
hostname and domainname provided by the DHCP server.
In that case, use
dhcpcd -HD wlan0)
5. WPAPSK/WPA2PSK - using wpa_supplicant (For User Guide(3))
Wpa_supplicant helps to secure wireless connection with the protection of
WPAPSK/WPA2PSK mechanism. Please refer to the document/wpa_cli_with_wpa_supplicant_20091227.doc
6. WPS - PIN & PBC methods
(*) Please refer to the document/wpa_cli_with_wpa_supplicant_20091227.doc
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User Guide for WPS2.0
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(*) Please use wpa_supplicant_hostapd-0.8_rtw_20110524.zip
================================================== ================================================== ==============
User Guide for Soft-AP mode
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(*) Please refer to the document/Quick_Start_Guide_for_SoftAP.doc
(*) Please use wpa_supplicant_hostapd-0.8_rtw_20110524.zip
================================================== ================================================== ==============
User Guide for Wi-Fi Direct
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(*) Please refer to the document/RTK Wi-Fi Direct Programming guide 20110601.doc
(*) Please use wpa_supplicant_hostapd-0.8_rtw_20110524.zip
================================================== ================================================== ==============
Power Saving Mode
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(*) Please refer to the document/HowTo enable the power saving functionality.doc
C. USB-N13 Linux Driver Quick Start.txt
USB-N13 Linux Driver quick start
This driver only supports kernel 2.618~2.6.38, your linux is suggested to be Software Development mode that can be correctly built.
*Before installing driver, please check installed compile, make tool and kernel source code.
Otherwise, you need to connect to Internet and use yum to install.
step1.Modify "enable=1" to "0" in /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo and /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates-testing.repo
step2.#yum install gcc
step3.#yum install make
step4.#uname -r
step5.#yum install kernel-devel
Note: You must install the same version kernel of setp4.
*Start install driver
1.tar -zxvf rtl8192_8188CU_linux_v3.0.2164.20110715.tar.gz
2.Compile driver
#make
3.Insert the driver to kernel
#make install
4.Reboot system
#reboot
5.Active Interface
#ifconfig wlan0 up
6.sitesurvey
#iwlist wlan0 scan
*Uninstall driver
1. #make uninstall
2. #reboot
As you can see it is from September, 1 2010 v 1.0.0.
Which is exactly why it isn't ever going to compile in your modern kernel.As you can see it is from September, 1 2010 v 1.0.0.1. Infrastructure; leave all other settings blank.What settings should I have for:
1. Wireless
2. IPv4 Settings
3. IPv6 Settings
4. Wireless Security
2. Automatic (DHCP)
3. Ignore
4. Leave all blank.
Network Manager should then find your network when you click the icon. After you select your network, you should be asked for your WPA2 password and connect. Is that what's happening?
"Oh, Ubuntu, you are my favorite Linux-based operating system" --Dr. Sheldon Cooper, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D.
Network Manager should then find your network when you click the icon. After you select your network, you should be asked for your WPA2 password and connect. Is that what's happening?
Yes, it finds my network and asks for my password and it says I'm connected. It stays connected for a while then asks me to hit the reconnect button. I'm not really connected, because I cannot get on the Internet or update.
1. Wireless
2. IPv4 Settings
3. IPv6 Settings
4. Wireless Security
These connections are the same as my laptop.
1. Infrastructure; leave all other settings blank.
2. Automatic (DHCP)
3. Ignore
4. Leave all blank.
Since the purpose of this device is to grab the driver for your ethernet, I think it's worth taking a few temporary steps, get the ethernet done and then put the USB away. First, in the router, turm off N speeds, if any. Second, make sure the encryption is WPA2 only and not the dreaded WPA and WPA2 mixed mode. Next, let's confirm the driver is rtl8192cu:That's lower case for RTL.Code:lsmod | grep rtl
Now can you reliably connect? If not, let's try a driver parameter:Any improvement?Code:sudo modprobe -r rtl8192cu sudo modprobe rtl8192cu swenc=1
"Oh, Ubuntu, you are my favorite Linux-based operating system" --Dr. Sheldon Cooper, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D.
No luck
dennis@dennis:~$ lsmod | grep rtl
rtl8192cu 67616 0
rtl8192c_common 48779 1 rtl8192cu
rtlwifi 74705 1 rtl8192cu
mac80211 539908 3 rtl8192cu,rtl8192c_common,rtlwifi
cfg80211 206566 2 rtlwifi,mac80211
dennis@dennis:~$ sudo modprobe -r rtl8192cu
[sudo] password for dennis:
dennis@dennis:~$ sudo modprobe rtl8192cu swenc=1
dennis@dennis:~$
"Oh, Ubuntu, you are my favorite Linux-based operating system" --Dr. Sheldon Cooper, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D.
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