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Simon Robert wrote: > my belkin USB wifi stick works fine with, amazingly as its so cut > down,DSL. You could maybe try a DSL live disc and if it works have a > look at what modules etc it has installed. > > CHRISTOPHER BERRY wrote: >> Thanks to ALL for the kind response - I now have avenues to search. >> Have a good day, >> Grandad Bee. >> >> */Tony Sumner <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote: >> >> On Jan 14, 2008, christopher.berry1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx was like: >> >> > Has anyone got a USB wireless adapter working in Linux? >> >> Yes but mine was a prism2 chipset. I confess I got fed up with >> wireless and I now have a pair of AC power socket ethernet bridges. >> >> > I've a Belkin High-Speed Mode Wireless G USB Network Adapter >> >> You need to start by identifying the chipset. Have a look at >> >> http://linux-wless.passys.nl/query_part.php?brandname=Belkin >> >> and see if you can pick out your adapter; there are several possible >> chipsets. If it is there you will see a suggestion about where to get >> a driver. >> >> Tony Sumner >> >> -- >> The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG >> http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list >> FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html >> >> > really got this backwards. I have a belkin wireless-g USB (wifi) network (model F5D7050) adapter runnung on DSL, but it is because I used ndiswrapper. The reason to recomend DSL is because it has an app, under the setup menu, which will do all the ndiswrapper install stuff if you point it at the *.inf file on the install disc (with mine it was /drivers/1.0.0.0/WN2XP/rt73.inf). It's pretty easy though I think. Do ndiswrapper -i *.inf (either direct on the disc or copy all the files in the directory) then ndiswrapper -m then modprobe ndiswrapper (as root for all this stuff) that should do it, though you may need to start the wifi device as well, not sure. Have a look at the ubuntu forums on starting wifi. I think if you are using a recent distro and the driver is rt73 then there will be linux drivers for it and you won't have to use ndiswrapper. This URL shows howto for ubuntu http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=400236 Take a look on the windows disc to see if the driver is rt73. Even if that stuff isn't for your driver it does have useful stuff on how to start the wifi running once it's created. Though if you're using a different distro the files for storing the commands in will be different and it'll just be a guide on what might work if you enter it on the command line -- Simon Robert www.oldhouse-cottage.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html