[frgeek-michiana] Re: D-Link DWA-140 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- From: Mike Cook <mikecook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 12:42:50 -0400 (EDT)
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-----Original Message-----
>From: Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: May 5, 2010 11:26 AM
>To: FreeGeek Michiana <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [frgeek-michiana] D-Link DWA-140 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
>
>I have the D-Link DWA-140 USB wireless adapter working. The device uses
>a Ralink chip. I downloaded, compiled and installed the current Ralink
>driver (rt2870usb). There were some warnings and errors during
>compilation, but the driver works so far.
>
>1. Root Access
>
>To obtain and maintain root access in Ubuntu, type:
>
> sudo bash
see also my post from Mar 1
//www.freelists.org/post/frgeek-michiana/Stupid-Ubuntu-tricks
>2. Force rt2870 Driver
>
>The new driver doesn't work unless you specifically load it on each boot
>which is done by adding the driver module name to /etc/modules as
>instructed in the link below. Otherwise, the system loads a generic
>rt2800 driver which does not work properly with the DWA-140.
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1016108
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>3. WEP Configuration
>
>I use WEP. I know, I know, it's not safe. I may be the only person alive
>still using WEP. One of these days, I'll switch to WPA2 or something. A
>neighbor of mine is running an open wireless router (80% or better
>signal from my house) so folks will go to his honey pot first. There are
>several WEP choices in Ubuntu 10.04 and choosing the right one is
>critical. Only "WEP 40/128-bit Key" works for my lash up; "WEP 128-bit
>Passphrase" and "Dynamic WEP" do not work. Perhaps my current WAP
>supports other types of WEP besides 40/128-bit key, but I didn't check.
>
>4. Auto Wireless Connection
>
>Ubuntu doesn't change the automatic wireless connection even though I
>assign it manually in the gui interface. A reboot or more command line
>dumpster diving might resolve the problem. I want my wireless to
>automatically connect to my network and not my neighbor with the open
>wireless router even though I admit an attraction to free Internet.
>
>Tom
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