Ex-Para

I have Damn Small Linux Version 4.2.5. on CD that I would like to use on some 128 Ram Laptops that are on wireless cards that connect me to my BThomeHub and Internet and as I expected I have connection problems in fact no connection at all. I have looked through a lot of posts regarding Linux on this forum and I have found nothing regarding my problem which I find surprising but I have not seen all of them so I am hoping some one can give me some information regarding this problem.

wmorri

Take a look at this listVerified Wireless cards. It should give you a starting point to work from. If you need anything else just ask.

Cheers!

Ex-Para

Many thanks for the reply, the card in the computer in question PCMCIA is one I don’t see on the lists. It is an Edup 54Mbps wireless Lan card Ieee802.11b/g Model No. GN-WMKG. I have seen some cards compatible with Linux on EBay, Ralink was one I saw. Maybe I should buy one what do you think?

Ex-Para

I have just seen in the PC Card Control in DSL
Socket 0
Product info: Ralink Technology, Inc, CardBus Reference Card
manfid: 0x1814, 0x0201
function:6 (network)
Do you think this will get me going.


ex-para

UK

wmorri

Hi,

Can you please open a terminal window and type Then list the output on here.

Thanks

Ex-Para

No progress today as when I open terminal I get Bash dsl:$1spci command not found.

Sorry to be a pain.

wmorri

That is ok. Can you please try it again, but this time if you get something, can copy and post it up here. That way I can see all of what it is saying.

Cheers!

Ex-Para

I realy hope you can glean something from this information.

DNS Suffix Search list :home

Ethernet adapter local area connection

Media state media disconnected
Description 3Com 3c920 Intergrated fast Ethernet
Controller <3C905C-TX Compatible>
Physical addresss 00-06-5B-37-1E-6A


Ethernet adapter wireless network connection

Connection –specific DNS suffix home
Description gigabyte WMKG crardbus WLAN card
Physical address 00-0F-EA-EB-88-DE
Dhcp enabled Yes
Autoconfiguration enabled Yes
IP address 192.168.1.66
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Default gateway 192.168.1.254
DHCP server Same
DNS servers Same
Lease obtained 11 Oct. 08 12-27-33
Lease expires 12 Oct 08 12-27-33

I got this from ipconfig /all. In windows

I am unable to get any information at all from terminal in DSL Beaver
Nor any of these
lsmod

lspci

lsusb

cardctl ls

Down at the left hand bottom corner of the screen when I put the mouse over an icon I get Ralink wireless Lan Card.

Ex-para

UK

wmorri

This is all nice information, but windows runs with different software, that can get the drivers for your wireless card and install them automatically. So we have ruled out windows as it can get an IP. I need you to boot into DSL and try typing "lspci" again and post what you get, even if it is just another command prompt I need to see that.

Cheers!

Ex-Para

I have just found out I have been typing an I not an L at the beginning of lspci, I thought it could be a 1 (one) but never an L. I now have this information but as don’t see how to send it to without typing it I will send it tomorrow Monday as it is getting a bit late here Sunday night.

ex-para

UK

wmorri

In your terminal if you highlight all of the information that you want to copy, then go to "Edit" then hit "Copy". After that you will want to click on the post reply button and then click the on the "#" sign.

After that you will just paste all the info between the code markers.
Cheers!

Ex-Para

I had already typed it out before I saw your latest post and I am working with two Laptops. The one I am sending the messages from and typing the information on is much more powerful than the one I need the DSL but I could have still done what you have told me and transfer it on a stick or whatever but I will still do it so I will no how to do it..
I hope the info I am now sending will move things along a bit and thanks again for the replies.

ex-para

UK

Lspci
00:00.0 HOST BRIDGE: INTEL CORPORATION 82830 830 CHIPSET HOST (REV 02)
00:01.0 PCI BRIDGE: INTEL CORPORATION 82830 830 CHIPSET AGP BRIDGE (REV 02)
00:1D.0 USB CONTROLLER: INTEL CORPORATION 8201CA/CAM USB CONTROLLER #1 (REV 01)
00:1E.0 PCI BRIDGE: INTEL CORPORATION 82801 MOBILE PCI BRIDGE (REV 41)
00:1F.0 ISA BRIDGE: INTEL CORPORATION 82801CAM ISA BRIDGE (LPC) (REV 01)
00:1F.1 IDE INTERFACE: INTEL CORPORATION 82801CAM IDE U100 CONTROLLER (REV 01)
00:1F.5 MULTIMEDIA AUDIO CONTROLLER: INTEL CORPORATION 82801CA/CAM AC’97 AUDIO
CONTROLLER (REV 01)
00:IF.6 MODEM: INTEL CORPORATION 82801CA/ CAM AC’97 MODEM CONTROLLER (REV 01)
01:00.0 VGA COMPATIBLE CONTROLLER: ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC RADEON MOBILITY M6 LY
02::00.0 ETRHERNET CONRTOLLER: 3COM CORPORATION 3C905C – TX/TX - M (TORNADO) (REV 78)
02:01.0 CARDBUS BRIDGE: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS PCI1420 PC CARD CARDBUS CONTROLLER
02:01.1 CARDBUS BRIDGE: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS PCI1420 PC CARD CARDBUS CONTROLLER
04:00:0 NETWORK CONTROLLER: RALINK RT2500 802.11G CARDBUS/MINI-PCI (REV 01)

wmorri

Hi,

Try taking a look at this from the DSL Wiki. Configuring a Prism2 Wireless Card See if you have any success with that.

Cheers!

Ex-Para

No connection.
Sorry but I have to come again as don’t get the hex. On the left is what I put in the boxes.
On the router there is also wep-64-bit hex and wireless pin 6388-5138

prism2 setup

device wlan0 Left as it is
channel 11 Already in the box don’t know if it is correct.
sid BThomeHub-701C My router model
wep 4738dba883 This is my Key Number but not sure about how to do hex I have looked around the net but not found a real answer to this.



I entered it thus 47:38:db:a8:83

Ex-para

UK

wmorri

Do you use the WEP key? if you don't then I don't think that you need to worry about the WEP key. But try the bellow and see if you can get to that step.

Did you get to this step or are you just stuck with the hex?

Cheers!

Ex-Para

I did use the wep key and entered it as I have shown in my last message to you. I have checked it all again and found I should have 7D1C on the router but it made no difference still no connection. I had some one check I had done it correct and I had. I have done all that is listed.

wmorri

Ok, I am going to do a little bit more research on this for you, so it might take a day or so. I will be back with some type of answer soon.

Cheers!

wmorri

Ex-Para,

Hi. I have just sent off a PM to sinclair_tm, and shuuhen. These are two members that have been here longer than I and hopefully will have some ideas for you.

Sorry it is taking so long. Thank you for sticking with it.

Cheers!

shuuhen

Some information from your machine that will help is the output from these commandsSome distributions leave these out of a regular user's PATH variable (says where usable programs should be found). If this is the case, getting root priviledges with either sudo or su - (yes, with a dash) is a fairly simple way to solve the problem. Another would be to type the full path to a command, which you can get by using whereis command.

It looks like you'll want the rt2x00 driver. There appears to be an in-kernel driver (I think it is the rt2x00 driver), but I need to look into why it's not where I'd expect it to be in the kernel configuration.

Ex-Para

Thanks for the reply, I hope this is what you asked for.

wep encryption is on

lo LINK ENCAP:LOCAL LOOPBACK
INET ADDR:127.0.0.1 MASK:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 METRIC :1
RX PACKETS:2 ERRORS:0 DROPPED:0 OVERRUNS:0 FRAME:0
TX PACKETS:2 ERRORS:0 DROPPED:0 OVERRUNS:0 CARRIER:0
COLLISIONS:0 TEXQUEUELEN:0
RX BYTES:100 (100.0 B) TX BYTES:100.0 (100.0B)


iconfig _a

etho LINK ENCAP:ETHERNET HWADDR 005B:37:1E:6A
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 METRIC:1
RX PACKETS:0 ERRORS:0 DROPPED:0 OVERRUNS:0 FRAME:0
INTRUPTED:11 BASE ADDRESS:0XEC80
TX PACKETS:6 ERRORS:0 DROPPED:0 OVERRUNS:0 CARRIER:6
COLLISIONS:0 TEXQUEUELEN:1000
RX BYTES:0 (0.0 B) TX BYTES:2052. (2.0 KIB)



lsusb
Bus: 001 Device 001: ID0000:0000

uname –r
2.4.31