I have Mandrake 10.1 and i just bought the DWL-G520 D-link card. I went into the control center and it is recognized, but I can't use the the net. I tryed to 'Configure module', but it said there were no parameters. I'm trying to receive from a verizon DSL modem that transmits wirelessly. As far as I know that means I don't need a wireless router. So, I need step-by-step instructions on what to do to make the card work. Also hwen the card is intalled, the activity LED light blinks every 2 seconds.

Thanks,
otsego

Hi Ostego,

I'm a bit of noobie myself, but have been down this road. The DWL-G520 uses the Atheros 5212 chipset which is supported by the madwifi drivers (http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/madwifi). You will need at least kernel headers and probably source in order to compile and use madwifi. You also need to download/install wireless-tools (google that, but it might be on your rpmdrake) in order to then configure your card.

Help in finding/installing kernel source etc is best obtained from someone other than me.

Once you have the drivers installed, reboot and su to root

Then type 'iwconfig ath0' (ath0 is the device name for your card; like eth0). You'll hopefully see a bunch of output. If you get "ath0: no wireless extensions" something went wrong - most likely the module didn't load correctly on boot. 'modprobe ath_pci' might fix that.

Some usage examples:
iwconfig ath0 ESSID "Foobar"
-to tell the card to connect to SSID Foobar
iwconfig ath0 KEY 0123456789
-to connect using this all-too-common wep key

Your DSL gateway likely has no wep key at all and so you can probably just type
iwconfig ath0 ESSID "ANY"

and when you again type
iwconfig ath0

you should see that your card has associated with your access-point (it's MAC address will be listed if successful). If DHCP is set up correctly (check the entry in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ath0) it should also have acquired an IP address and default gateway.


Here's some more prior art that I relied on: http://madwifiwiki.thewebhost.de/wik...ndDLinkDWLG520

I have also had some luck with NDISWRAPPER (again on sourceforge)

Cheers,

-Keith

otsego; just returned from googling ur device n found it here: http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=42 they have 14 items all on ur device including
install guides, data sheets, drivers, compatibility chart and product manual all which may help u overcome ur stumble. although it is recognized by os this site has no mention of supporting linux(any)?
but check it out may help!

I am not familiar with linux terminals at all. I am starting to learn, but I still dont know anything if some one has done this before, could you please give me a step by step of every thing you did to get the card to work. Everything...An typing, how to to config,etc. Thanks.

Also I am using Mandrake 10.1, a D-Link DWL-G520, with a Dell Optiplex, 700Mhz.

I, myself have found the solution with the help of an old friend.
As this is a Mandrake area of the site many might not like this solution, but it's the one I found. It was suggested that I try Mepis Linux. It boots from CD without needing to download anything to your harddrive until you know you want to switch to it. I was skeptical, but I booted it up, and it found the wireless card immediately. All I had to do was go to Mepis System Center, click on the network prefs, and click on the start ath0 button.
Sorry to any hard core Mandrake users, but Mepis has presented something better.
Questions, or want to know more about Mepis?...Mepis