Anyone tried wireless router/USB with suse 9.1?

randon · 03-09-2005, 07:21 PM

That's it really, just wondering. My GF's son which has wireless built into the laptop connected just fine with Suse from a wireless router, but I'll be using a USB device so does anyone have experience with this setup?
Thanks!

randon · 03-10-2005, 03:08 AM

NOBODY AT ALL?

randon · 03-19-2005, 04:12 PM

Anybody?
NO ONE has experience in this?

Shade · 03-20-2005, 03:57 AM

Well honestly, you'd be better off asking whether your specific USB wireless device is supported. If it's a broadcom chipset, it's probably supported via the ndiswrapper package, which takes the winXP driver and sort of 'wraps' it into the linux kernel to make it compatible. Why don't you do a search for your model of USB wireless NIC and see for yourself what others' results are?

--Shade

randon · 03-21-2005, 11:52 PM

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Originally posted by Shade
Well honestly, you'd be better off asking whether your specific USB wireless device is supported. If it's a broadcom chipset, it's probably supported via the ndiswrapper package, which takes the winXP driver and sort of 'wraps' it into the linux kernel to make it compatible. Why don't you do a search for your model of USB wireless NIC and see for yourself what others' results are?

--Shade

Whoops my bad, didn't think of that, thanks, Shade.
What exactly am I looking for? What I DO know is it's a Netgear 802.11g wireless router that is hooked up to my brother's PC and the Netgear wireless USB is on mine. Also it's a 108Mbps unit.
Well come to think of it, I did do a search before I put up this thread for wireless USB and nothing came up, maybe I wasn't specific enough in the search......
Another question when I get home......
Thanks for the reply!
RANDON

barrythai · 03-22-2005, 04:39 AM

The Netgear device is supported. You should go to lan and then wireless it should find it automatically.

randon · 03-22-2005, 03:57 PM

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Originally posted by barrythai
The Netgear device is supported. You should go to lan and then wireless it should find it automatically.

I could not find ANYTHING having to do with wireless, USB or LAN in my suse 9.1. I looked in YAST, configurations, ect., I looked everywhere, maybe I should do a clean install to see if it picks it up then?
Not sure where to go with this...........
Is there anything specific I need running (processes) or installed maybe?
Thanks!

barrythai · 03-23-2005, 03:28 AM

Use Yast and search for wireless load all the wireless ap's. For future use. Update the wireless drivers listed on the site. (Suse is way behind mandrake on the wireless drivers.)

If you can't find it under install Lan- advanced- wireless select usb then install. If it is a newer chip set version use the ndiswrapper.

You should read the suse help on your disc which has pointers to all the chipsets for wireless the Garmish University site pointer is out of date though -suse needs to update it's pointers here.

randon · 03-23-2005, 04:03 PM

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Use Yast and search for wireless load all the wireless ap's.

I did a search and nothing came up about wireless.

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You should read the suse help on your disc

It's one of those free evaluation DVD's that novell gave out a while back, should it still be on there?

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If you can't find it under install Lan- advanced- wireless select usb then install.

I'm not sure where to find this. (install tab) I have looked everywhere I can possibly imagine for these things in Yast, configurations, hardware, everywhere, but it's like they're not even there at all.
AAAGGGHHHH, the frustrations!!!!!!!

deepgrewal · 03-24-2005, 12:45 PM

Any chance of running a CAT5 cable to that wireless router? This should solve the problem as a quick fix.

randon · 03-24-2005, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by deepgrewal
Any chance of running a CAT5 cable to that wireless router? This should solve the problem as a quick fix.

I COULD for a bit or just give my brother the USB and I would be hardwired via CAT5 as he's running XP.......do you think an update from Suse via Yast would fix the problem?
Thanks!
RANDON

deepgrewal · 03-25-2005, 12:06 AM

An update via YAST would definitely not hurt. Try the update and see if it makes a difference. For best results, reboot after the update and try to reconnect with the router. Otherwise, just run a CAT5 cable. Being hard-wired to a router beats wireless any day.

randon · 03-25-2005, 01:29 AM

I guess I'll try that......while I had it hardwired at my GF's house I tried to update 2 seperate times, 1st one worked, 2nd one didn't with errors like 'error retrieving package' but I'll try through my house and see what happens.
Thanks!!