how to install tplink WR340G+ wireless usb card.

ztdep · 12-15-2010, 06:11 PM

Dear friends:
My system is centos 5. but i could not install the tplink WR340G+ wireless usb card.
could you please give me some suggestions about how to install it?
Regards

markush · 12-16-2010, 03:41 PM

Hello ztdep,

do you mean you have a router TPlink 340g which is not configured, and an USB-wireless device?

Markus

ztdep · 12-16-2010, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markush

Hello ztdep,

do you mean you have a router TPlink 340g which is not configured, and an USB-wireless device?

Markus

yes , your are right. i have a router tplink. but i do not know how to install it in the centos linux system

markush · 12-17-2010, 01:32 AM

Well, I did understand that you had not even the router installed. But if the router is your wireless-accesspoint and is working, you'll have to find out which driver (module) you will need for your usb-wireless card.
In order to check this you'll have to execute

Code:

lsusb

as root, post the output here and as well please provide more information: all you know about your usb-wireless card (vendor, chipset...), which encryption does your wireless network use.
Maybe the wireless-card is working already, please post the output of iwconfig and ifconfig as well.

Markus

ztdep · 12-17-2010, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markush

Well, I did understand that you had not even the router installed. But if the router is your wireless-accesspoint and is working, you'll have to find out which driver (module) you will need for your usb-wireless card.
In order to check this you'll have to execute

Code:

lsusb

as root, post the output here and as well please provide more information: all you know about your usb-wireless card (vendor, chipset...), which encryption does your wireless network use.
Maybe the wireless-card is working already, please post the output of iwconfig and ifconfig as well.

Markus

thank you very much for your help.
here is the link for my wireless router and network usb adapter

http://www.tp-link.com/us/products/p...el=TL%2DWR340G
http://www.tp-link.com/us/support/do...&m=TL%2DWN322G
I will post the system information later.

ztdep · 12-18-2010, 06:29 PM

Here are the system feedback:

[root@localhost Desktop]# lsusb
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Wireless Mouse M305
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 413c:2005 Dell Computer Corp. RT7D50 Keyboard
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0cf3:1006 Atheros Communications, Inc. TP-Link TL-WN422G v2 802.11g [Atheros AR9271]
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 090c:1000 Feiya Technology Corp. Flash Drive
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
[root@localhost Desktop]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

virbr0 no wireless extensions.

[root@localhost Desktop]# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:1D:FF:1F:AB
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:29 Base address:0xe000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:16 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:16 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:960 (960.0 b) TX bytes:960 (960.0 b)

virbr0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr E2:E7:2B:63:ED:69
inet addr:192.168.122.1 Bcast:192.168.122.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:18 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:3707 (3.6 KiB)

markush · 12-18-2010, 06:42 PM

Hi, the apropriate module for the atheros-chip isn't loaded (I assume).

please execute

Code:

lsmod | grep ath

if this returns nothing, you may try as root

Code:

modprobe ath9k

in order to load the module. If the commands shows no output, the module is loaded and you may try

Code:

iwconfig

again in order to see if the wireless device is recognized by your system.

Markus

ztdep · 12-20-2010, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markush

Hi, the apropriate module for the atheros-chip isn't loaded (I assume).

please execute

Code:

lsmod | grep ath

if this returns nothing, you may try as root

Code:

modprobe ath9k

in order to load the module. If the commands shows no output, the module is loaded and you may try

Code:

iwconfig

again in order to see if the wireless device is recognized by your system.

Markus

it seems it can not work
root@localhost ~]# lsmod |grep ath
[root@localhost ~]# modprobe ath9k
[root@localhost ~]# iwconfigagain
bash: iwconfigagain: command not found
[root@localhost ~]# iwconfigagain
bash: iwconfigagain: command not found
[root@localhost ~]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

virbr0 no wireless extensions.

[root@localhost ~]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

virbr0 no wireless extensions.

[root@localhost ~]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

virbr0 no wireless extensions.

[root@localhost ~]# modprobe ath9k
[root@localhost ~]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

virbr0 no wireless extension