ralink rt2500 and verizon mifi 2200 compatibility

debbles731 · 02-06-2010, 11:47 PM

I have an older model Sharp PCal27 with a Ralink RT2500 wireless LAN card. I have been able to connect previously to a linksys wireless network but I am not able to connect to a new Verizon Mifi 2200 card.
Any suggestions on setup would be appreciated.
I am able to connect to the Verizon card via a usb cable but not wireless.

Thanks for any help you may provide.

fair_is_fair · 02-07-2010, 05:24 PM

It would help to know what operating system you are using and if wpa is involved.

Linux drivers for rt2500 prior to the 2.6.27 kernels had a problem with wpa encryption. Ever since, they, mostly work. From a quick looksee on the Verizon card, it comes with wpa as default and this could be the problem.

Newer distros should handle the rt2500 and wpa out-of-box in most cases but not all will. Wpa_supplicant and network managers also have roles.

Ndiswrapper with windows drivers is often the best solution.

debbles731 · 02-08-2010, 08:40 PM

I am running Windows Xp and yes a WPA is involved.

Davno · 02-08-2010, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by debbles731

I am running Windows Xp and yes a WPA is involved.

You will have better luck posting this on a Windows forum.

debbles731 · 02-13-2010, 08:10 PM

Thanks for the input. I am going to buy a new computer tomorrow. This laptop I'm told is not compatible with current wifi products.