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11-15-2009, 03:52 PM
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rt2860 in Slackware
I was trying a few distros and found that slackware with FVWM2 seems pretty nice. I connected to the internet with an ethernet cable and running netconfig, but I would like to use my wireless card (it has an rt2860 chipset). I am not sure how to do it. Could anyone give some advice?
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11-15-2009, 05:36 PM
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For some reason all the download links on that page say 404 not found.
EDIT: the Ubuntu Forums link says you need a network manager applet, I am not sure that I have any because I have neither GNOME nor KDE.
Last edited by MTK358; 11-15-2009 at 05:40 PM.
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11-16-2009, 12:55 AM
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the driver link above works for me
for a network manager you can use the great WiCD for detecting and working with both ethernet and wireless connections.
http://wicd.sourceforge.net/download.php
you can get it in Slackware's extra/ directory 
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11-16-2009, 07:48 AM
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Hi,
Quote:
Originally Posted by MTK358
I was trying a few distros and found that slackware with FVWM2 seems pretty nice. I connected to the internet with an ethernet cable and running netconfig, but I would like to use my wireless card (it has an rt2860 chipset). I am not sure how to do it. Could anyone give some advice?
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The 'rt2860' is supported via a module. What does 'ifconfig -a' show? If the device has been recognized then you can use 'wicd' as suggested but you will need to revert the '/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf' file to the original state. 'wicd' is in the '/extra' directory of your install media.

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11-16-2009, 09:41 AM
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Bash says there is no "ifconfig" command.
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11-16-2009, 10:21 AM
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Here it is:
Code:
# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:26:18:35:fd:9b
inet addr:192.168.1.74 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::226:18ff:fe35:fd9b/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:27953 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:15457 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:15769929 (15.0 MiB) TX bytes:2000581 (1.9 MiB)
Interrupt:55 Base address:0x6000
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:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:548 (548.0 B) TX bytes:548 (548.0 B)
ra0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:54:86:b7:6f
inet6 addr: fe80::208:54ff:fe86:b76f/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:20002 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:196 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:1775748 (1.6 MiB) TX bytes:332 (332.0 B)
Interrupt:17
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11-16-2009, 10:36 AM
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I also tried installing the rt2860 driver (there were 2 links for rt2860, one said firmware and the other did not, I chose the one that didn't say firmware) and wicd from the slackware DVD, and installed stalonetray because I understand it has a tray icon, but there is no icon in stalonetray when I run wicd.
Last edited by MTK358; 11-16-2009 at 10:38 AM.
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11-16-2009, 10:41 AM
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Hi,
What is the output of 'ifconfig -a'. 'man ifconfig' to get an understanding.
The '-a' will show all recognized devices;
Quote:
excerpt from 'man ifconfig';
-a display all interfaces which are currently available, even if down
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11-16-2009, 10:42 AM
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Hi,
Quote:
Originally Posted by MTK358
I also tried installing the rt2860 driver (there were 2 links for rt2860, one said firmware and the other did not, I chose the one that didn't say firmware) and wicd from the slackware DVD, and installed stalonetray because I understand it has a tray icon, but there is no icon in stalonetray when I run wicd.
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You need to confirm that the device is not recognized before attempting installation of another driver.
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11-16-2009, 11:41 AM
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Code:
# ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:26:18:35:fd:9b
inet addr:192.168.1.74 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::226:18ff:fe35:fd9b/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:43790 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:25880 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:27272225 (26.0 MiB) TX bytes:3265882 (3.1 MiB)
Interrupt:55 Base address:0x6000
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:20 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:20 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:1444 (1.4 KiB) TX bytes:1444 (1.4 KiB)
ra0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:54:86:b7:6f
inet6 addr: fe80::208:54ff:fe86:b76f/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:74029 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:711 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:6577376 (6.2 MiB) TX bytes:332 (332.0 B)
Interrupt:17
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11-16-2009, 11:57 AM
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Hi,
Your wireless is 'ra0'. Just edit the '/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf' to reflect your device.
' Configuring your network in Slackware' should be a good aid for you.
Sorry, I missed the 'ra0' and rt association.
You should be able to configure your wireless via the above link with a little effort on your part.

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11-16-2009, 12:16 PM
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I checked out the link but I hardly understand anything about networking.
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11-16-2009, 12:31 PM
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Hi,
As root you can use the below to configure a static IP;
Code:
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~#ifconfig ra0 192.168.1.18 <<< available IP
~#route add default gw 192.168.1.1
~#iwlist ra0 scan << use information to fill in for essid & ap
~#iwconfig ra0 essid "Your Wireless"
~#iwconfig ra0 key your_key_here
~#iwconfig ra0 ap xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx <<Your _ap_from iwlist
This can be copied and paste to a script file. Be sure to 'chmod +x ra0.sh' where 'ra0.sh' is the name of the file;
Quote:
#!/bin/bash
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#11-16-09 12:30 gws
#setup the rt2860 ar0 device
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/sbin/ifconfig ra0 192.168.1.18
/sbin/route add default gw 192.168.1.1
/sbin/iwconfig ra0 essid "Your_Wireless"
/sbin/iwconfig ra0 key Your_key
/sbin/iwconfig ra0 ap xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
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Your DNS should be setup from the original 'netconfig'. If the above works then changes can be made to your configuration.

Last edited by onebuck; 11-16-2009 at 01:39 PM.
Reason: device name correction
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