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Old 04-11-2012, 09:47 PM   #1
cmschuster
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Belkin F5D7050 v3 rt73 USB wifi on Debian, can't connect to router


i am using debian squeeze (2.6.32-5-686) on a via mini itx. i am trying to get the wifi up and working with a Belkin Components F5D7050 Wireless G Adapter v3000 [Ralink RT2571W]. i am using the rt73 driver because that is what the chipset indicates i should use.

i followed http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/rt73 to get the wifi usb working. however, i cannot connect to the wireless router. i use rausb0.

the symptoms:

everything seems to be working ok but for a couple of key things. i did the install using the debian wifi wiki, so i think that the driver is properly installed and deconflicted. i updated the vi etc/network/interfaces just as is indicated, but when i iwconfig it does not show the essid that i put into the etc/network/interfaces, nor that i have WPA (it says Security modepen). not only that, but when i ifconfig, it does not even list an inet address. further indication, cat /var/log/syslog indicates no IPv6 routers present. using iwlist scan, i can see the router, and ifconfig indicates packets are going up and down. when i ifdown and ifup, it just sits there and says "DHCPDISCOVER on rausb0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12" until it tells me it received no DHCPOFFERS and is going to sleep. also, the little LED on the Belkin device is intermittently blinking like its browsing reddit or something.

What am i missing? help?

here are the outputs from some key commands. i have info from lsusb, lsmod, dmesg, cat /var/log/syslog, ifconfig, iwconfig, iwlist scan, and vi etc/network/interfaces.

lsusb
Code:
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 045e:0750 Microsoft Corp. Wired Keyboard 600
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 050d:705a Belkin Components F5D7050 Wireless G Adapter v3000 [Ralink RT2571W]
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
lsmod

Code:
usbcore             99329  5 rt73,usbhid,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
iwconfig

Code:
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

rausb0    RT73 WLAN  ESSID:off/any
          Mode:Auto  Frequency=2.412 GHz  Bit Rate=54 Mb/s 
          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:0123-4567-89 Security mode:open
          Link Quality:0/100  Signal level:-121dBm  Noise level:-115 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
ifconfig

Code:
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:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:1680 (1.6 KB)  TX bytes:1680 (1.6 KB)

rausb0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr "mac address"
          inet6 addr: fe80::222:75ff:feb1:87bd/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:2391 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:2426 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:641052 (626.0 KiB)  TX bytes:177624 (173.4 KiB)
cat /var/log/syslog | grep rausb | tail -n20

Code:
kernel:  [   20.864006] rausb0: no IPv6 routers present
dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on rausb0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
iwlist scan

Code:
rausb0     Scan completed:
           Cell 01 - Address: "mac address"
           Mode:Managed
           ESSID:"goodbar1"
           Channel:1
           Encryption key:on
           Bit Rates:130 Mb/s
vi etc/network/interfaces

Code:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

iface rausb0 inet dhcp
pre-up ip link set dev rausb0 up
wireless-essid MY_ESSID
wireless-key s:"my wireless string"
auto rausb0
uname -r
Code:
2.6.32-5-686
dmesg | grep rt73
Code:
[    6.419406] usbcore: registered new interface driver rt73
ifup rausb0

Code:
DHCPDISCOVER on rausb0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
DHCPDISCOVER on rausb0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
No DHCPOFFERS received.
No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.

Last edited by cmschuster; 04-11-2012 at 10:19 PM. Reason: inet autocorrected to net, fixed
 
Old 04-13-2012, 02:14 AM   #2
razvandudu
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It seems that you are almost there... Read again on http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse in the "Command Line" section, as it seems that you don't want to use graphical tools...
I think that you missed the wpa_supplicant part.
 
Old 04-16-2012, 06:03 AM   #3
cmschuster
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i dont think that i did that part. i will try it out today and provide feedback on how it works, and code if it doesnt.

thank you for the response.
 
Old 06-23-2012, 07:27 AM   #4
jord83uk
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Hi I have a similar problem with the F5D7050 connecting to the internet and i followed the wiki.debian guide linked below, and when i type the comment 'lsusb' the adaptor is listed but iwlist scan seems to take ages. I'm using Debian squeeze on a raspberry pi and the adaptor is connected via an external usb hub to create enough power... Any help would be appreciated
 
  


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