On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 19:54:21 +0100 Paul Grenyer paul.grenyer@gmail.com wrote:
Hi
I wouldn't worry too much about the setup. If you are using a recent 'buntu the drivers for most popular wireless cards should already be available - and of course if you opt for the "homeplug" type approach, then you don't need to worry about drivers at all.
Ok, so my DWL-G510 has arrived! However, I have no idea how to get it working. I've installed it in the PC and I have lights! And lspci gives me:
.... 02:02.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2561/TR61 rev B 802.11g .....
I'm running ubuntu 9.10 server, so there's no GUI. Google isn't helping much either!
Help!
You could try putting something like the following in the /etc/network/interfaces file obviously using your SSID and WPA key:
# The wireless interface. This is connected to the local # wireless LAN which in turn is connected to the internet
allow-hotplug wlan1 iface wlan1 inet static address 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.1.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 gateway 192.168.1.1 # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if # installed dns-nameservers 192.168.1.1 dns-search your.domain.co.uk wpa-driver wext wpa-ssid Your SSID wpa-psk yourwpakey
If you want to use DHCP you could go for something like:
allow-hotplug wlan1 iface wlan1 inet auto wpa-driver wext wpa-ssid Your SSID wpa-psk yourwpakey
HTH, Steve.