Saturday, April 29, 2006
Belkin F5D7000 WiFi PCI Card Works Great!
After several days working on other WiFI PCI cards I got a Belkin device at
CompUSA for $35.
Details:
Belkin Version 5000
Wireless G
Part #: F5D7000 - P10097-C (This came from sticker on the PC Board)
IC-ID: 4711A-WW4201D (This came from sticker on the PC Board)
Part # F5D7000 (This came from the Box)
My steps:
===========
1. Put card in PCI slot
2. Power Up
3. Setup in Yast (Card was discovered automatically)
4. Entered root shell
5. Card is shown as ath0
6. iwconfig shows the Yast details were picked up
7. From shell:
rcnetwork stop eth0
rcnetwork stop ath0
rcnetwork start ath0
8. Go to web browser...It worked.
For the more technical savy this wifi card uses an Atheros chipset.
CompUSA for $35.
Details:
Belkin Version 5000
Wireless G
Part #: F5D7000 - P10097-C (This came from sticker on the PC Board)
IC-ID: 4711A-WW4201D (This came from sticker on the PC Board)
Part # F5D7000 (This came from the Box)
My steps:
===========
1. Put card in PCI slot
2. Power Up
3. Setup in Yast (Card was discovered automatically)
4. Entered root shell
5. Card is shown as ath0
6. iwconfig shows the Yast details were picked up
7. From shell:
rcnetwork stop eth0
rcnetwork stop ath0
rcnetwork start ath0
8. Go to web browser...It worked.
For the more technical savy this wifi card uses an Atheros chipset.
Friday, April 28, 2006
Shell Command of the Day: uname
Ever need to know your systems version of Linux? The uname command is your friend.
uname - print system information
-a, --all
print all information, in the following order:
-s, --kernel-name
print the kernel name
-n, --nodename
print the network node hostname
-r, --kernel-release
print the kernel release
-v, --kernel-version
print the kernel version
-m, --machine
print the machine hardware name
-p, --processor
print the processor type
-i, --hardware-platform
print the hardware platform
-o, --operating-system
print the operating system
--help display this help and exit
--version
NAME
uname - print system information
SYNOPSIS
uname [OPTION]...DESCRIPTION
Print certain system information. With no OPTION, same as -s.-a, --all
print all information, in the following order:
-s, --kernel-name
print the kernel name
-n, --nodename
print the network node hostname
-r, --kernel-release
print the kernel release
-v, --kernel-version
print the kernel version
-m, --machine
print the machine hardware name
-p, --processor
print the processor type
-i, --hardware-platform
print the hardware platform
-o, --operating-system
print the operating system
--help display this help and exit
--version
Linux Distribution and Unix Genealogy Charts
Both of these diagrams were found during my web surfing. The Linux dsitribution chart may not be complete.
Linux Distribution History
Unix History
Linux Distribution History
Unix History
AirLink101 AWLH5025 MIMO PCI ..No Success
After spending more than a few hours on the AirLink101 AWLH5025 WiFi card I, at least, concluded this Wifi card does not work with Linux.
I went the NDISWRAPPER route first. No joy there. Then I tried the driver solution/system available at Linuxant.
The Linuxant interface was a joy to use but, unfortunatley did not work either.
I also tried a Linksys WMP11 card but that did not work.
Assistance from chat room groups, from users far more knowledgeable than I can hope to be, was welcome and very good.
I now have three WiFi cards that do not work. An eBay sale is coming!
I went the NDISWRAPPER route first. No joy there. Then I tried the driver solution/system available at Linuxant.
The Linuxant interface was a joy to use but, unfortunatley did not work either.
I also tried a Linksys WMP11 card but that did not work.
Assistance from chat room groups, from users far more knowledgeable than I can hope to be, was welcome and very good.
I now have three WiFi cards that do not work. An eBay sale is coming!
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Mandriva 2006 and Wifi: No Luck yet
All linux distributions appear to be weak in WiFi connectivity. Actually this is not a function of the distributions as much as the WiFi drivers available for the cards.
One complicating factor is that the drivers are specific to the types of integrated circuits (ICs) on a WiFi card. Manufactures can change an IC and still call the card by the same name.
So far no luck with the WiFi connection using the AWLH5025 card.
BTW for those who need an source of linix distributions that are inexpensive take a look at:
PCTech101
One complicating factor is that the drivers are specific to the types of integrated circuits (ICs) on a WiFi card. Manufactures can change an IC and still call the card by the same name.
So far no luck with the WiFi connection using the AWLH5025 card.
BTW for those who need an source of linix distributions that are inexpensive take a look at:
PCTech101
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Mandriva 2006, Fedora 5 and Suse10
I have a wireless card I am trying to get up. It is a MIMO PCI card made. Model AWH5025. Since the WiFi card has no Linux driver ndiswrapper will have to be used.
My success with ndiswrapper has been mixed. I once got a different card working on SUSE 9.3. I followed a set of published instructions but they did not get the WiFi conenction working. One day I did a SUSE check for new programs/upgraded. I then rebooted and WOW wifi worked. Unfortunately I never knew what changed to fix my issue.
I tried the AWH5025 card with Fedora 5 but was nver able to ger ndiswrapper to work. Now I am trying with Mandriva 2006. During installation I found a menu that said to load ndiswrapper. I assume that went well. In uisng the Mandriva wifi setup I was able to laod the RT61.inf file and set the ESSID and WEP password. The WIFI card is indicated as being set up as wlaon0 but it doesn't work. The "green" light on the PCI card frame does light up a solid green so I guees I am getting power.
Dead in the water so far. Numerous google searches have brought up conflicting ndiswrapper info and the need , or not, to reocmpile the kernel.
I am very impressed with the value in the Linux packages but the WIFI support is still awful.
My success with ndiswrapper has been mixed. I once got a different card working on SUSE 9.3. I followed a set of published instructions but they did not get the WiFi conenction working. One day I did a SUSE check for new programs/upgraded. I then rebooted and WOW wifi worked. Unfortunately I never knew what changed to fix my issue.
I tried the AWH5025 card with Fedora 5 but was nver able to ger ndiswrapper to work. Now I am trying with Mandriva 2006. During installation I found a menu that said to load ndiswrapper. I assume that went well. In uisng the Mandriva wifi setup I was able to laod the RT61.inf file and set the ESSID and WEP password. The WIFI card is indicated as being set up as wlaon0 but it doesn't work. The "green" light on the PCI card frame does light up a solid green so I guees I am getting power.
Dead in the water so far. Numerous google searches have brought up conflicting ndiswrapper info and the need , or not, to reocmpile the kernel.
I am very impressed with the value in the Linux packages but the WIFI support is still awful.
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