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+ | </pre> | ||
+ | lshw and nm-tool did not see the device. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Based on the model number (DWA-131), I trried to use ndiswrapper without much success. | ||
+ | |||
+ | After failing ndiswrapper, I googled for the product and device ID from lsusb and found this page: | ||
+ | |||
+ | http://wikidevi.com/wiki/D-Link_DWA-171_rev_A1 | ||
+ | |||
+ | That gave me a link to several linux drivers. I picked one and it worked. So I should have just ignored the box and I would have been more successful. | ||
+ | |||
+ | After getting everything working, nm-tool sees the device: | ||
+ | <pre> | ||
+ | root@potato:~# nm-tool | ||
+ | |||
+ | NetworkManager Tool | ||
+ | |||
+ | State: connected (global) | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Device: wlan1 [Auto ResortNet2] --------------------------------------------- | ||
+ | Type: 802.11 WiFi | ||
+ | Driver: rtl8812au | ||
+ | State: connected | ||
+ | Default: yes | ||
+ | HW Address: 78:54:2E:0E:60:24 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Capabilities: | ||
+ | Speed: 65 Mb/s | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wireless Properties | ||
+ | WEP Encryption: yes | ||
+ | WPA Encryption: yes | ||
+ | WPA2 Encryption: yes | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wireless Access Points (* = current AP) | ||
+ | *ResortNet2: Infra, C4:01:7C:30:4A:08, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 2 Mb/s, Strength 78 | ||
+ | ResortNet2: Infra, C4:01:7C:3A:78:C8, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 2 Mb/s, Strength 57 | ||
+ | MiFi4620LE Jetpack 37BB Secure: Infra, 00:15:FF:44:37:BB, Freq 2417 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 54 WPA2 | ||
+ | ResortNet2: Infra, C0:8A:DE:05:F0:F8, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 2 Mb/s, Strength 55 | ||
+ | ResortNet2: Infra, C4:01:7C:39:AD:38, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 2 Mb/s, Strength 49 | ||
+ | ResortNet2: Infra, C4:01:7C:3A:B9:28, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 2 Mb/s, Strength 49 | ||
+ | |||
+ | IPv4 Settings: | ||
+ | Address: 172.20.100.39 | ||
+ | Prefix: 22 (255.255.252.0) | ||
+ | Gateway: 172.20.100.1 | ||
+ | |||
+ | DNS: 8.8.8.8 | ||
+ | DNS: 8.8.4.4 | ||
+ | |||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |||
+ | lshw sees it: | ||
+ | <pre> | ||
+ | lshw -C network | ||
+ | |||
+ | *-network | ||
+ | description: Wireless interface | ||
+ | physical id: 1 | ||
+ | bus info: usb@1:1 | ||
+ | logical name: wlan1 | ||
+ | serial: 78:54:2e:0e:60:24 | ||
+ | capabilities: ethernet physical wireless | ||
+ | configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl8812au ip=172.20.100.39 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |||
+ | The driver that eventually worked was: | ||
+ | <pre> | ||
+ | root@potato:~# lsmod | head | ||
+ | Module Size Used by | ||
+ | 8812au 1009947 0 | ||
</pre> | </pre> |
Revision as of 16:11, 13 September 2013
I bought a random USB wireless dongle and tried to get it working on Ubuntu Raring Ringtail. It wasn't flawless.
The device came in a box labeled "D-Link Wireless N Nano USB Adapter (DWA-131)".
dmesg saw the device when plugged:
lsusb saw the device:
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2001:3314 D-Link Corp. Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.10 bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 64 idVendor 0x2001 D-Link Corp. idProduct 0x3314 bcdDevice 2.00 iManufacturer 1 Realtek iProduct 2 802.11n WLAN Adapter iSerial 3 00e04c000001 bNumConfigurations 1
lshw and nm-tool did not see the device.
Based on the model number (DWA-131), I trried to use ndiswrapper without much success.
After failing ndiswrapper, I googled for the product and device ID from lsusb and found this page:
http://wikidevi.com/wiki/D-Link_DWA-171_rev_A1
That gave me a link to several linux drivers. I picked one and it worked. So I should have just ignored the box and I would have been more successful.
After getting everything working, nm-tool sees the device:
root@potato:~# nm-tool NetworkManager Tool State: connected (global) - Device: wlan1 [Auto ResortNet2] --------------------------------------------- Type: 802.11 WiFi Driver: rtl8812au State: connected Default: yes HW Address: 78:54:2E:0E:60:24 Capabilities: Speed: 65 Mb/s Wireless Properties WEP Encryption: yes WPA Encryption: yes WPA2 Encryption: yes Wireless Access Points (* = current AP) *ResortNet2: Infra, C4:01:7C:30:4A:08, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 2 Mb/s, Strength 78 ResortNet2: Infra, C4:01:7C:3A:78:C8, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 2 Mb/s, Strength 57 MiFi4620LE Jetpack 37BB Secure: Infra, 00:15:FF:44:37:BB, Freq 2417 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 54 WPA2 ResortNet2: Infra, C0:8A:DE:05:F0:F8, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 2 Mb/s, Strength 55 ResortNet2: Infra, C4:01:7C:39:AD:38, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 2 Mb/s, Strength 49 ResortNet2: Infra, C4:01:7C:3A:B9:28, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 2 Mb/s, Strength 49 IPv4 Settings: Address: 172.20.100.39 Prefix: 22 (255.255.252.0) Gateway: 172.20.100.1 DNS: 8.8.8.8 DNS: 8.8.4.4
lshw sees it:
lshw -C network *-network description: Wireless interface physical id: 1 bus info: usb@1:1 logical name: wlan1 serial: 78:54:2e:0e:60:24 capabilities: ethernet physical wireless configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl8812au ip=172.20.100.39 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn
The driver that eventually worked was:
root@potato:~# lsmod | head Module Size Used by 8812au 1009947 0