On 11/19/2010 06:19 PM, michael getachew wrote:

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Would someone please offer me knowledge about wifi cards or USB devices that are KNOWN to work under 11.3. The D-Link DWA-130 is supposed to work according to multiple sites, but they offer conflicting setups. If someone has actual successful experience, I would like to hear about it.

from what i can find out there are no native drivers available according to: http://linux-wless.passys.nl/query_part.php?brandname=D-Link

however make sure you have the latest kernel available. the libertas driver (http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/libertas) supports marvel chipsets but i don't think the one on your usb is supported. i've had luck with dlink wlan card that look on the outside just like yours but in your case i think you have to use ndiswrapper.

there is a good thread that might interest you at the forums: http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-help-here/wireless/410502-d-link-dwa-...

from what i can see ndis doesn't work too well with that too . you might want to have a look at rt3070 too. can you post output of lsusb and dmesg|less? also look at this :

http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-help-here/wireless/391535-my-wireless...

a good guide to help you in you situation.

Thanks for the suggestions. lsusb returns: jim@linux-jll0:~/progs> lsusb Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 006 Device 002: ID 1bcf:0007 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub 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 005: ID 07d1:3300 D-Link System Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04e8:3432 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd Bus 001 Device 002: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Hi-Speed 21-in-1 Flash Card Reader/Writer (Internal/External) Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub jim@linux-jll0:~/progs> dmsg | less (I didn't know if you wanted the head or tail, so here's the head after removing and inserting the USB device: 40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=55616 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=34789 DPT=80 WINDOW=54 RES=0x00 ACK FIN URGP=0 [36677.555030] SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.100 DST=72.21.210.250 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=50941 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=54447 DPT=80 WINDOW=9520 RES=0x00 ACK FIN URGP=0 [36692.567048] SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.100 DST=207.171.166.252 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=40484 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=55481 DPT=80 WINDOW=58400 RES=0x00 ACK FIN URGP=0 [36801.889162] SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.100 DST=173.194.35.104 LEN=52 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=48236 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=35799 DPT=80 WINDOW=501 RES=0x00 ACK FIN URGP=0 OPT (0101080A022CF98106ECAA6E) [36840.197044] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 2 [36840.429043] hub 2-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1 [36844.910164] usb 2-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5 [36845.027447] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=07d1, idProduct=3300 [36845.027452] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [36845.027455] usb 2-1: Product: 11n Adapter [36845.027458] usb 2-1: Manufacturer: Manufacturer Realtek [36845.027460] usb 2-1: SerialNumber: 00e04c000001 [36921.425165] SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.100 DST=66.211.183.21 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=62984 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=40925 DPT=80 WINDOW=20440 RES=0x00 ACK FIN URGP=0 lines 1381-1409/1409 (END) I may go the linuxant solution. I used it years ago with wifi and it worked fine. Jim -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On 11/19/2010 09:21 PM, michael getachew wrote:

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Thanks for the suggestions. lsusb returns:

jim@linux-jll0:~/progs> lsusb <snip> Bus 002 Device 005: ID 07d1:3300 D-Link System <snip> based on that i googled your device id and i came up with this: http://wiki.debian.org/rtl819x particularly the r8192s_usb driver. according to the following lines(outputs of modinfo r8192s_usb) in that page i think it works(or has worked) for someone. USB: 07D1:3300 D-Link System DWA-130 802.11n Wireless N Adapter(rev.E) [Realtek RTL8192SU] USB: 07D1:3302 D-Link System DWA-130 802.11n Wireless N Adapter(rev.C2) [Realtek RTL8192SU]

and according to this thread : http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-852629.html?sid=7e129d1ab279257e09389fd...

you may run into firmware issues . try it out and see if it works. i suggest self-compiling kernel 2.6.36 or rc2 of 2.6.37 and it should let you choose a bunch of wireless drivers, then you can select as many as you want and see if any of them work.

Thanks for the reply. I had already found that link. Directions for getting it to work were conflicting and confusing. The reason I want this is that my desktop has to go into a room without internet access. I'm wondeing if it might now be easier to hard wire eth0 into a bridge, though I have no experience with doing that. Jim -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org