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Linux and broadband(mandrake) and Wireless router/ADSL modem - newbie

  • 01-10-2005 5:11pm
    #1
    pbrozek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭


    I am trying to connect up a wireless connection using linux. The connection is running fine on windows xp, as i have just partitioned the disk and installed linux i am a total total novice. My ISP is smart and i am using a WDR814G ADSL 2+ wireless modem and router, anybody have a clue


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  • #2
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    What wireless modem is in the machine itself? Is wireless-tools installed? We can't start to help you without an answer to the first question anyway.

    Many machines come with modems that don't have Linux drivers, however the open source community has developed many native drivers and NDIS wrappers. A Google search for “wireless linux” turns up plenty of relevant and useful results.


  • #3
    pbrozek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭pbrozek


    The type of modem / router is a WDR814G aolynk,


  • #4
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    Unless I'm missing something, that's what you connect to from your Linux machine. What's the Linux machine supposed to connect to it /with/?


  • #5
    pbrozek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭pbrozek


    sorry the wirelessmoed/router is connected to a different computer via USB cable. I connect to the modem/router using a wireless NIC,
    PCI card PC54g2, made by MSI , i think it is based on the is based on the Ralink 2500 chip.


  • #6
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    There's a few results for that card + linux on Google, have a troll through them to get started.

    http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=PC54g2+linux


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