Your Guide To Wireless

Wireless networking in Linux: Explained

Coyote sharing his experience with a famous Singapore tech forum on how to get wireless networking working in linux. He is using DWL-G520 network card and Fedora Core 4 linux to demonstrate how easy to get wireless networking in Linux. According to Coyote, basically there are two parts in getting it working: 1) Installing the linux drivers for the D-Link DWL-G520 network card. 2) Getting the OS to be support WPA encryption, such that the card can connect to the router using the protocol. ...

Troubleshooting WiFi Network Connections

You can't make a connection to your WiFi network because the wireless networking icon or properties dialog box does not appear. I'm offer you a few solutions: Windows XP Compatibility Your problem may be that your wireless network adapter is not compatible with Windows XP. To check whether it is compatible, check the Windows Hardware Compatibility List (HCL). When you get to the site, click See the Windows Catalog, then from the page that appears, click the Hardware tab. Next click Networ...

Wireless Lost

I received email from David, for his trouble in wireless connection using Mandriva. I am having problem with my wireless connection using Mandriva Linux 2006. I'm using a D-Link Airplus G+ laptop card with NdisWrapper to connect to my D-Link G604T wireless router on bootup. Everything starts OK and if I check /etc/resolv.conf the name server is set to 212.30.8.151. All is well for about 20 to 30 minutes and then I find I am unable to connect to any webpages. The network is still showing as ...

Setting Up Wireless Home Network on Linux System

I received email from Johns on setting up wireless home network. I currently use Alcatel modem (Speed Touch 330) given to me from ISP and I simply can't get to work with Gentoo Linux (2.6.9 Kernel). I decided to build a wireless home network, so I'm planning to buy a D-Link DSL-G604T wireless ADSL router. My first question is: Is this hardware fully compatible with Linux or do I need to install any drivers as with the Alcatel modem? I have notebook and wanted to connect it to the network thr...

Quick Reference to : NDISWRAPPER

Hardware drivers can be a real pain for Linux users. If the manufacturer does not release the specifications of its hardware, it can be difficult, if not possible, to reverse engineer the information needed to write a driver. True, a few manufacturers are enlightened enough to release Linux drivers or information, but most are content with ensuring their product works with Windows. While it would be nice be able to boycott such hardware, there's not much we can do if the laptop's integrated w...

Check Your Driver

From the Device Manager, you can check the status of your WLAN drivers to make sure the device is working properly. If the Device Manager shows a yellow circle and an exclamation point next to your wireless adapter, then your wireless adapter may not be properly installed. Right-click the adapter in question, select Properties, and then look at the Device Status box from the General tab to see that the adapter is working properly. If necessary, select the Driver tab in the Properties dialog bo...