Re: dlink wna-2330 wireless card on fc5 - UGH!

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2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 on a thinkpad r40
[root@r40 drivers]# rpm -qa | grep wifi
madwifi-0.9.2-1.lvn5
kmod-madwifi-0.9.2-2.2.6.18_1.2200.fc5
# I realize this is a different kernel version - I was unable to pull down
specific to my kernel e.g.
[root@r40 drivers]# yum install kmod-madwifi*`uname -r`
....
No Match for argument: madwifi-kmdl-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5
#

modprobe.conf
alias ath0 ath_pci
...
lspci
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg
NIC (rev 01)
.....
[root@r40 drivers]# /etc/init.d/network restart
.....
Bringing up interface ath0: ath_pci
ath_pci device ath0 does not seem to be present, delaying initialization.

I can't find anything related to ath* in my lib/modules/*/kernel/drivers
subdirs

Also tried ndiswrapper approach. This is using the inf file from the card
CD. I see here it's 5211 and the madwifi driver is 5212.
[root@r40 drivers]# ndiswrapper -l
installed drivers:
lstinds driver installed
net5211 driver installed, hardware (168C:001A) present

Been banging my head for over a week on this one. Also tried a
LinksysW54G - couldn't even get the power LED to go on with that one. With
the D-Link the card is getting power (blinking LED).


I have a desk filled with WiFI cards that woudl not work. I tried
ndiswarpper but never got them to work. I finally found one that worked with
SUSE 10.0 . Below are the details of my search and results.
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.


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