Linux Newbie in need of WLAN

[kamatsu]

I know Fedora 4 doesn't seem to like any WLAN cards, but i was wondering if someone could give me some proper help with regards to installing a Gigabyte GN-WP01GS PCI WLAN card?

I did a google search and it seems my card is based on the Ralink RT61 chipset (but i'm not sure of this), so I went and downloaded the drivers and took a look at the readme, where i was presented with:



1> $tar -xvzf RT61_Linux_STA_Drv_x.x.x.x.tar.gz
go to "./RT61_Linux_STA_Drv_x.x.x.x/Module" directory.

2> $cp Makefile.4 ./Makefile # [kernel 2.4]
or
$cp Makefile.6 ./Makefile # [kernel 2.6]
or
$cp Makefile.RTL865x ./Makefile # big endian platform

3> [kernel 2.4]
$chmod 755 Configure
$make config # config build linux os version

4> $make all # compile driver source code

5> $cp rt2561.bin /etc/Wireless/RT61STA/ # copy firmware
$cp rt2561s.bin /etc/Wireless/RT61STA/
$cp rt2661.bin /etc/Wireless/RT61STA/

6> $dos2unix rt61sta.dat
$cp rt61sta.dat /etc/Wireless/RT61STA/rt61sta.dat
# !!!check if it is a binary file before loading !!!

7> $load
#[kernel 2.4]
# $/sbin/insmod rt61.o
# $/sbin/ifconfig ra0 inet YOUR_IP up

#[kernel 2.6]
# $/sbin/insmod rt61.ko
# $/sbin/ifconfig ra0 inet YOUR_IP up


Note: Script functionality:
load load module to kernel
unload unload module from kernel
Configure retrieve linux version



As it appeared to me, this meant that I was to type, after untarring and cding to the right folder (i have kernel 2.6):


cp Makefile.6 ./Makefile
make all
mkdir /etc/Wireless
mkdir /etc/Wireless/RT61STA
cp *.bin /etc/Wireless/RT61STA/
dos2unix rt61sta.dat
cp rt61sta.dat /etc/Wireless/RT61STA/rt61sta.dat
/sbin/insmod rt61.ko
/sbin/ifconfig ra0 inet 192.168.0.2 up

Is that right?

If so, what do I do now (i.e configuration of card) so i can connect to my router?

[Stone321]

read some more in that readme file. edit the /etc/Wireless/RT61STA/rt61sta.dat with your settings , set iwconfig too

[justincataldo]

Did you end up getting the GN-WP01GS working kamatsu? I have the same card and am wondering if anyone has managed to get it working on Fedora? My network is an open system with a 63-bit WEP key.