RTL8187 success

[FlyingIsFun1217]

Well, it seems that after rebooting using 'chkconfig NetworkManager off', everything is as it should be.
Now when I go in to configure it in system-config-network, everything is set right (except for the disabled radio box for 'automatically assign IP', which I need.

When I go to activate it then, I get this:

Determining IP information for wlan0:1...SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address

I've even tried making a new 'profile' for the wireless card, so that it could automatically assign the IP, but I still get this

Thanks again!
FlyingIsFun1217

[sideways]

Looking at the readme.txt it says to use the wlan0up script to connect. So disable start on boot and put 'sh <path to>/wlan0up' in /etc/rc.local, or run the script manually when you log in.

You can set the ip address manually with 'ifcfg wlan0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'

[FlyingIsFun1217]

Originally Posted by sideways

Looking at the readme.txt it says to use the wlan0up script to connect. So disable start on boot and put 'sh <path to>/wlan0up' in /etc/rc.local, or run the script manually when you log in.

You can set the ip address manually with 'ifcfg wlan0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'

I'm hoping this works, but I can't say.

Could you point me in the direction of setting the wireless card to connect to xyz essid with wep key xxxx-xxxx-xx?

Thanks again!
FlyingIsFun1217

[sideways]

Originally Posted by FlyingIsFun1217

I'm hoping this works, but I can't say.

Could you point me in the direction of setting the wireless card to connect to xyz essid with wep key xxxx-xxxx-xx?

Thanks again!
FlyingIsFun1217

set the ip address, subnet, gateway ip (your router's) essid and wep key from the system-config-network-gui, for wlan0 (but disable auto startup on boot by unchecking the relevant checkbox). Then (as root) run 'sh wlan0up' in the driver directory (There's also a dhcp script if you decide not to use a static ip) it's all in readme.txt

[FlyingIsFun1217]

Originally Posted by sideways

Then (as root) run 'sh wlan0up' in the driver directory

sh '/home/tanner/rtl8187_linux_26.1010.0622.2006/wlan0up'
/home/tanner/rtl8187_linux_26.1010.0622.2006/wlan0up: line 3: cd: ieee80211/: No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'ieee80211_crypt-rtl.ko': No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.ko': No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.ko': No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.ko': No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'ieee80211-rtl.ko': No such file or directory
/home/tanner/rtl8187_linux_26.1010.0622.2006/wlan0up: line 10: cd: ../beta-8187/: No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'r8187.ko': No such file or directory

I'm doing this as root too :/

FlyingIsFun1217

[sideways]

You need to run it in the script's directory, or amend the script to point to absolute paths.

If it still can't find the kernel modules, then the compile must have been unsuccessful. The last time I used this driver in 64bit was with a 2.6.20 kernel, so can't comment on it's reliability now.

[FlyingIsFun1217]

Ok, going into the directory as root let me use wlan0up.
Now when I go to Activate it using the networking gui, I just get a message saying:

/sbin/ifup: configuration for wlan0 not found.
Usage: ifup <device name>

So... does this mean that it can't find the wlan0dhcp file? I do need to use dhcp.

Thanks for sticking in there
FlyingIsFun1217

[pmadade]

i have been tring to get this wireless card realtek 8187 to work with my f8 install but it is not happening. i know i need help cause i,m thinking about sticking with windows :0
ok heres the situation i've tried ndiswrapper several times and got nothing i came close one time with the tutorial on this page http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archi...p/t-151020.html and i got it to scan but i had to do a reinstall and now. i get to step 3 modify the Makefile then when i try to do the make clean command i get :
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.23.1-42.fc8/build M=/home/realtek/rtl-wifi clean
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.23.1-42.fc8/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [clean] Error 2
any help would be greatly appreciated. been stuck in the mud for a minute.