Fedora 9 - Can't Connect to Linksys Wireless Router

[mxd208]

Very much a newbie when it comes to getting things configured here, so any such assistance would be great.

Trying to get my dad's computer up and running on Fedora 9 using his Linksys wusb11 Wireless USB adapter to connect to a Linksys wireless router. The router has no security settings on it. I can see the router, but when I try to connect...it tries for about 15 seconds and then stops with a message that says "the network has been disconnected" and I can't connect. I think it's something to do with the settings that I have for that USB adapter, but I can't find anything online, and I don't know much about running things in terminal.

Basically, just looking for someone/anyone to point me in the right direction. Again, I can find the router without a problem, but, it just will not connect...

[fizzix]

I can't be much help, but also wanted to chime in that I can't get a linksys wusb11 v2.6 NIC to connect to my wireless hub.

I've tried using the (now) legacy network configuration and the new NetworkManager to configure the NIC. FC9 recognizes the NIC and I can enter the WEP key, but there may be some USB issue because the dialog just hangs after hitting "activate" and won't close without a kill window. After which the network activation program refuses to be killed even with a kill -9.

I've tried connecting the NIC through a usb hub and directly into the computer both with no joy.

[bbfuller]

Hello mxd208, Welcome to the Forum,

Hello fizzix

I'm not sure how much I can help here as I don't have your actual card. However, if nothing else this post will bring yours to the top of the pile again where it may attract other attention.

I've done a little research on the Internet and it appears that the Linksys wusb111 has been made in at least four versions. At least two of those ahve been made with different chipsets in them (probably all or it wouldn't be worth changing the version number) and it's the chipset in the card that determines just what hoops you need to jump through to get the thing to work with Linux.

If you run the command:

/sbin/lsusb

from a terminal window you should see something like this output:

[bbfuller@atx17 Desktop]$ /sbin/lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04cc:1520 Philips Semiconductors
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04b4:6560 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. CY7C65640 USB-2.0 "TetraHub"
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
[bbfuller@atx17 Desktop]$

Only yours should have your wireless card listed. The interesting part will be that I have highlighted in red.

If you do a Google search on those numbers it may tell us more about the card or point you to people with the same sort of card who have used it with Linux.

Give it a go, post back with results or questions.

[mxd208]

Bump...anyone with any ideas?

[bbfuller]

Hello mxd208

My post previous to yours, that's post #3 requested some information. We won't get very far without it.

[fizzix]

bbfuller, thanks for the response. For the device of interest,

Bus 002 Device 003 ID 077b:2219 Linksys WUSB11 v2.6 802.11b Adapter

Since the kernel seems to recognize it and lsusb seems to have relevant info on it, I'd like to try getting it to work with native drivers. Worst case I can try using ndiswrapper, but I'd like to try the native route first.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

[mxd208]

Sorry...I missed that part, my bad

the ID info for mine: 066B-2211

[bbfuller]

Hello fizzix

I've done a search on the interent based on the numbers you provided and surprisingly came to an archived thread on the Fedora Forum, here:

http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/arc...p/t-22718.html

where someone reckons to have got your card going.

It looks like you are going to have an interesting time if you go down that route!

[bbfuller]

Hello mxd208

Although your card has different numbers, this site:

http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdev.php?id=1079

Seems to identify your card as having the same chipset as that of "fizzix" I'm afraid.

The best information I've been able to find is in the link I included in the previous post.