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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: USB Wireless Network Adapter?
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:33:09
Message-Id: 49bf44f10801031526t1b8f9293l78091644d3c2924f@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: USB Wireless Network Adapter? by Grant
1 > > I'm using ASUS WL-167g USB WLAN (rt73usb) and work well with or without
2 > > WPA_SUPPLICANT.
3 > >
4 > > driver is already integrated in sys-kernel/vanilla-sources (2.6.24-rc5)
5 >
6 > Where do you see that driver? I'm giving vanilla-sources-2.6.24-rc6 a
7 > try and I don't see it.
8 >
9 > - Grant
10 >
11 >
12 >
13 > > AJ Spagnoletti a écrit :
14 > >
15 > > >> I was actually just researching that exact one. Have you tested it
16 > > >> with WPA? Which driver are you using? gentoo-portage.com lists a few
17 > > >> ralink drivers but no rt73.
18 > > >>
19 > > >>
20 > > >> - Grant
21 > > >> --
22 > > >> gentoo-user@g.o mailing list
23 > > >>
24 > > >>
25 > > >
26 > > > I haven't tested the WPA yet, I know it works well with a WEP
27 > > > encryption. I can test WPA tomorrow while everyone is at work and get
28 > > > back to you with those results. I used the CVS driver provided at this
29 > > > link [1] and followed the directions posted here [2]. Like I said I
30 > > > havent tested under gentoo, but I see no reason why the drivers
31 > > > wouldn't work.
32 > > >
33 > > > AJ
34 > > >
35 > > > [1] http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/wiki/index.php/Downloads
36 > > > [2]https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/RalinkRT73
37
38 I can't believe it but this is now working with the rt2x00 driver
39 built into 2.6.24. The rt2x00 ebuild still won't compile for me
40 though.
41
42 - Grant
43 --
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