Davy Leon wrote: > Hi folks > > I'm trying to use a Netgear WG111-2 USB-wifi adapter on a Centos 5.3 Box. > Someone has done it? It seems not to be supported by the kernel. > > Thanks > > David >
It should work. However, I'd strongly suggest updating from 5.3 as many improvements to the wireless stack and drivers have been backported since 5.3. Here's what I see when plugging one of these into my box... # lsusb Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0846:6a00 NetGear, Inc. WG111v2 54 Mbps Wireless [RealTek RTL8187L] so it's a RealTek RTL8187L. Now lets see if the kernel has a driver for it: # grep -i 0846 /lib/modules/*/modules.alias | grep -i 6a00 /lib/modules/2.6.18-128.el5/modules.alias:alias usb:v0846p6A00d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* rtl8187 /lib/modules/2.6.18-164.11.1.el5/modules.alias:alias usb:v0846p6A00d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* rtl8187 /lib/modules/2.6.18-164.15.1.el5/modules.alias:alias usb:v0846p6A00d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* rtl8187 /lib/modules/2.6.18-164.el5/modules.alias:alias usb:v0846p6A00d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* rtl8187 /lib/modules/2.6.18-194.el5/modules.alias:alias usb:v0846p6A00d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* rtl8187 Yes, it's supported by the 5.3 (-128.el5), 5.4 (-164.el5) and 5.5 (-194.el5) kernels. The modules loaded themselves: # lsmod | grep 8187 rtl8187 91077 0 mac80211 183745 1 rtl8187 cfg80211 191369 2 rtl8187,mac80211 eeprom_93cx6 35393 1 rtl8187 I've not actually used the device, only plugged it in, so you'd need to configure it from here or just let NetworkManager handle the device. _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
