Am 02.05.2013 um 06:47 schrieb Bruce Layne <[email protected]>:
> I'm looking for a robust method to connect a LinuxCNC device to a WiFi > network. I bought some inexpensive USB dongles that are advertised as > plug-and-play on Linux, but they didn't work with LinuxCNC. -------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ could you explain what you are trying to do, and what 'dont work with LinuxCNC' atcually means? - Michael > They sort > of worked with Ubuntu. I could probably get them to work by installing > the driver using something like ndiswrapper, but every time I upgraded > to a new version of LinuxCNC, I'd need to slog through that again. I'm > looking for a more robust and persistent solution. > > I did a quick internet search but all I found were people asking the > question and getting no good answer, or people complaining about the > difficulty of implementing WiFi in LinuxCNC. > > Is there a USB solution that Just Works®? That would be my preference. > > I bought an inexpensive Chinese WiFi router that is reported to be good > at operating as a WiFi bridge. Theoretically, I could configure it once > and every version of LinuxCNC would see a reliable wired ethernet > connection coming from the WiFi bridge. Barring a magic USB device, > maybe that would be the best solution? > > I need a solution that I can replicate across several different LinuxCNC > devices for my Summer Of CNC Projects. :-) > > Comments? Suggestions? > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET > Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. > Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
