Re: Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter works with squeeze / gnome
On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:04:23 -0500 Chris Jones cjns1...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 03:23:49PM EST, Celejar wrote: On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:10:07 -0800 Peter Tenenbaum peter.g.tenenb...@gmail.com wrote: I recently had to add wifi to my squeeze / gnome desktop. Based on some reviews I bought a Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter, and I found that when I plugged it into a USB port on my desktop it worked instantly -- no configuration or package installation necessary. Is there a repository where these sorts of success stories are tracked? A bit late, but FTR: http://linux-wless.passys.nl/ A great resource. A bit puzzled about the disclaimer, though: ‘This list doesn't specify anything about how much of your card is supported. So a card that only works without encryption is listed the same as one that also has support for WEP/WPA.’ Not sure I want to donate my bandwidth to any TDH that might sniff my available presence the minute I cruise along in their neighborhood... But the very next line reads: For the specifics about how much of your card is supported, please refer to the driver page listed for your card. IIUC, the driver docs will generally tell you what has been implemented. Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110119175410.a6e3fc50.cele...@gmail.com
Re: Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter works with squeeze / gnome
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 05:54:10PM EST, Celejar wrote: On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:04:23 -0500 Chris Jones cjns1...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 03:23:49PM EST, Celejar wrote: On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:10:07 -0800 Peter Tenenbaum peter.g.tenenb...@gmail.com wrote: I recently had to add wifi to my squeeze / gnome desktop. Based on some reviews I bought a Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter, and I found that when I plugged it into a USB port on my desktop it worked instantly -- no configuration or package installation necessary. Is there a repository where these sorts of success stories are tracked? A bit late, but FTR: http://linux-wless.passys.nl/ A great resource. A bit puzzled about the disclaimer, though: ‘This list doesn't specify anything about how much of your card is supported. So a card that only works without encryption is listed the same as one that also has support for WEP/WPA.’ Not sure I want to donate my bandwidth to any TDH that might sniff my available presence the minute I cruise along in their neighborhood... But the very next line reads: For the specifics about how much of your card is supported, please refer to the driver page listed for your card. IIUC, the driver docs will generally tell you what has been implemented. Ah.. now I see it.. Sorry for the noise. cj -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110120021316.GB4113@pavo.local
Re: Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter works with squeeze / gnome
On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:10:07 -0800 Peter Tenenbaum peter.g.tenenb...@gmail.com wrote: I recently had to add wifi to my squeeze / gnome desktop. Based on some reviews I bought a Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter, and I found that when I plugged it into a USB port on my desktop it worked instantly -- no configuration or package installation necessary. Is there a repository where these sorts of success stories are tracked? A bit late, but FTR: http://linux-wless.passys.nl/ A great resource. Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110118152349.bea13a0c.cele...@gmail.com
Re: Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter works with squeeze / gnome
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 03:23:49PM EST, Celejar wrote: On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:10:07 -0800 Peter Tenenbaum peter.g.tenenb...@gmail.com wrote: I recently had to add wifi to my squeeze / gnome desktop. Based on some reviews I bought a Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter, and I found that when I plugged it into a USB port on my desktop it worked instantly -- no configuration or package installation necessary. Is there a repository where these sorts of success stories are tracked? A bit late, but FTR: http://linux-wless.passys.nl/ A great resource. A bit puzzled about the disclaimer, though: ‘This list doesn't specify anything about how much of your card is supported. So a card that only works without encryption is listed the same as one that also has support for WEP/WPA.’ Not sure I want to donate my bandwidth to any TDH that might sniff my available presence the minute I cruise along in their neighborhood... cj -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110119040423.GB11185@pavo.local
Re: Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter works with squeeze / gnome
On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:10:07 -0800, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: I recently had to add wifi to my squeeze / gnome desktop. Based on some reviews I bought a Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter, and I found that when I plugged it into a USB port on my desktop it worked instantly -- no configuration or package installation necessary. Is there a repository where these sorts of success stories are tracked? Debian has a wiki, maybe you can get an account to edit/add this useful data: http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi#USBDevices Also, mentioning it here is a good way to broadcast the good news ;-) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.12.30.09.47...@gmail.com
Re: Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter works with squeeze / gnome
Dne, 30. 12. 2010 10:47:16 je Camaleón napisal(a): On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:10:07 -0800, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: I recently had to add wifi to my squeeze / gnome desktop. Based on some reviews I bought a Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter, and I found that when I plugged it into a USB port on my desktop it worked instantly -- no configuration or package installation necessary. Is there a repository where these sorts of success stories are tracked? Debian has a wiki, maybe you can get an account to edit/add this useful data: http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi#USBDevices Also, mentioning it here is a good way to broadcast the good news ;-) You should probably add your lsusb output too. That's because not all WG111 are created equal: IIRC, the WG111 has switched chipsets -- and consequently, drivers -- when going from .v2 to .v3. A good resource on Linux-compatible wireless adapters is the Backtrack website http://www.backtrack-linux.org/ because they also gather information on the monitor mode of various cards. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1293706230.1006...@compax
Re: Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter works with squeeze / gnome
Camaleon -- unfortunately the wifi / USB page you pointed me to specifies which chipsets work well with Debian, but not which devices you can buy at a store or on Amazon. I was never able to figure out how to make use of that page as most vendors and retailers do not think that the chipset information is of vital importance to the buyer, hence it is obscure at the time of purchase. Klistvud -- Here is the output of lsusb: Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0846:4260 NetGear, Inc. WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B] So the chipset happens to be one of the ones which is well-supported, but I had no way to know this prior to purchase (and believe me, I tried to find out). Fortunately a user posted a review to Amazon saying that it worked for him on his linux desktop. -PT On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Peter Tenenbaum peter.g.tenenb...@gmail.com wrote: I recently had to add wifi to my squeeze / gnome desktop. Based on some reviews I bought a Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter, and I found that when I plugged it into a USB port on my desktop it worked instantly -- no configuration or package installation necessary. Is there a repository where these sorts of success stories are tracked? -PT
Re: Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter works with squeeze / gnome
Dne, 30. 12. 2010 17:53:28 je Peter Tenenbaum napisal(a): Klistvud -- Here is the output of lsusb: Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0846:4260 NetGear, Inc. WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B] So the chipset happens to be one of the ones which is well-supported, but I had no way to know this prior to purchase (and believe me, I tried to find out). Fortunately a user posted a review to Amazon saying that it worked for him on his linux desktop. -PT Had you bothered to ask in advance on this list -- and had I seen your post -- I could have told you that I have a v3 card and that the v3 model works in Squeeze. I could have told you also that it does *not* work in stock Lenny (although it does in newer, backported Lenny kernels). I think that the v2 model works in stock Lenny, but have no means of checking that. Anyhow, all's well that ends well. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1293729761.1006...@compax
Re: Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter works with squeeze / gnome
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:53:28 -0800, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: Camaleon -- unfortunately the wifi / USB page you pointed me to specifies which chipsets work well with Debian, but not which devices you can buy at a store or on Amazon. HCL lists are aimed to enumerate devices and their modules that work out- of-the-box, have problems for setting up or that don't work at all. With that information you can go then to the store and buy the device with a little more confidence (not 100% but is better than nothing). So if your device uses intersil/prism or realtek chipset and that chipset is listed there and marked as works/detected, then there are many chances that it works fine. I was never able to figure out how to make use of that page as most vendors and retailers do not think that the chipset information is of vital importance to the buyer, hence it is obscure at the time of purchase. True, that information is not always easy to find (not present even in technical specs) but Google helps a lot here. Anyway, I thought you were asking for a place where to put that your USB dongle works fine so others users can benefit form that information :-) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.12.30.17.44...@gmail.com
Re: Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter works with squeeze / gnome
On Qui, 30 Dez 2010, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: Camaleon -- unfortunately the wifi / USB page you pointed me to specifies which chipsets work well with Debian, but not which devices you can buy at a store or on Amazon. I was never able to figure out how to make use of that page as most vendors and retailers do not think that the chipset information is of vital importance to the buyer, hence it is obscure at the time of purchase. Klistvud -- Here is the output of lsusb: Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0846:4260 NetGear, Inc. WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B] So the chipset happens to be one of the ones which is well-supported, but I had no way to know this prior to purchase (and believe me, I tried to find out). Fortunately a user posted a review to Amazon saying that it worked for him on his linux desktop. What's worse, the vendors themselves do not care about the chipset, often releasing new models with different chipsets but keeping the same model number. -- Time washes clean Love's wounds unseen. That's what someone told me; But I don't know what it means. -- Linda Ronstadt, Long Long Time Eduardo M KALINOWSKI edua...@kalinowski.com.br -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20101230160712.92435iypqc4wx...@mail.kalinowski.com.br
Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter works with squeeze / gnome
I recently had to add wifi to my squeeze / gnome desktop. Based on some reviews I bought a Netgear WG111 USB wifi adapter, and I found that when I plugged it into a USB port on my desktop it worked instantly -- no configuration or package installation necessary. Is there a repository where these sorts of success stories are tracked? -PT
