Wireless networking

Airlink

Airlink AWLL3028 Wireless-G Ultra Slim 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2008, 2009, 2010.12
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5, KDE 4.6.1
• Other Comments:
• Known problems or issues: None

Azio

AWD154B 802.11g PCI (54mbps)

• PCLinuxOS Version: 2012.12
• Desktop Environment: KDE 4.9.2
• Other Comments: Plug and Play
• Known Problems or Issues: None

Belkin

Belkin F5D7050 802.11G Wireless USB Adapter

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.12, 2012.2
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5, KDE 4.6.1, 4.6.5
• Other Comments: I have tried this with Kernel Version 3.2.15-pclos1.bfs and it works great. Comes with extension cable and stand for use on desktop computers.
• Known problems or issues: None

Belkin F5D8053 v4 802.11N Wireless USB Adapter

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS 2008, 2009, 2010
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5, KDE 4.6.1
• Other Comments: Comes with extension cable and stand for use on desktop computers
• Known problems or issues: None

Belkin USB Wireless Adapter Model N150

• PCLinuxOS Version: 2013.04
• Desktop Environment: KDE 4.10.1
• Other Comments: Plug and Play - Works right out of the box without my having to install any drivers.
• Known problems or issues:
• Manufacturer: Realtek
• Vendor: 050d
• Device: 945a
• Misc.: r8712u

Broadcom

BCM4311 802.11a/b/g

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2009 to 2012
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5, 4.*
• Other Comments: None
• Known problems or issues: None

Buffalo

WHR-G54S 802.11g with 4 port router

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2009 to 2012
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5, 4.*
• Other Comments: Both factory firmware and tomato firmware
• Known problems or issues: None

WHR-HP-G54 802.11g with 4 port router

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2009 to 2012
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5, 4.*
• Other Comments: Setup though your web browser.
• Known problems or issues: None

Linksys

WMP-11 PCI 802.11 "b"

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2009 and 2010
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5 and KDE 4.6.1
• Known problems or issues: Requires the use of the NDIS wrapper.

WET-11 Bridge 802.11 "b"

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.12
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5 and KDE 4.6.1
• Known problems or issues: No drivers needed. Setup through the web browser.

Linksys WRT53GL 802.11g with 4 port router

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2007
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5
• Other Comments: Has the Linux OS. Setup though your web browser.
• Known problems or issues: None

Linksys WRT54GS 802.11g with 4 port switch

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.12
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5 and KDE 4.6.1
• Other Comments: Setup through your web browser.
• Known problems or issues: None

Linksys WMP54G 802.11g with rt61 driver

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2008, 2009, 2010.12 and 2011.09
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5 and XFCE4
• Other Comments: None
• Known problems or issues: None

(from Meemaw)

Linksys WAP11 802.11b Access Point

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.12
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5 and KDE 4.6.1
• Other Comments:
• Known problems or issues: None

Linksys BEFW11 802.11b Wireless with 4 port switch

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.12
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5 and KDE 4.6.1
• Other Comments: Setup through your web browser
• Known problems or issues: None

Linksys WUSB54G 802.11b/g Wireless USB adapter

• PCLinuxOS Version :2013.07
• Desktop Environment: KDE 4.10.5
• Known problems or issues: May connect but not receive data. There are three versions of this device (v1, v2, and v4). Problem occurs consistently with v4. Kernel driver has problem with power management.

To fix: Type in terminal as root:
Code:
iwconfig wlan0 power off

Code can be entered (as root) at the bottom of this file:
Code:
/etc/rc.d/rc.local
This will make it persistent upon boot.

Linksys WUSB600N v2 USB

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2010.12
• Desktop Environment: KDE 4.6.1
• Other Comments:
• Known problems or issues:

Steps to setup
 1. Check your device to verify it's the WUSB600N version 2
Code:
 lsusb |grep 1737
This should return:
Code:
 ...: ID 1737:0079 Linksys
 2. Download and unpack the driver
Go to ralink tech and download the driver for chipset RT3572.
 3. Edit the file .../os/linux/config.mk" in the downloaded package to get wpa_supplicant and Networkmanager support
I did the following changes:
Code:

HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y
HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y
HAS_QOS_DLS_SUPPORT=y
HAS_DOT11N_DRAFT3_SUPPORT=y
HAS_DOT11_N_SUPPORT=y
HAS_STATS_COUNT=y

 4. Add the USB ID of the adapter in file ".../common/rtusb_dev_id.c" under section: #ifdef RT35xx. See below (second last line) for detailed information:
Code:

#ifdef RT35xx
{USB_DEVICE(0x148F,0x3572)}, /* Ralink 3572 */
{USB_DEVICE(0x1740,0x9801)}, /* EnGenius 3572 */
{USB_DEVICE(0x0DF6,0x0041)}, /* Sitecom 3572 */
{USB_DEVICE(0x0DF6,0x0042)},
{USB_DEVICE(0x04BB,0x0944)}, /* I-O DATA 3572 */
{USB_DEVICE(0x1690,0x0740)}, /* 3572 */
{USB_DEVICE(0x1690,0x0744)}, /* 3572 */
{USB_DEVICE(0x5A57,0x0284)}, /* Zinwell 3572 */
{USB_DEVICE(0x167B,0x4001)}, /* 3572 */
{USB_DEVICE(0x1737,0x0079)}, /* Linksys WUSB600Nv2 */
#endif // RT35xx //

 5. Enter the main directory of the package. As the ROOT user make and install the driver.
Code:
 make
 make install

 6. Blacklist other drivers
Open /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
Code:
 sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

Put the following lines at the end of the file: Code:

blacklist rt2800usb
blacklist rt2x00usb
blacklist rt2x00lib
blacklist rt2870

 7. Reboot and enjoy

Netgear

WNDR3700 v2 Wireless Access Point and 4 port Switch

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2010.12

Desktop Environment: KDE 4.6.1 Other Comments: Dual Band 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz. Setup through your web browser. Known problems or issues: None

Netgear WG111v2 USB Wireless 802.11b,g

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.12
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5, KDE 4.6.1
• Other Comments: Uses NDISwrapper
• Known problems or issues: None

Netgear MA401 PCMCIA Wireless 802.11B

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.12
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5, KDE 4.6.1
• Other Comments: needs pcmcia slot
• Known problems or issues: None

Netgear WG511 Ver. 1 Wireless 802.11G PCMCIA

• PCLinuxOS Version: PCLOS2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.12
• Desktop Environment: KDE3.5, KDE 4.6.1
• Other Comments: requires pcmcia slot
• Known problems or issues: None

Netgear WN3000RP Wi-Fi Extender 802.11b/g/n

• PCLinuxOS Version: 2010.12
• Desktop Environment: KDE 4.10.5
• Other Comments: Clones SSID by adding "_EXT," works out of the box.
• Known problems or issues: None

Netis

NETIS WF-2117 Wireless-N Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n PCI 2.0

• PCLinuxOS Version: 2012.12
• Desktop Environment: KDE 4.9.2
• Other Comments: See instructions below
• Known Problems: Require Diver to be recompiled with kernel change

Compiling the needed driver:
Please be sure you have a wired connection.
Download the driver tarball from here
When you have the file on your desktop, right-click it and select Extract Here. Open the folder it extracts and go down to drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800.
In the file /drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800.h around line 54 add the line as I have highlighted:

* RF3053 2.4G/5G 3T3R(RT3883/RT3563/RT3573/RT3593/RT3662)
* RF5360 2.4G 1T1R
* RF5370 2.4G 1T1R
* RF5390 2.4G 1T1R 

around line 71 add the highlighted line:

#define RF3320 0x000b
#define RF3322 0x000c
#define RF3053 0x000d
#define RF5360 0x5360
#define RF5370 0x5370
#define RF5372 0x5372
#define RF5390 0x5390 

In the file /drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c around line 2063 add the highlighted text.

case RF3052:
rt2800_config_channel_rf3052(rt2x00dev, conf, rf, info);
break;
case RF5360:
case RF5370:
case RF5372:
case RF5390: 

Also change highlighted text around line 2553:

case RF3022:
case RF3052:
case RF3320:
case RF5360:
case RF5370:
case RF5372:
case RF5390:

add highlighted text around line 4583.

(rt2x00_rf(rt2x00dev, RF3020) ||
rt2x00_rf(rt2x00dev, RF2020) ||
rt2x00_rf(rt2x00dev, RF3021) ||
rt2x00_rf(rt2x00dev, RF3022) ||
rt2x00_rf(rt2x00dev, RF3320) ||
rt2x00_rf(rt2x00dev, RF5360) ||
rt2x00_rf(rt2x00dev, RF5370) ||
rt2x00_rf(rt2x00dev, RF5372) ||
rt2x00_rf(rt2x00dev, RF5390)) 

add highlighted text around line 4668.

case RF3320:
case RF3052:
case RF5360:
case RF5370:
case RF5372:
case RF5390: 

In the file /drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c around line 1191 add the highlighted text.

#ifdef CONFIG_RT2800PCI_RT53XX
{ PCI_DEVICE(0x1814, 0x5360) },
{ PCI_DEVICE(0x1814, 0x5362) },
{ PCI_DEVICE(0x1814, 0x5390) },
{ PCI_DEVICE(0x1814, 0x5392) },
{ PCI_DEVICE(0x1814, 0x539a) },
{ PCI_DEVICE(0x1814, 0x539f) },
#endif 

In a terminal:

cd Desktop/compat-wireless-2.6.39-1 <--or whatever version was extracted, if not compat-wireless-2.6.39-1
su
./scripts/driver-select rt2x00
make
make install
exit

When there is an upgrade to the kernel you will need to recompile this driver:

In a terminal

cd Desktop/compat-wireless-2.6.39-1
su
./scripts/driver-select restore
./scripts/driver-select rt2x00
make clean
make
make install
exit

Realtek

RTL8192se

• PCLinuxOS Version: 2010
• Desktop Environment: KDE 4.6
• Other Comments:
• Known problems or issues: None

RTL8101E/RTL8102E

• PClinuxOS Version: LXDE 2012.01
• Desktop Environment: LXDE
• 'Other Comments: None
• Known problems or issues:

TP Link

TL-WN722N USB 802.11b/g/n

• PCLinuxOS Version: All
• Desktop Environment: KDE4
• Other Comments: Plug and Play
• Known problems or issues

TL-WN725N USB 802.11b/g/n

• PCLinuxOS Version: All
• Desktop Environment: KDE4
• Other Comments: See instructions below
• Known Problems: Diver needs to be recompiled with kernel change

1. Open a Konsole-Root and check your device to verify it's the TL-WN725N
  lsusb |grep 8179
This should return:
  ...: ID 0bda:8179 ...
2. Install/check in Synaptic the package git
3. Download the source code of the driver
  git clone git://github.com/liwei/rpi-rtl8188eu.git
4. Change directory
  cd rpi-rtl8188eu
5. Compile, install and load the driver
  make
   make install
    depmod -a
     modprobe -v 8188eu

TL-WR1043ND N900 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router

• PCLinuxOS Version: PClinuxOS 2013.04
• Desktop Environment: KDE 32 bit and 64 bit First Release
• Other Comments:
• Known problems or issues: