It might be worth posting the output of iwconfig and ifconfig here. I'm not sure what the -650 is - is it a pcmcia card or USB adapter? Go into console mode and type iwconfig. If the driver loaded correctly, it should appear as ra0 or rausb0 or similar. If you can see something, type: ifconfig ra0 u...

You don't say which version you are using. If 2.17.1, there have been changes with some wireless drivers & DHCP from the network wizard doesn't always work.

Try connecting via the Rutilt utility instead of the network wizard.

This fixed the problem I had with the DWL-122G USB adpater.

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Thanks for the replies. I'm not unduly concerned as it all seems to work normally. It's just different in 2.17.1 from all previous versions so something has changed. Maybe it is the kernal change that has done it. I also notice that the red activity monitor now idles at about the half way point, whe...

You don't say how you burned the multi-session CD-R. If you used the Burniso2cd utility from within Puppy, it should be OK & may well be the type of CD-R. If you didn't use that utility, it may be worth trying as I've found anything other than Burniso2cd or cdrecord --multi to cause a lot of pro...

D-Link DWL-122G rev B1 USB adapter works in 2.17.1. This uses the Ralink RT2570 chipset & the driver in earlier Puppys would never load on my VIA EPIA 5000. Now it does. But, the network connection wizard in 2.17.1 doesn't configure it properly. Instead, use the rutilt utility which does work. I...

Running as multi-session with no hard drive on a minimalist VIA EPIA5000. 768Mbyte RAM (512+256). On first boot up, the free memory indicator in the task bar shows about 480Mbyte (Puppy's running completely in RAM). But, saving settings back to the CD-R & rebooting now shows only 285Mbyte free -...

Hi Kirk, Yes, that's it - very well spotted! It's working now. This is what I did in case anyone else needs it: Boot LiveCD 2.17.1, open console window: # modprobe rt2570 # ifconfig rausb0 up Now run rutilt: # rutilt rutilt opens, scan for network, select & enter key if appropriate, select dhcp....

The wireless router is the fairly usual 192.168.1.1 & issues addresses in the same range, as it should (this PC is 192.168.1.189). I also noticed the 169.254.xx. subnet - I don't know where that comes from - obviously not the router. /.etc/resolv.conf is empty Although the Auto DHCP button in th...

Yes. Use the burniso2cd utility contained in Puppy (multimedia programme group). You'll need a copy of the .iso file somewhere on your system. It can be on removable media i.e. USB stick. Especially for multisession, this (or cdrecord from the console) is the most reliable way of burning a puppy-com...

Hi Puppy fans, With Puppy 2.17.1, I think I'm even closer to getting wireless working - driver installs, network scan finds my wireless router, dhcp says successful, but still no internet access. The details: PC EPIA VIA 5000 Puppy 2.17.1 CD multisession D-Link DWL-G122 ver. B1 (ralink 2570 chipset)...

Interesting to find some ham radio Puppy users. There's a real shortage of ham radio software for Linux. Has anyone tried using Wine & WIndows based software? Contest loggers, rig control software, propagation software etc. There's a lot of shareware based programmes in Windows, but very little ...

I upgrade by burning the new iso on blank CD-R (ensure you burn it as multisession). Boot up on your current version, swap the CDs over, then shut down. Puppy recognises you have an upgraded version and will automatically transfer your settings when it saves. Ignore error messages as the script is a...

The link(s) above seem to refer to a page in the wiki that has not yet been created. Did it disappear? An idiot's guide to setting up wine in puppy would be really useful. I have a number of windows programmes that simply don't exist in linux, so the ability to run them under linux would be really v...

Also answered here:

http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=11126

I think that's going to be a problem. The reason it shows up as an unknown device is because no driver is installed for the Bluetooth dongle. You basically need the Linux equivalent of the Windows driver CD that came with the dongle. Unless there happens to be a Linux driver available, I don't think...

To switch the clock display to 24 hour format, you need to edit the .jwmrc-tray file: Open the file manager at /root (Just clicking on the home icon does this) Ensure the show/hide hidden files option is set to show hidden files Click on .jwmrc-tray (This will open the file) Near the bottom of the f...

You'll have to give us a clue! What is your ADSL modem? Does it connect to the PC via USB or ethernet? Some details of the PC might also be useful. If it's a USB ADSL modem, there may be issues with driver compatibility. If there's an ethernet connection to the modem (LAN cable), it should be easier...

In my experience, the absolute easiest is a wireless access point that you connect to the PC with a LAN cable. Puppy connects to it via eth0 and you don't have to worry about wireless drivers for PCI or USB cards. I use a D-Link DWL900AP+ & it works perfectly with minimal setup (exactly the same...

I have also had many frustrations getting wireless to work with Linux. Having one or two 'known to work out of the box' wireless cards would be a tremendous boost for Puppy. The choice is always going to be hard, but I would go for a USB dongle, available World Wide. D-Link has been mentioned earlie...