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How to get wifi working on Acer Aspire 5610?
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olivertreend

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PostPosted: Tue 03 Apr 2007, 14:24    Post subject:    
How can I get wireless working?
I went to Menu > Network > RutilT wireless gadget and it came up with an error.
Is there some other software/drivers I need?
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bostonvaulter


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PostPosted: Tue 03 Apr 2007, 14:35    Post subject:  
have you tried the network wizard? It is the preffered way to connect. menu > setup > ethernet/network wizard or click on connect on the desktop.

Jason
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paulh177


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PostPosted: Tue 03 Apr 2007, 14:38    Post subject:  
a few bits more info would help:
which wireless client is fitted to your 5610 ?
are you using no encryption, or WEP or WPA?
and which version of puppy are you using?
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olivertreend

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PostPosted: Tue 03 Apr 2007, 15:44    Post subject:  
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have you tried the network wizard?

Yes, but with no luck.

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which wireless client is fitted to your 5610 ?

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "wireless client", but the wireless network adapter in my laptop is an Intel PRO/Wireless 3945BG Network Connection according to the Device Manager in Windows XP.

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are you using no encryption, or WEP or WPA?

I am using WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. The NETGEAR 602v3 Wireless Access Point documentation says the following:
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WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK
This selection allows clients to use either WPA (with AES) or WPA2 (with TKIP). If selected, encryption must be TKIP + AES. The WPA passphrase (Network key) must also be entered.


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and which version of puppy are you using?

I am using Puppy Linux version 2.14

The exact error message thrown by the RutilT Wireless Gadget is:
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Critical error :
Can't find any wireless network interface.
Do you have the wireless extensions compiled in your kernel?
Code : 130


Also, is there a shortcut so I don't have to type "puppy nopcmcia acpi=force" at every boot up?

Thanks,
Oliver
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olivertreend

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PostPosted: Tue 03 Apr 2007, 16:00    Post subject:  
I have found this page: http://puppyfiles.org/dotpupsde/dotpups/Wifi/ but I'm not sure which file to download Confused
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bostonvaulter


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PostPosted: Tue 03 Apr 2007, 16:09    Post subject:  
This page helps explain wpa a bit http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=15156

I think you should try the wpa_supplicant.pup http://puppyfiles.org/dotpupsde/dotpups/Wifi/wireless-utilities/wpa_supplicant-0.5.5.pup

don't forget to read the readme http://puppyfiles.org/dotpupsde/dotpups/Wifi/wireless-utilities/wpa_supplicant_README.txt

unfortunately wpa isn't supported well by puppy (and linux i think) at this point in time.

good luck,

Jason
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olivertreend

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PostPosted: Tue 03 Apr 2007, 16:32    Post subject:  
Very Happy Very Happy I've got it working!! Very Happy Very Happy

I tried the Network Wizard again (menu > setup > ethernet/network wizard) and then clicked load new drivers. I scrolled through the list until I found the name of my wireless adapter (Intel PRO/Wireless 3945). I selected it and Puppy installed drivers and it all works now! I didn't even need to download anything off of that page I found (http://puppyfiles.org/dotpupsde/dotpups/Wifi/).

Thanks for all of your help!

But there is still one thing I would like to know: is there an easier way to successfully load Puppy on my laptop without typing "puppy nopcmcia acpi=force" at every boot up?

Once again, thanks for all your help!
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paulh177


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PostPosted: Tue 03 Apr 2007, 16:55    Post subject:  
I've had WPA working perfectly with the ipw3945 under puppy 2.13 and prior, using rarsa's new network wizards and by running scripts and commands manually.

however i hadn't tried it myself under 2.14, until tonight --- and i find it seems to be broken, both via wizard and via the manual load sequence.

wpa_supplicant doesn't seem to associate with the router.

so must be something weird in my setup as yours seems to work ok olivertreend.

paul
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paulh177


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PostPosted: Tue 03 Apr 2007, 17:01    Post subject:  
As for the other issue, now when I download a new ISO I edit it using ISOMaster: extract syslinux.cfg, edit the boot parms to add what I need, then save it back to the ISO before I burn it.

paul
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PostPosted: Wed 04 Apr 2007, 17:18    Post subject:  
Sorry Embarassed I meant isolinux.cfg
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Béèm


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PostPosted: Mon 09 Apr 2007, 06:13    Post subject:  
olivertreend wrote:
Very Happy Very Happy I've got it working!! Very Happy Very Happy

I tried the Network Wizard again (menu > setup > ethernet/network wizard) and then clicked load new drivers. I scrolled through the list until I found the name of my wireless adapter (Intel PRO/Wireless 3945). I selected it and Puppy installed drivers and it all works now! I didn't even need to download anything off of that page I found (http://puppyfiles.org/dotpupsde/dotpups/Wifi/).

Thanks for all of your help!

But there is still one thing I would like to know: is there an easier way to successfully load Puppy on my laptop without typing "puppy nopcmcia acpi=force" at every boot up?

Once again, thanks for all your help!
If you loaded the driver by hand did you push the save button?
If yes the driver will be loaded at every successive boot, unless you don't save your puppy configuration with a pup_save f.e.
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