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#1 2010-01-18 05:39:40
- DanielJackins
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WUSB600N USB won't work
Hello,
I recently purchased a WUSB600N Wireless Usb key and I can't get it to work. I tried initializing the rt2800sub and the rt2870sta modules as I saw suggested in another thread here, but neither seemed to have any effect. I would greatly appreciate any assistance so I can finally get my wireless working in here.
Thanks!
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#2 2010-01-18 07:03:30
- JackH79
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Re: WUSB600N USB won't work
Not sure if this'll help, but a quick google came up with this:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions … er-622449/
and
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/408165
Apparently you're not the only one. Best of luck though.
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#3 2010-01-18 07:28:35
- DanielJackins
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Re: WUSB600N USB won't work
Are wireless usb keys normally a hassle to set-up on arch? Or is it just this particular brand I picked out?
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#4 2010-01-18 08:24:21
- JackH79
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Re: WUSB600N USB won't work
Never used one myself, but as some people have trouble to get even build-in wireless adaptors working, I'd say it's nothing "really" unusual.
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#5 2010-01-18 09:13:56
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Re: WUSB600N USB won't work
Wireless is always a hassle to set up. Well, things have been worse, but the newer your hardware is, the more problems you'll have.
Rule of thumb: check the internals before you buy. A wireless USB stick / PCI(-E) card / whatever frequently gets new hardware without any rebranding from the part of the manufacturer indicating there have been hardware changes. Not just a revised chipset, sometimes they put in a chip from a completely different manufacturer.
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#6 2010-01-19 01:33:54
- DanielJackins
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Re: WUSB600N USB won't work
Okay. Has anyone else gotten this working/seen a solution around? I saw those posts Jack, but I couldn't really get much out of them.
Thanks!
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#7 2010-01-19 01:53:31
- brianhanna
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Re: WUSB600N USB won't work
I bought one of those about a year ago and couldn't get it working. Had to exchange it for a G-only model.
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#8 2010-01-19 22:06:28
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Re: WUSB600N USB won't work
Okay I'm going to return it and get a new one. Anyone have any suggestions on brands or whatnot that will work well with Arch?
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#9 2010-01-20 07:39:28
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Re: WUSB600N USB won't work
Atheros or Ralink stuff should work fine. If you don't need the bandwidth of N (and you probably don't, if you do then you'd go Ethernet instead of wireless) then I suggest you get a G card. Better range but of course lower throughput - not that you'll notice most of the time. Not all N chips are well supported, G shouldn't be a problem in general.
Check http://linuxwireless.org/ for info.
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#10 2010-01-20 13:51:09
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Re: WUSB600N USB won't work
After I had trouble with the WUSB600 I took my laptop to my local Radio Shack and they let me try several different USB keys until I found one that worked. I ended up with a WUSB54 but the newer versions of that model didn't even work. Luckily they had an old version on the shelf with a Ralink chipset that worked well. If you can find this sort of service it's a great reason to buy locally and not online.
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