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TrendNet TEW-623PI
TrendNet TEW-623PI
- Chipset: rt2860sta
- pciid: 1814:0601
- Driver: *http://www.trendnet.com/downloads/list_subcategory.asp?SUBTYPE_ID=1164* choose Driver/Utility TEW-623PI-zip
Info
Environment: Ubuntu 10.04 Setup:
- Right-click network icon in system tray.
- Select Edit Connections...
- At Wired tab, if you show a connection there, hit Edit and unselect Connect Automatically, and hit Apply.
- At Wireless tab, hit Add.
- Put check in box Connect automatically at top and Available to all users at bottom.
- Enter SSID: name of your router, Mode: Infrastructure, BSSID: optional, MAC: optional, MTU: automatic. (You can copy these optionals from wired connection if you have one.)
- At IPv4 Settings tab, Method: Automatic (DHCP), leave the rest blank.
- At IPv6 Settings tab, Method: Ignore.
- At Wireless Security tab, Security: choose type and enter your password.
- Hit Apply to save all settings.
- Restart your computer:
- If network icon in system tray shows a red x and "no network connection, ignore it.
- Right click network icon, choose Edit Connections...
- At Wireless tab, hit Edit, and check to see if the system made a duplicate connection. It starts with auto. If so, delete it. Hit Apply to save, leaving your original in place.
Usage:
- Every time you start or restart system, ignore the no connection icon, and open a terminal window. Type this:
sudo dhclient
Authenticate your password and exit the terminal window. The reason for this is, it helps ndiswrapper get DHCP assignment from router. Otherwise, it will search and search and never connect, even if you have all else correctly configured.
Also when you start your browser, do get it out of "Offline Mode". You may have to do this as often as you start or restart the browser. Hit File at top menu, uncheck "Offline Mode". Then go where you need to go.
If anyone has a way to streamline this process, please contribute. Meanwhile, the extra steps are well worth the effort. This card is very fast.
source: http://beginlinux.com/twitter/1096-ubuntu-wireless-setup.html
