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 Lucid Lynx

Setup:

1. Right-click network icon in system tray.
2. Select Edit Connections...
3. At Wired tab, if you show a connection there, hit Edit and unselect Connect Automatically, and hit Apply.
4. Open Wireless tab.
5. Put check in box Connect automatically at top and Available to all users at bottom.
6. At Wireless tab, hit Add.
7. Enter SSID: name of your router, Mode: Infrastructure, BSSID: (optional - can be left blank), MAC: (optional - can be left blank), MTU: automatic. (Note: You can copy these optionals from wired connection if you have one.)
8. At IPv4 Settings tab, Method: Automatic (DHCP), leave the rest blank.
9. At IPv6 Settings tab, Method: Ignore.
10. At Wireless Security tab, Security: choose type and enter your password.
11. Hit Apply to save all settings.
12. Restart your computer:
13. If network icon in system tray shows a red x and "no network connection", ignore it.
14. Right click network icon, choose Edit Connections...
15. At Wireless tab, hit Edit, and check to see if the system has made a duplicate connection. It starts with auto. If so, delete it. Hit Apply to save, leaving your original wireless configuration in place.

Usage:

Every time you start or restart system, ignore the "no connection" icon status, and open a terminal window. Type this:

sudo dhclient

Authenticate your password and exit the terminal window.

This task may be automated at startup in Ubuntu 10.01 Lucid Lynx:

1. Open a root terminal and type:

gedit /etc/rc.local

without the # hash, above the exit command.

1. Save the file and restart system.

Running the dhclient command helps ndiswrapper get DHCP assignment from router. Otherwise, it will search and search and never connect, even if you have all else correctly configured.

As to configuring router, I found no problem. It's okay to go ahead with WPA2 AES, N function by itself, and use MAC address filtering.

Note: When starting 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.

Comments, discussion are all welcome,

source: http://beginlinux.com/twitter/1096-ubuntu-wireless-setup.html