D-Link Wireless Driver

[David Fletcher]

On Sunday 26 Apr 2009, Alex Faure wrote:
> I have just installed Kubuntu - new release
> It will not find or recognise my D-Link (DWL-G132) wireless netwrok adapter
> (USB)
> Has anyone had success installing this?
> If I plug the USB in - it does not even acknowledge that it is connected.
> 
> -- 
> Alex
> 

Some "just work" some just won't.

The ones I have had success with are one branded Peak, which states on the 
packaging that it works with Linux, and a BlueNext model BN-WD54G, bought via 
ebay.

What sort of machine are you using? Is it a laptop? If so you might find the 
possibility of installing a built in WiFi card. My old Toshiba has several 
access panels underneath. One reveals a cavity with a mini PCI slot for 
taking a WiFi card. There is also a pair of antenna wires with tiny coaxial 
connectors that must be plugged into the card. Loads of these laptop cards 
can be found on ebay, but ask before you buy about compatibility. My laptop 
has very, very short antenna cables that enter at the wrong end of the cavity 
to connect to most of the Intel etc. branded cards. The only one I could find 
with suitably placed antenna connectors was a Samsung branded card, recovered 
from a scrapped machine I think, so be careful what you buy.

Dave


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