using d-link wifi adapter on haiku

Forum thread started by charlesrocket on Sun, 2010-04-25 12:35

hello. i am a new haiku user, just installed it on my old notebook and its awesome os. i was wondering is it possible to connect to wifi network by d-link wifi adapter? ive tried to find some info but manuals that i found can be used only for internal wifi adapters. can anyone help me with it please? thanx

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Re: using d-link wifi adapter on haiku

by Bruno Brocoli - 2010-04-25 14:32

You can try:

find out first if your d-link is supported:
Click on: Haiku Menue(Blue Leaf): Desktop applets/NetworkStatus and istall it. Right click and look if your wifi is shown...
Open network preferences... choose Modus: CHPC
You have to use WEP or no!!! Security in your Router settings to make it work:

After you choose WEP in your Router Preferences you can protect your wifi with the setwep command used in the Terminal.

setwep /dev/net/Dlink/0 DLinkName WEP13digitpassword
for basic encription (WEP)

Good luck...

Maybe someone else can help you better...

Try also to type ipconfig in the Terminal window to see your devices...

Re: using d-link wifi adapter on haiku

by charlesrocket - 2010-04-25 16:17
Bruno Brocoli wrote:

You can try:

find out first if your d-link is supported:
Click on: Haiku Menue(Blue Leaf): Desktop applets/NetworkStatus and istall it. Right click and look if your wifi is shown...
Open network preferences... choose Modus: CHPC
You have to use WEP or no!!! Security in your Router settings to make it work:

After you choose WEP in your Router Preferences you can protect your wifi with the setwep command used in the Terminal.

setwep /dev/net/Dlink/0 DLinkName WEP13digitpassword
for basic encription (WEP)

Good luck...

Maybe someone else can help you better...

Try also to type ipconfig in the Terminal window to see your devices...

there is nothing in Network Preferences -> Devices, net folder is empty
also when im typing ipconfig - concole says command not found or smthng like that

Re: using d-link wifi adapter on haiku

by 6foot3 - 2010-04-25 17:45

also when im typing ipconfig - concole says command not found or smthng like that

ipconfig is a Windows only thing, For Linux, Haiku/BeOS its ifconfig.

Re: using d-link wifi adapter on haiku

by Bruno Brocoli - 2010-04-25 19:05

Yes sorry about that...

it is ifconfig...

If nothing is shown your card is not recognized and will not work (is not supported now).

thx 6foot3