Verizon Internet with Westell

Hanusz,

Thank you for your very timely follow up! Impressive!

Would it be better to reformat the hard drive and then install the lastest Unbuntu?

Or, can I just download Unbuntu 7.04 and install it right over Unbuntu 6.06?

Please advise.

Paul

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Hello,

1. A lot of advances has been made in the wifi side on the latest
Ubuntu, I advice you to install Ubuntu 7.04

2. There is absolutely no need to start Firestarter before connecting to
the internet. You can install it later once your internet is working.

3. Those links will probably help you to configure your wifi:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessNetworking
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessTroubleShootingGuide
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper

Feel free to ask other questions if you have any problem.

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No need to reformat,

When you begin install with Ubuntu 7.04, you will have the option to use the entire disk.
Something like: "Guided - Use entire disk"

Choose this option and the disk will be automatically formatted.

oops, I just noticed that you installed Ubuntu on top on Windows, don't follow my last comment

A easy way to partition your disk is to use the gparted livecd: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=115843&package_id=173828
Boot with the gparted livecd then remove all the partitions not used by windows (Windows partition are ntfs or fat).

then Boot with the Ubuntu Feisty CD.
During the install, you should have an option to use the space liberated.

Hanusz,

Is it best to partition the hard drive versus reformatting the drive?

I ask this because I don't need windows on this machine.

Incidentally, when the windows partitions have been removed, do I shut down the computer and start it up using the CD that contains Ubuntu Feisty?

Please advise.

Paul

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A easy way to partition your disk is to use the gparted livecd: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=115843&package_id=173828
Boot with the gparted livecd then remove all the partitions not used by windows (Windows partition are ntfs or fat).

then Boot with the Ubuntu Feisty CD.
During the install, you should have an option to use the space liberated.

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Ok If you don't need to keep anything on the drive then follow my first advice:

When you begin install with Ubuntu 7.04, you will have the option to use the entire disk.
Something like: "Guided - Use entire disk"

It will automatically delete all the partitions on the disk, create new partitions, and format those partitions.

Formatting and partitioning are two different things.
Partitioning a disk separate the disk in multiple parts (like the name imply)
Formatting a partition delete all the contents of the partition and install the filesystem on this partition.

Hanusz,

Thanks for the follow up.

Will keep you posted regarding the progress.

Thanks again.

Paul

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Hanusz leszek proposed the following answer:
Ok If you don't need to keep anything on the drive then follow my first
advice:

When you begin install with Ubuntu 7.04, you will have the option to use the entire disk.
Something like: "Guided - Use entire disk"

It will automatically delete all the partitions on the disk, create new
partitions, and format those partitions.

Formatting and partitioning are two different things.
Partitioning a disk separate the disk in multiple parts (like the name imply)
Formatting a partition delete all the contents of the partition and install the filesystem on this partition.

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Hanuez,

Tried to install Unbuntu 7.04 last night and unfortunately no success.

The issue is the screen resolution.

Tried the following upon installing Unbuntu 7.04 from the CD:

1. The copy of Unbuntu 7.04 that I have is authentic and verified through winMD5Sum.

2. When the CD boots up it gives different options, such as

        Start or Install Unbuntu
        Start in graphics mode,,,etc.

    At the bottom of the screen it shows F1 to F6 with F4 being VGA.

3. Hit F4 to change screen resolution from a 800 x 600 to 1024 x 768 and no success.

    The CD continues to load 800 x 600 resolution.

    Once the CD had finished loading tried to alter the resolution by going to System-Preferences-Screen Resolution and it offers 800 x 600.

4. Started the computer without the CD. Used Dapper Drake that was already installed and tried to install Unbuntu 7.04 from running the CD. No success.

The irony of all this is that I was able to configure the screen resolution to 1024 x 768 using F4 when I installed Dapper Drake. Go figure.

By the way, just perusing this new version of Unbuntu and I must say very impressive and intriguing. It is quick to open apps.

Do you have any ideas/solutions to resolve this situation?

Please advise.

Paul

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Hanusz leszek proposed the following answer:
Ok If you don't need to keep anything on the drive then follow my first
advice:

When you begin install with Ubuntu 7.04, you will have the option to use the entire disk.
Something like: "Guided - Use entire disk"

It will automatically delete all the partitions on the disk, create new
partitions, and format those partitions.

Formatting and partitioning are two different things.
Partitioning a disk separate the disk in multiple parts (like the name imply)
Formatting a partition delete all the contents of the partition and install the filesystem on this partition.

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Hello,

First you should close this question and open another question when you have another problem so that more people can see your question and help you.

Then I don't really understand your current problem, the resolution is not correct when using the Feisty live cd ? How does that prevent you to install Feisty ?
It is not a problem if the resolution is not correct during installation, you can change it after installation.

Thanks Hanusz leszek, that solved my question.

Hanuez,

I believe I just closed my initial request because you indicated that I needed to install the latest Unbuntu.

Please let me know if haven't.

To explain my situation in more detail it is as follows:

1. When I come to install Unbuntu I'm not able to see the screen when you click on the hard drive install version because of the screen resoution is fixed at 800 x 600.

2. Tried a number times to re-configure this with no success and here is what I did:
    Hit F4 upon initial startup to change the VGA settings.
    Clicked on system-preferences-screen resolution and it was defaulted only to 800 x 600.
    Clicked on system-administration-screen resolution again same thing as before.

Do you have any additonal solutions or what am I doing wrong?

Please advise.

Paul

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Hello,

First you should close this question and open another question when you
have another problem so that more people can see your question and help
you.

Then I don't really understand your current problem, the resolution is not correct when using the Feisty live cd ? How does that prevent you to install Feisty ?
It is not a problem if the resolution is not correct during installation, you can change it after installation.

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Hello,

You can try to install Ubuntu with the alternate cd (you can install Ubuntu in text mode)
download it here:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
select:
Ubuntu 7.04 - Supported to 2008
Standard personal computer
and click on "Check here if you need the alternate desktop CD. This CD does not include the Live CD, instead it uses a text-based installer."

howto here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/I386

Hanusz,

Thanks for the advice on installing Unbuntu in text mode.

That solved my being able to configure Unbuntu and tried to indicate this on launchpad and I get the following:

"The question is not in a state where you can confirm an answer."

Still have the issue regarding Internet connection.

Did as follows:

1. Manually configured DHCP and DNS during the initial install because Unbuntu didn't pick up the settings.

2. Went to System-Administrator-Networking and the General tab only shows a wired connection and modem. It is set to wired connection, yet I have a Westell 802.11g Wireless USB adapter.

Do you have any suggestions/solutions?

Please advise.

Paul

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Hanusz leszek posted a new comment:
Hello,

You can try to install Ubuntu with the alternate cd (you can install Ubuntu in text mode)
download it here:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
select:
Ubuntu 7.04 - Supported to 2008
Standard personal computer
and click on "Check here if you need the alternate desktop CD. This CD does not include the Live CD, instead it uses a text-based installer."

howto here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/I386

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If you don't see "Wireless connection" in Networking, it means there isn't any native driver for your WIfi USB adapter.
But you can probably make it work using ndiswrapper (a program which allow you to use windows wireless drivers on linux)

To install ndiswrapper, connect with to internet with the cable, open a terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install ndisgtk

Then follow the instructions on the ndiswrapper wiki to find the correct driver and install it:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper#head-ccd66d4fcaaab3a6e7a5c47162c1b7c6f52d41e5

Hanusz,

What if you can't get an Internet connection on the computer that is being identified as a wired connection but doesn't give you and Internet connection?

Can ndiswrapper be downloaded and saved on disk and installed via USB?

Would this work?

Please advise.

Paul

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Hanusz leszek posted a new comment:
If you don't see "Wireless connection" in Networking, it means there isn't any native driver for your WIfi USB adapter.
But you can probably make it work using ndiswrapper (a program which allow you to use windows wireless drivers on linux)

To install ndiswrapper, connect with to internet with the cable, open a terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install ndisgtk

Then follow the instructions on the ndiswrapper wiki to find the correct driver and install it:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper#head-ccd66d4fcaaab3a6e7a5c47162c1b7c6f52d41e5

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Yes it would work, just follow the instructions in the wiki (it is higher in the page, you need to download 3 packages and install them):
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper#head-c49fa124c9a644ddc4d126256060b93888fe0be3

Hanusz,

I downloaded the three packages from the doc page you recommended.

My concern is the installation.

I'm familiar with Applications menu-->Accessories-->Terminal and that this is where you type the appropriate package names, yet how do insure that they are installed in the correct directory and that they will work fine?

In this doc that list these three packages to download it says the following:

"Copy the appropriate files over to a directory on your Ubuntu computer (e.g. your Home directory) and install them in this order:

  sudo dpkg -i ndiswrapper-common_*.deb
  sudo dpkg -i ndiswrapper-utils*.deb
  sudo dpkg -i --force-depends ndisgtk_*.deb"

Do I type the above files in the Terminal and will they go to the appropriate
directory?
I'm still a bit nervous because I don't want Unbuntu to crash and I want these packages to work fine when I restart the computer.

Please advise.

Paul

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Yes it would work, just follow the instructions in the wiki (it is higher in the page, you need to download 3 packages and install them):
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper#head-c49fa124c9a644ddc4d126256060b93888fe0be3

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You can install the package from any directory, the emplacement of the files is encoded in the package.

If you want to see where the files will be installed (not needed but if you are curious), you can use the command "dpkg -c <packagename>"

Example:

to see the emplacement of the files of the ndiswrapper-common... package, enter this command (it should list the files):
dpkg -c ndiswrapper-common_*.deb

Now for the installation, copy the packages in your home directory ( /home/your_username )
Open a terminal
You should be in the same directory that you put the packages.

You can use the "pwd" command to know in which directory you're located.

You can use the "ls" command to list the files in the directory you are located. You should see the packages files.

then you can use the install commands to install the packages:
sudo dpkg -i ndiswrapper-common_*.deb
sudo dpkg -i ndiswrapper-utils*.deb
sudo dpkg -i --force-depends ndisgtk_*.deb

If you want more informations on how to use the terminal, you can read the howto here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal
You should not fear to try things at this point, In the worse case you can reinstall.

Hanusz,

Just to clarify a few points.

I've saved the three packages to my USB drive.

At this point I'll open Applications menu--Accessories--Terminal.

From here, I either type in the package names or use a browse button to locate the packages that are stored on my USB drive and then install them in my home directory.

From this point, everything should work fine.

With what I just mentioned, will this scenario work?

Please advise.

Paul

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Hanusz leszek posted a new comment:
You can install the package from any directory, the emplacement of the
files is encoded in the package.

If you want to see where the files will be installed (not needed but if
you are curious), you can use the command "dpkg -c
"

Example:

to see the emplacement of the files of the ndiswrapper-common... package, enter this command (it should list the files):
dpkg -c ndiswrapper-common_*.deb

Now for the installation, copy the packages in your home directory ( /home/your_username )
Open a terminal
You should be in the same directory that you put the packages.

You can use the "pwd" command to know in which directory you're located.

You can use the "ls" command to list the files in the directory you are
located. You should see the packages files.

then you can use the install commands to install the packages:
sudo dpkg -i ndiswrapper-common_*.deb
sudo dpkg -i ndiswrapper-utils*.deb
sudo dpkg -i --force-depends ndisgtk_*.deb

If you want more informations on how to use the terminal, you can read the howto here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal
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copy the package from your usb drive to your home directory (with the nautilus file manager)

Open a terminal and enter these commands:
sudo dpkg -i ndiswrapper-common_*.deb
sudo dpkg -i ndiswrapper-utils*.deb
sudo dpkg -i --force-depends ndisgtk_*.deb

This is not so complicated.
You don't have to fear the computer, please try to do these steps yourself before asking for precisions again.

Hanusz,

Just installed the packages in the proper order that you recommended and there still isn't an Internet connection.

Here are the specific details:

1. Installed all three packages in the home directory.

2. Typed in the commands in a terminal session in which I was in the home directory and the following is what I received:

"michael47@Michael:~$ sudo dpkg -i ndiswrapper-common_*.deb
Password:
Selecting previously deselected package ndiswrapper-common.
(Reading database ... 88074 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking ndiswrapper-common (from ndiswrapper-common_1.38-1ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Setting up ndiswrapper-common (1.38-1ubuntu1) ...
michael47@Michael:~$ sudo dpkg -i ndiswrapper-utils*.deb
Selecting previously deselected package ndiswrapper-utils-1.9.
(Reading database ... 88087 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 (from ndiswrapper-utils-1.9_1.38-1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 (1.38-1ubuntu1) ...
michael47@Michael:~$ sudo dpkg i- --force-depends ndisgtk_*.deb
dpkg: need an action option

Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
Type dpkg --license for copyright license and lack of warranty (GNU GPL) [*].

Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' !
michael47@Michael:~$ sudo dpkg i- --force-dependsndisgtk_*.deb
dpkg: need an action option"

Since it appeared that sudo dpkg i- --force-dependsndisgtk_*.deb didn't appear to be installed, I installed it from the file manager.

3. I shut down the computer and waited about 30 seconds.

4. Booted up computer and went to System-Administrator-Network to make sure this was configured properly.

In the Connections tab all it showed was Wired connection and a Modem connection and no Wireless connection of any kind.

5. Reviewed and verified the DHCP settings to make sure they were exactly like they were in the Windows XP settings before switching over to Unbuntu, and yes they were.

Do you have any ideas/suggestions as to why Unbuntu is not picking up a wireless connection?

Please advise.

Paul

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copy the package from your usb drive to your home directory (with the
nautilus file manager)

Open a terminal and enter these commands:
sudo dpkg -i ndiswrapper-common_*.deb
sudo dpkg -i ndiswrapper-utils*.deb
sudo dpkg -i --force-depends ndisgtk_*.deb

This is not so complicated.
You don't have to fear the computer, please try to do these steps yourself before asking for precisions again.

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Hello,

"Since it appeared that sudo dpkg i- --force-dependsndisgtk_*.deb didn't appear to be installed, I installed it from the file manager."

It didn't work because you inverted the 'i' and the '-'
But if you installed it with the file manager it should be ok.

Ok now you have installed ndiswrapper, which is the program that allows you to use windows drivers for the wifi.
But you still need to install the wifi driver.

For that you should follow these instructions:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper#head-ccd66d4fcaaab3a6e7a5c47162c1b7c6f52d41e5

Basically, you have to find the windows driver on the CD you received with your Westell USB adapter.
And you can install it with the program that you installed which is located at System -> Administration -> Windows wireless drivers

Hanusz,

Installed the appropriate drivers for the WestelL USB adapter and it is not recognized.

Here are the specifics:

1. Downloaded a Linux compatible driver from the following web site:

http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/joomla/index.php?/component/option,com_openwiki/Itemid,33/id,list_o-z/#w

(Attempted this first because of the comment left that this particular driver was better than what came with the card)

It is the first driver under the capital letter W.

I followed the instructions under 2.5.1. Graphical Instructions, which was listed at the following web address:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper#head-ccd66d4fcaaab3a6e7a5c47162c1b7c6f52d41e5

Went to System-Administration-Network and there wasn't a wireless card identified.

I made sure to only install the .inf file that was with this driver and that it was located in the home directory.

Also tried the ifconfig in a Terminal and the following is what I get:

"eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:D3:BA:A9:99
          inet addr:192.168.1.46 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:19 Base address:0xc000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
          RX packets:386 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:386 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:36186 (35.3 KiB) TX bytes:36186 (35.3 KiB)"

Also tried iwconfig command in a Terminal and received the following:

"no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions."

Also checked to make sure the driver was properly installed by typing ndiswrapper -I and received the following:

"install/manage Windows drivers for ndiswrapper

usage: ndiswrapper OPTION
-i inffile install driver described by 'inffile'
-a devid driver use installed 'driver' for 'devid'
-r driver remove 'driver'
-l list installed drivers
-m write configuration for modprobe
-ma write module alias configuration for all devices
-mi write module install configuration for all devices
-v report version information

where 'devid' is either PCIID or USBID of the form XXXX:XXXX,
as reported by 'lspci -n' or 'lsusb' for the card"

Went through the same process for the drivers that were located on Westell CD and no success with this. There are actually two .inf drivers on the CD. One wlusb.inf and other is autorun.inf. I installed wlusb.inf.

Unfortunately, since I made a second attempt to install the driver(s) from the CD
I 'm not able to open the window titled Windows Wireless Drivers from System-Administration-Windows Wireless Drivers.

Do you have any suggestions/ideas as to how I can successfully resolve this and have Internet access?

Please advise.

Paul

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Hello,

"Since it appeared that sudo dpkg i- --force-dependsndisgtk_*.deb didn't
appear to be installed, I installed it from the file manager."

It didn't work because you inverted the 'i' and the '-'
But if you installed it with the file manager it should be ok.

Ok now you have installed ndiswrapper, which is the program that allows you to use windows drivers for the wifi.
But you still need to install the wifi driver.

For that you should follow these instructions:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper#head-ccd66d4fcaaab3a6e7a5c47162c1b7c6f52d41e5

Basically, you have to find the windows driver on the CD you received with your Westell USB adapter.
And you can install it with the program that you installed which is located at System -> Administration -> Windows wireless drivers

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Hello,

If the driver provided on the cd doesn't work, it probably means that your USB adapter is not supported on linux.

The list of usb wifi adapters supported natively on linux is here (only the green ones):
http://linux-wless.passys.nl/query_hostif.php?hostif=USB

Hanusz,

Just checked the list from the web address you provided and unfortunately there isn't a driver for the Westell wireless usb adapter that is supported by Linux.

Do I go back to Windows XP or purchase a usb wireless adapter that works with Verizon Internet and is supported by Linux and go through the trouble shooting to make sure it is working properly?

If I go with the choice of a wireless usb adapter that is physically connected to the computer via usb and one that is supported by Linux, how would you determine that it is compatible with Verizon Interenet?

Please advise.

Paul

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Hello,

If the driver provided on the cd doesn't work, it probably means that
your USB adapter is not supported on linux.

The list of usb wifi adapters supported natively on linux is here (only the green ones):
http://linux-wless.passys.nl/query_hostif.php?hostif=USB

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If you buy a usb wireless adapter natively supported (green status on the list), then it will be much more easy to install.

a "Wireless connection" option will appear in the Network settings GUI and you just have to configure your wifi via the graphical utility.

Hanusz,

Just to be certain, found a Linksys wireless usb adapter from the list you provided and where I can buy it.

In the list your provided, it listed the driver at the following web sites

 Linksys 802.11g WUSB54GC man: 13b1 dev: 0020 Ralink rt2x00 green Driver available from manufacturer: http://web.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Linux.html , or http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
If you go to http://web.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Linux.html
I would understand that you would download the first Ralink Part Number, which
is

RT2501USB(RT73:RT2571W/RT2573/RT2671)
           05/09/20071.0.4.0 Doc
Right?

Please advise.

Paul

Hanusz leszek <email address hidden> wrote: Your question #8096 on Ubuntu changed:
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If you buy a usb wireless adapter natively supported (green status on
the list), then it will be much more easy to install.

a "Wireless connection" option will appear in the Network settings GUI
and you just have to configure your wifi via the graphical utility.

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Yes, You can buy this one.

You don't need to download the driver because it is already included in Ubuntu.

Hanusz,

Did some further research and ordered a LINKSYS WUSB54G USB 1.1/2.0 Wireless-G Adapter.

This wireless adapter received better reviews than the previous one I sent you.

This Linksys wireless adapter was also recommended from the web page you sent

http://linux-wless.passys.nl/query_hostif.php?hostif=USB

Wanted to know about the driver that was indicated which was listed on this page, which is as follows:

 Linksys 802.11g WUSB54G
 Prism GT Prism54 green Driver available at: http://prism54.org/
Went to prism54.org and at the following web page

http://prism54.org/newdrivers.html

Here is what they indicated:

islsm This is the Linux driver for all the new Prism devices with an ISL38xx, even if they are SoftMAC. It supports USB and PCI.
   For now, this is located at http://jbnote.free.fr/

In going to this site it says it dosen't support dhcp and that you need to be concerned about WEP.
    p54u This is the FreeBSD equivalent of islsm. It only supports USB devices, though.
   Installation instructions are here, and are also included in the README file in the archive.
   This driver reuses parts from the Linux islsm driver (a lot of the protocol reverse engineering comes from there).
   This new version is for FreeBSD 6 only. FreeBSD 5 support has been discontinued.
   p54u does NOT work with ANY Linux distribution.
   » Download version 0.8
   » SVN

This section is confusing because it says it "does NOT work with ANY Linux distribution" yet you can download version 0.8. Does this make sense to you?

Firmware You must use official 2.x ("SoftMAC") firmware with these drivers. Alternatively, both can also load unofficial reverse-engineered FreeMAC firmware, but the chipset has not yet been analyzed to the point where we can actually use the radio of the device, so FreeMAC is unusable for non-developers for now.
   » Version 2.4.6.0 for USB version 1 devices, using endpoints 0x02 and 0x82 (deprecated scheme)
   » Version 2.5.6.0 for USB version 1 devices
   » Version 2.5.8.0 for USB version 2 devices
   » Version 2.7.0.0 for PCI devices

      Supported device list USB USB Vendor (hex)USB Product (hex)Common nameChipset 50412234Linksys WUSB54GNET2280, ISL3886
Please advise.

Paul

Hanusz leszek <email address hidden> wrote: Your question #8096 on Ubuntu changed:
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Yes, You can buy this one.

You don't need to download the driver because it is already included in
Ubuntu.

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It is a good one too.
The driver is also already present on Ubuntu, no need to download anything.

Great! Thanks!

Paul

Hanusz leszek <email address hidden> wrote: Your question #8096 on Ubuntu changed:
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It is a good one too.
The driver is also already present on Ubuntu, no need to download anything.

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Hanusz,

Thanks for all your help resolving my Internet connection problems.

The Linksys usb wireless card works great!

Paul

Hanusz leszek <email address hidden> wrote: Your question #8096 on Ubuntu changed:
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It is a good one too.
The driver is also already present on Ubuntu, no need to download anything.

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