Alternatively, you can use the included wicd utility to manage your network connections. To make it work with the UWN200, you will need to edit the config file to point to the right interface: /etc/wicd/manager-settings.conf
<https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-UD1gFu6D6ZI/U4cpXejMQzI/AAAAAAAAAaw/nAH1STy1aOQ/s1600/Capture.JPG> Then you can use wicd-curses to connect to your access point. I set mine to autoconnect, and DHCP takes no time at all. And yes, a 5V AC adapter connected to the wall is always recommended when using any peripherals. On Sunday, May 25, 2014 11:22:49 AM UTC-4, William Hermans wrote: > > If you can, and make your IP config static, the interface should come up > faster. Also, although I am not sure what it is, I think there is a "fix" > to shorten how long it takes for DHCP configs to come up. > > > On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 4:52 AM, Russ Hall <[email protected] <javascript:> > > wrote: > >> You are right! I studied the Debian documentation yesterday and modified >> my /etc/network/interfaces file, and it did work! It isn't fast to come up, >> taking about 90 seconds, and probably needs the 5V adapter connected, too. >> I made exactly the changes you put here. Quotes should be around the names >> in lines 3 and 4. >> >> >> On Saturday, May 24, 2014 10:19:21 AM UTC-5, Trevize Daneel wrote: >>> >>> No, you don't need a monitor you should be good. >>> You can always check this site for your chipset : >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open_source_wireless_drivers >>> also type dmesg to see if you have any errors >>> type lsmod to see if your kernel module is loaded >>> But ra0 is your network interface name and iwlist shows it which means >>> you have your dongle recognized. >>> Have you initialized you network interface? Type "ifconfig -a" to >>> check if you have ra0 listed.If so, add this to your >>> /etc/network/interfaces and reboot to and check again. >>> >>> >>> auto ra0 >>> iface ra0 inet dhcp >>> wpa-ssid YOUR-SSID-HERE >>> wpa-psk YOUR-PASSWORD-HERE >>> >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, May 24, 2014 4:29:57 PM UTC+3, Russ Hall wrote: >>>> >>>> The new Debian version did not change non-installation of the Wi-Fi >>>> adapter. I still can't figure out what is missing. Here is a sample from >>>> terminal: >>>> >>>> debian@beaglebone:~$ iwlist scan >>>> >>>> ra0 Failed to read scan data : Network is down >>>> lo Interface doesn't support scanning. >>>> eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning. >>>> usb0 Interface doesn't support scanning. >>>> >>>> debian@beaglebone:~$ iwconfig >>>> >>>> ra0 Ralink STA >>>> lo no wireless extensions. >>>> eth0 no wireless extensions. >>>> usb0 no wireless extensions. >>>> >>>> debian@beaglebone:~$ sudo ifup ra0 >>>> Ignoring unknown interface ra0=ra0. >>>> >>>> debian@beaglebone:~$ >>>> >>>> This installation is possible via terminal, no? Or must I get a >>>> monitor, keyboard, and mouse connected to BBB? >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, May 22, 2014 11:34:39 AM UTC-5, Russ Hall wrote: >>>>> >>>>> If anyone could please write a small tutorial on getting this adapter >>>>> working on the Rev. C BBB it would be appreciated. It was said that >>>>> Debian >>>>> already supported this hardware but it does not work. Compiling my own >>>>> drivers is not user-friendly! I downloaded the driver files from MediaTek >>>>> and it has 254 files in one directory. >>>>> >>>> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
