I'll try that. May be why my connection is so slow when it does work. I'll try it with the hub I have.
Thanks! Chris On Wednesday, December 24, 2014 11:01:45 AM UTC-5, RobertCNelson wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 9:25 AM, chrispy141 <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I'm fairly new to Beaglebone as well as Linux (been messing with them > about > > 6 months). I managed to get my Beaglebone Black connected to wifi, but > only > > when the lcd4 cape is installed. When it's booted without the cape, it > > doesn't appear to pick up the router. The wifi dongle is powered > (indicated > > by light when on), but 'ip address' command gives me this: > > > > > > 3: wlan0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state > DOWN > > qlen 1000 > > > > link/ether 80:1f:02:f5:2e:23 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > > > > > > like I said. If I were to shut it down, install the lcd4 cape, and boot > up, > > it connects just fine. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > I'm using BBB revision C > > > > > > Distribution info: > > > > Linux beaglebone 3.8.13-bone50 #1 SMP Tue May 13 13:24:52 UTC 2014 > armv7l > > GNU/Linux > > > > > > as for the wifi device: > > > > > > Bus 001 Device 002: ID 7392:7811 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd EW-7811Un > > 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS] > > The antenna on those small rtl8188's is too close to the hdmi > connector (and hdmi ground). Either get a usb extension cable, or > disable the hdmi port (like using an lcd cape..) > > Regards, > > > -- > Robert Nelson > http://www.rcn-ee.com/ > -- 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.
