USB wifi

I have a flat panel imac with 256mb of memory, an 800 mhz processor and OS 10.2.8. Is it possible to use a USB stick to access a 3com wifi setup. if not would an internal card work and are they available.
Thanks in advance.
Robert.

Hi,
Your iMac can use the original AirPort card for wireless connections but they haven't been made in years and can be very expensive (~$180). Most (if not all) USB adapters require Panther or higher. An alternative would be a wireless Ethernet Bridge like the Linksys WET54g. They're plug and play and use AirPort software to connect. No drivers are required.
John

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How do I use a USB WiFi dongle with a MacBook?

I recently acquired a USB wifi dongle and downloaded the appropriate driver. When plugged into my MacBook it will connect to my Graphite Airport base station. I can even use Airport Admin Utility to change setting in the Graphite ABS with this USB dongle.
The driver software also included a 'client utility' which I use to get the dongle to function with the MacBook. It also required adding the dongle to the list of network [ports via the Network Preferences in OS X.
But I do not know how to use it to access the internet through the ABS. My ABS has a 56kbps dialup modem in it which I use with the MacBook's internal WiFi card as my way of accessing the internet normally. I would like to know how to use this new USB wifi dongle to do the same thing though.
TIA

If you noticed on my jpg of my settings the very top left window shows that the MacBook thinks the dongle is indeed connected to the internet. In actuality the dongle is only connected to the Graphite ABS.
My thinking is that the Graphite ABS (Apples first ABS) is simply set up to listen to Apple's own Airport card when it comes to the ABS' internal 56k modem. Maybe someone can tell me from experience that a Graphite will listen to a USB wifi dongle?
A bit of my personal philosophy... Apple stuff generally 'just works'. It does not require a lot of windoze-like 'jumping thru hoops' to make it work. So when it does not 'just work' I tend to think that it is because it can't.
Didn't try turning off the firewall, but if it requires that I would not want to use it anyway.
Yes, the ABS does distribute IPs, or at least something does because they are different from one time to the next.
Access Control is on, but again, I require that so it would have to work that way for me or it would have no value to me.
Again I will say, I certainly appreciate your help BDAqua. But I am starting to think we may be trying to do something that cannot be done unless you know otherwise?
Again, I would like to ask, is there is anyone using a Graphite ABS with any USB wifi card/dongle?

USB wifi adapter can only handle one request or socket at a time

I have a usb wifi adapter that I bought recently. The strange thing is that if I'm doing only one thing that is using the network (e.g. downloading a file) it works good and fast. But say I'm downloading a file and I do ANYTHING else that uses the network (e.g. just opening a browser at google.ca), the download comes to a stop. Then if I close the browser, the download starts up again a couple seconds later, good and fast.
Another example is, say I'm in a Google Hangouts (video chat) session. As long as that is the only thing I have running, the chat works fine. If I open a second browser window, then the chat gets super choppy and pretty much un-usable until I close the second window.
So basically it seems like I can have only one open socket at a time, or else it can handle only one request at a time. Also, most webpages open very slowly as a result because the browser only seems to be able to download one static file at a time (e.g. js and css files needed by the page).
I'm sure it's a problem with the usb wifi adapter because I didn't have these problems when I was on a wired connection, and I have other devices using wifi (e.g. laptops and tablets) that don't have this problem either.
Rather than paste a bunch of output from commands, please kindly tell me what to run in order to gather any useful info.
Thanks,
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Last edited by Pacopag (2014-07-18 14:36:20)

I was exploring the CD that came with the device. Turns out there are Linux drivers on it. I didn't install any drivers, as wicd detected it automatically. I'm wondering if changing drivers might help. Can someone help me interpret the installation instructions?
Here are the instructions
* README
* Ralink Tech Inc.
* http://www.ralinktech.com
=======================================================================
ModelName:
===========
RT3572 Wireless Lan Linux Driver
=======================================================================
Driver lName:
===========
rt3572sta.o/rt3572sta.ko
=======================================================================
Supporting Kernel:
===================
linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 series.
Tested in Redhat 7.3 or later.
=======================================================================
Ralink Hardware:
===================
Ralink 802.11n Wireless LAN Card.
=======================================================================
Description:
=============
This is a linux device driver for Ralink RT2870 USB ABGN WLAN Card.
=======================================================================
Contents:
=============
Makefile : Makefile
*.c : c files
*.h : header files
=======================================================================
Features:
==========
This driver implements basic IEEE802.11. Infrastructure and adhoc mode with
open or shared or WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK authentication method.
NONE, WEP, TKIP and AES encryption.
=======================================================================
Build Instructions:
====================
1> tar -jxvf 2011_1003_RT3572_Linux_STA_v2.5.0.0.DPO.tar.bz2
go to "./2011_1003_RT3572_Linux_STA_v2.5.0.0.DPO" directory.
2> switch to super user.
** for Fedora
$su
** for Ubuntu
$sudo su
3> in Makefile
set the "MODE = STA" in Makefile and chose the TARGET to Linux by set "TARGET = LINUX"
define the linux kernel source include file path LINUX_SRC
modify to meet your need.
4> in os/linux/config.mk
define the GCC and LD of the target machine
define the compiler flags CFLAGS
modify to meet your need.
** Build for being controlled by NetworkManager or wpa_supplicant wext functions
Please set 'HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y' and 'HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y'.
=> #>cd wpa_supplicant-x.x
=> #>./wpa_supplicant -Dwext -ira0 -c wpa_supplicant.conf -d
** Build for being controlled by WpaSupplicant with Ralink Driver
Please set 'HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y' and 'HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=n'.
=> #>cd wpa_supplicant-0.5.7
=> #>./wpa_supplicant -Dralink -ira0 -c wpa_supplicant.conf -d
5> compile driver source code
$make
=======================================================================
Install Instructions:
================================
1> load driver
$make install
2> plug in USB dongle.
=======================================================================
Note:
================================
Under Fedora 15 or 16, after you install the driver, if there is "firmware missing" issue occurs, please follow the following steps:
1> remove driver
$rmmod rt2800usb
$rmmod rt2800lib
$rmmod rt2x00usb
$rmmod rt2x00lib
2> enter /etc/modprobe.d and edit blacklist.conf. Add one line (ususally add it in the buttom of the file):
blacklist rt2800usb
3> reboot system
$reboot
=======================================================================
Uninstall Instructions:
================================
1> go to "./2011_1003_RT3572_Linux_STA_v2.5.0.0.DPO" directory.
2> switch to super user.
$sudo su
3> unload driver
$make uninstall
4> reboot system
$reboot
=======================================================================
CONFIGURATION:
====================
RT2870 driver can be configured via following interfaces,
i.e. (i)"iwconfig" command, (ii)"iwpriv" command, (iii) configuration file
i) iwconfig comes with kernel.
ii) iwpriv usage, please refer to file "iwpriv_usage.txt" for details.
iii)modify configuration file "RT2870STA.dat" in /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/RT2870STA.dat.
Configuration File : RT2870STA.dat
# Copy this file to /etc/Wireless/RT2870STA/RT2870STA.dat
# This file is a binary file and will be read on loading rt.o module.
# Use "vi RT2870STA.dat" to modify settings according to your need.
# 1.) set NetworkType to "Adhoc" for using Adhoc-mode, otherwise using Infrastructure
# 2.) set Channel to "0" for auto-select on Infrastructure mode
# 3.) set SSID for connecting to your Accss-point.
# 4.) AuthMode can be "WEPAUTO", "OPEN", "SHARED", "WPAPSK", "WPA2PSK", "WPANONE"
# 5.) EncrypType can be "NONE", "WEP", "TKIP", "AES"
# for more information refer to the Readme file.
#The word of "Default" must not be removed
Default
CountryRegion=5
CountryRegionABand=7
CountryCode=
SSID=Dennis2860AP
NetworkType=Infra
WirelessMode=9
Channel=0
BeaconPeriod=100
TxPower=100
BGProtection=0
TxPreamble=0
RTSThreshold=2347
FragThreshold=2346
TxBurst=1
WmmCapable=0
AckPolicy=0;0;0;0
AuthMode=OPEN
EncrypType=NONE
WPAPSK=
DefaultKeyID=1
Key1Type=0
Key1Str=
Key2Type=0
Key2Str=
Key3Type=0
Key3Str=
Key4Type=0
Key4Str=
PSMode=CAM
FastRoaming=0
RoamThreshold=70
HT_RDG=1
HT_EXTCHA=0
HT_OpMode=1
HT_MpduDensity=4
HT_BW=1
HT_AutoBA=1
HT_BADecline=0
HT_AMSDU=0
HT_BAWinSize=64
HT_GI=1
HT_MCS=33
HT_MIMOPSMode=3
IEEE80211H=0
TGnWifiTest=0
WirelessEvent=0
CarrierDetect=0
*NOTE:
WMM parameters
WmmCapable Set it as 1 to turn on WMM Qos support
AckPolicy1~4 Ack policy which support normal Ack or no Ack
(AC_BK, AC_BE, AC_VI, AC_VO)
All WMM parameters do not support iwpriv command but ¡¥WmmCapable¡¦¡¦,
please store all parameter to RT2870STA.dat, and restart driver.
syntax is 'Param'='Value' and describes below.
@> CountryRegion=value
value
0: use 1 ~ 11 Channel
1: use 1 ~ 13 Channel
2: use 10 ~ 11 Channel
3: use 10 ~ 13 Channel
4: use 14 Channel
5: use 1 ~ 14 Channel
6: use 3 ~ 9 Channel
7: use 5 ~ 13 Channel
31: use 1 ~ 14 Channel (ch1-11:active scan, ch12-14 passive scan)
@> CountryRegionABand=value
value
0: use 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Channel
1: use 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140 Channel
2: use 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64 Channel
3: use 52, 56, 60, 64, 149, 153, 157, 161 Channel
4: use 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Channel
5: use 149, 153, 157, 161 Channel
6: use 36, 40, 44, 48 Channel
7: use 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Channel
8: use 52, 56, 60, 64 Channel
9: use 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 132, 136, 140, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Channel
10: use 36, 40, 44, 48, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Channel
11: use 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 149, 153, 157, 161 Channel
@> CountryCode=value
value
AG, AR, AW, AU, AT, BS, BB, BM, BR, BE, BG, CA, KY, CL, CN, CO, CR, CY, CZ, DK, DO, EC, SV, FI, FR, DE,
GR, GU, GT, HT, HN, HK, HU, IS, IN, ID, IE, IL, IT, JP, JO, LV, LI, LT, LU, MY, MT, MA, MX, NL, NZ, NO,
PE, PT, PL, RO, RU, SA, CS, SG, SK, SI, ZA, KR, ES, SE, CH, TW, TR, GB, UA, AE, US, VE
"" => using default setting: 2.4 G - ch 1~11; 5G - ch 52~64, 100~140, 149~165
@> SSID=value
value
0~z, 1~32 ascii characters.
@> WirelessMode=value
value
0: legacy 11b/g mixed
1: legacy 11B only
2: legacy 11A only //Not support in RfIcType=1(id=RFIC_5225) and RfIcType=2(id=RFIC_5325)
3: legacy 11a/b/g mixed //Not support in RfIcType=1(id=RFIC_5225) and RfIcType=2(id=RFIC_5325)
4: legacy 11G only
5: 11ABGN mixed
6: 11N only
7: 11GN mixed
8: 11AN mixed
9: 11BGN mixed
10: 11AGN mixed
@> Channel=value
value
depends on CountryRegion or CountryRegionABand
@> BGProtection=value
value
0: Auto
1: Always on
2: Always off
@> TxPreamble=value
value
0:Preamble Long
1:Preamble Short
2:Auto
@> RTSThreshold=value
value
1~2347
@> FragThreshold=value
value
256~2346
@> TxBurst=value
value
0: Disable
1: Enable
@> NetworkType=value
value
Infra: infrastructure mode
Adhoc: adhoc mode
@> AuthMode=value
value
OPEN For open system
SHARED For shared key system
WEPAUTO Auto switch between OPEN and SHARED
WPAPSK For WPA pre-shared key (Infra)
WPA2PSK For WPA2 pre-shared key (Infra)
WPANONE For WPA pre-shared key (Adhoc)
WPA Use WPA-Supplicant
WPA2 Use WPA-Supplicant
@> EncrypType=value
value
NONE For AuthMode=OPEN
WEP For AuthMode=OPEN or AuthMode=SHARED
TKIP For AuthMode=WPAPSK or WPA2PSK
AES For AuthMode=WPAPSK or WPA2PSK
@> DefaultKeyID=value
value
1~4
@> Key1=value
Key2=value
Key3=value
Key4=value
value
10 or 26 hexadecimal characters eg: 012345678
5 or 13 ascii characters eg: passd
(usage : "iwpriv" only)
@> Key1Type=vaule
Key2Type=value
Key3Type=vaule
Key4Type=vaule
value
0 hexadecimal type
1 assic type
(usage : reading profile only)
@> Key1Str=value
Key2Str=value
Key3Str=vaule
Key4Str=vaule
value
10 or 26 characters (key type=0)
5 or 13 characters (key type=1)
(usage : reading profile only)
@> WPAPSK=value
value
8~63 ASCII or
64 HEX characters
@> WmmCapable=value
value
0: Disable WMM
1: Enable WMM
@> PSMode=value
value
CAM Constantly Awake Mode
Max_PSP Max Power Savings
Fast_PSP Power Save Mode
@> FastRoaming=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
@> RoamThreshold=value
value
Positive Interger(dBm)
@> HT_RDG=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
@> HT_EXTCHA=value (Extended Channel Switch Announcement)
value
0 Below
1 Above
@> HT_OpMode=value
value
0 HT mixed format
1 HT greenfield format
@> HT_MpduDensity=value
value (based on 802.11n D2.0)
0: no restriction
1: 1/4 £gs
2: 1/2 £gs
3: 1 £gs
4: 2 £gs
5: 4 £gs
6: 8 £gs
7: 16 £gs
@> HT_BW=value
value
0 20MHz
1 40MHz
@> HT_AutoBA=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
@> HT_BADecline
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled <Reject BA request from AP>
@> HT_AMSDU=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
@> HT_BAWinSize=value
value
1 ~ 64
@> HT_GI=value
value
0 long GI
1 short GI
@> HT_MCS=value
value
0 ~ 15
33: auto
@> HT_MIMOPSMode=value
value (based on 802.11n D2.0)
0 Static SM Power Save Mode
1 Dynamic SM Power Save Mode
2 Reserved
3 SM enabled
(not fully support yet)
@> IEEE80211H=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
@> TGnWifiTest=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
@> WirelessEvent=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled <send custom wireless event>
@> CarrierDetect=value
value
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
MORE INFORMATION
=================================================================================
If you want for rt2870 driver to auto-load at boot time:
A) choose ra0 for first RT2870 WLAN card, ra1 for second RT2870 WLAN card, etc.
B) create(edit) 'ifcfg-ra0' file in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/,
edit( or add the line) in /etc/modules.conf:
alias ra0 rt2870sta
C) edit(create) the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ra0
DEVICE='ra0'
ONBOOT='yes'
NOTE:
if you use dhcp, add this line too .
BOOTPROTO='dhcp'
*D) To ease the Default Gateway setting,
add the line
GATEWAY=x.x.x.x
in /etc/sysconfig/network
Here is the Makefile
RT28xx_MODE = STA
TARGET = LINUX
CHIPSET = 3572
OSABL = NO
#RT28xx_DIR = home directory of RT28xx source code
RT28xx_DIR = $(shell pwd)
RTMP_SRC_DIR = $(RT28xx_DIR)/RT$(CHIPSET)
#PLATFORM: Target platform
PLATFORM = PC
#PLATFORM = 5VT
#PLATFORM = IKANOS_V160
#PLATFORM = IKANOS_V180
#PLATFORM = SIGMA
#PLATFORM = SIGMA_8622
#PLATFORM = STAR
#PLATFORM = IXP
#PLATFORM = INF_TWINPASS
#PLATFORM = INF_DANUBE
#PLATFORM = INF_AR9
#PLATFORM = INF_VR9
#PLATFORM = BRCM_6358
#PLATFORM = INF_AMAZON_SE
#PLATFORM = CAVM_OCTEON
#PLATFORM = CMPC
#PLATFORM = RALINK_2880
#PLATFORM = RALINK_3052
#PLATFORM = SMDK
#PLATFORM = RMI
#PLATFORM = RMI_64
#PLATFORM = KODAK_DC
#PLATFORM = DM6446
#PLATFORM = FREESCALE8377
#PLATFORM = BL2348
#PLATFORM = BLUBB
#PLATFORM = BLPMP
#PLATFORM = MT85XX
#PLATFORM = NXP_TV550
#PLATFORM = MVL5
ifeq ($(TARGET),LINUX)
MAKE = make
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),5VT)
LINUX_SRC = /home/ralink-2860-sdk-5vt-distribution/linux-2.6.17
CROSS_COMPILE = /opt/crosstool/uClibc_v5te_le_gcc_4_1_1/bin/arm-linux-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),IKANOS_V160)
LINUX_SRC = /home/sample/projects/LX_2618_RG_5_3_00r4_SRC/linux-2.6.18
CROSS_COMPILE = mips-linux-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),IKANOS_V180)
LINUX_SRC = /home/sample/projects/LX_BSP_VX180_5_4_0r1_ALPHA_26DEC07/linux-2.6.18
CROSS_COMPILE = mips-linux-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),SIGMA)
LINUX_SRC = /root/sigma/smp86xx_kernel_source_2.7.172.0/linux-2.6.15
CROSS_COMPILE = /root/sigma/smp86xx_toolchain_2.7.172.0/build_mipsel_nofpu/staging_dir/bin/mipsel-linux-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),SIGMA_8622)
LINUX_SRC = /home/snowpin/armutils_2.5.120.1/build_arm/linux-2.4.22-em86xx
CROSS_COMPILE = /home/snowpin/armutils_2.5.120.1/toolchain/bin/arm-elf-
CROSS_COMPILE_INCLUDE = /home/snowpin/armutils_2.5.120.1/toolchain/lib/gcc-lib/arm-elf/2.95.3
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),STAR)
LINUX_SRC = /opt/star/kernel/linux-2.4.27-star
CROSS_COMPILE = /opt/star/tools/arm-linux/bin/arm-linux-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),RMI)
LINUX_SRC = /opt/rmi/1.7.0/linux/src/
CROSS_COMPILE = /opt/rmi/1.7.0/mipscross/nptl/bin/mips64-unknown-linux-gnu-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),RMI_64)
LINUX_SRC = /opt/rmi/1.7.0/linux_64/src/
CROSS_COMPILE = /opt/rmi/1.7.0/mipscross/nptl/bin/mips64-unknown-linux-gnu-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM), RALINK_2880)
LINUX_SRC = /project/stable/RT288x/RT288x_SDK/source/linux-2.4.x
CROSS_COMPILE = /opt/buildroot-gdb/bin/mipsel-linux-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),RALINK_3052)
LINUX_SRC = /home/peter/ap_soc/SDK_3_3_0_0/RT288x_SDK/source/linux-2.6.21.x
CROSS_COMPILE = /opt/buildroot-gcc342/bin/mipsel-linux-uclibc-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),FREESCALE8377)
LINUX_SRC = /opt/ltib-mpc8377_rds-20090309/rpm/BUILD/linux-2.6.25
CROSS_COMPILE = /opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.2.187-eglibc-2.5.187/powerpc-linux-gnu/bin/powerpc-linux-gnu-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),BL2348)
LINUX_SRC = /home/sample/Customers/BroadLight/bl234x-linux-2.6.21-small-v29
CROSS_COMPILE = mips-wrs-linux-gnu-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),BLUBB)
LINUX_SRC = /home/sample/Customers/BroadLight/UBB/gmp20/linux-2.6.21-small
CROSS_COMPILE = mips-wrs-linux-gnu-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),BLPMP)
LINUX_SRC = /home/sample/Customers/BroadLight/UBB/pmp16/bl234x-linux-2.6.21-small-v30.2
CROSS_COMPILE = mips-wrs-linux-gnu-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),PC)
# Linux 2.6
LINUX_SRC = /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
# Linux 2.4 Change to your local setting
#LINUX_SRC = /usr/src/linux-2.4
LINUX_SRC_MODULE = /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/
CROSS_COMPILE =
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),IXP)
LINUX_SRC = /project/stable/Gmtek/snapgear-uclibc/linux-2.6.x
CROSS_COMPILE = arm-linux-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),INF_TWINPASS)
# Linux 2.6
#LINUX_SRC = /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
# Linux 2.4 Change to your local setting
LINUX_SRC = /project/stable/twinpass/release/2.0.1/source/kernel/opensource/linux-2.4.31/
CROSS_COMPILE = mips-linux-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),INF_DANUBE)
LINUX_SRC = /opt/danube/sdk/linux-2.6.16.x
CROSS_COMPILE = mips-linux-
ROOTDIR = /opt/danube/sdk
export ROOTDIR
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),INF_AR9)
LINUX_SRC = /root/ar9/xR9_BSP1.2.2.0/source/kernel/opensource/linux-2.6.20/
CROSS_COMPILE = /root/ar9/ifx-lxdb26-1.0.2/gcc-3.4.4/toolchain-mips/bin/
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),INF_VR9)
LINUX_SRC = /home/public/lantiq/VR9/UGW-4.2/build_dir/linux-ifxcpe_platform_vr9/linux-2.6.20.19
CROSS_COMPILE = /home/public/lantiq/VR9/UGW-4.2/staging_dir/toolchain-mips_gcc-3.4.6_uClibc-0.9.29/bin/mips-linux-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),BRCM_6358)
LINUX_SRC =
CROSS_COMPILE =
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),INF_AMAZON_SE)
# Linux 2.6
#LINUX_SRC = /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
# Linux 2.4 Change to your local setting
LINUX_SRC = /backup/ifx/3.6.2.2/source/kernel/opensource/linux-2.4.31
#CROSS_COMPILE = mips-linux-
#LINUX_SRC = /project/Infineon/3.6.2.2/source/kernel/opensource/linux-2.4.31
CROSS_COMPILE = /opt/uclibc-toolchain/ifx-lxdb-1-2-3-external/gcc-3.3.6/toolchain-mips/R0208V35/mips-linux-uclibc/bin/
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),ST)
LINUX_SRC = /opt/STM/STLinux-2.2/devkit/sources/kernel/linux0039
CROSS_COMPILE = /opt/STM/STLinux-2.2/devkit/sh4/bin/sh4-linux-
ARCH := sh
export ARCH
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),CAVM_OCTEON)
OCTEON_ROOT = /usr/local/Cavium_Networks/OCTEON-SDK
LINUX_SRC = $(OCTEON_ROOT)/linux/kernel_2.6/linux
CROSS_COMPILE = mips64-octeon-linux-gnu-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),CMPC)
LINUX_SRC = /opt/fvt_11N_SDK_0807/fvt131x_SDK_11n/linux-2.6.17
CROSS_COMPILE =
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),SMDK)
LINUX_SRC = /home/bhushan/itcenter/may28/linux-2.6-samsung
CROSS_COMPILE = /usr/local/arm/4.2.2-eabi/usr/bin/arm-linux-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),KODAK_DC)
SKD_SRC = C:/SigmaTel/DC1250_SDK_v1-9/sdk
CROSS_COMPILE = $(cc)
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),DM6446)
LINUX_SRC = /home/fonchi/work/soc/ti-davinci
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),MT85XX)
LINUX_SRC = /home/john/MTK/BDP_Linux/linux-2.6.27
CROSS_COMPILE = armv6z-mediatek-linux-gnueabi-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),NXP_TV550)
LINUX_SRC = /data/tv550/kernel/linux-2.6.28.9
LINUX_SRC_MODULE = /data/tv550/kernel/linux-2.6.28.9/drivers/net/wireless
CROSS_COMPILE = /opt/embeddedalley/nxp_tv550/bin/mipsel-linux-
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),MVL5)
LINUX_SRC = /home2/charlestu/AP-VT3426/linux-2.6.18
CROSS_COMPILE = /opt/montavista/pro/devkit/arm/v5t_le_mvl5/bin/arm_v5t_le-
endif
export OSABL RT28xx_DIR RT28xx_MODE LINUX_SRC CROSS_COMPILE CROSS_COMPILE_INCLUDE PLATFORM RELEASE CHIPSET RTMP_SRC_DIR LINUX_SRC_MODULE TARGET
# The targets that may be used.
PHONY += all build_tools test UCOS THREADX LINUX release prerelease clean uninstall install libwapi osabl
all: build_tools $(TARGET)
build_tools:
$(MAKE) -C tools
$(RT28xx_DIR)/tools/bin2h
test:
$(MAKE) -C tools test
LINUX:
ifneq (,$(findstring 2.4,$(LINUX_SRC)))
cp -f os/linux/Makefile.4 $(RT28xx_DIR)/os/linux/Makefile
$(MAKE) -C $(RT28xx_DIR)/os/linux/
cp -f $(RT28xx_DIR)/os/linux/rt$(CHIPSET)sta.o /tftpboot
else
cp -f os/linux/Makefile.6 $(RT28xx_DIR)/os/linux/Makefile
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),DM6446)
$(MAKE) ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm_v5t_le- -C $(LINUX_SRC) SUBDIRS=$(RT28xx_DIR)/os/linux modules
else
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),FREESCALE8377)
$(MAKE) ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) -C $(LINUX_SRC) SUBDIRS=$(RT28xx_DIR)/os/linux modules
else
$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_SRC) SUBDIRS=$(RT28xx_DIR)/os/linux modules
endif
endif
endif
clean:
ifeq ($(TARGET), LINUX)
cp -f os/linux/Makefile.clean os/linux/Makefile
$(MAKE) -C os/linux clean
rm -rf os/linux/Makefile
endif
uninstall:
ifeq ($(TARGET), LINUX)
ifneq (,$(findstring 2.4,$(LINUX_SRC)))
$(MAKE) -C $(RT28xx_DIR)/os/linux -f Makefile.4 uninstall
else
$(MAKE) -C $(RT28xx_DIR)/os/linux -f Makefile.6 uninstall
endif
endif
install:
ifeq ($(TARGET), LINUX)
ifneq (,$(findstring 2.4,$(LINUX_SRC)))
$(MAKE) -C $(RT28xx_DIR)/os/linux -f Makefile.4 install
else
$(MAKE) -C $(RT28xx_DIR)/os/linux -f Makefile.6 install
endif
endif
# Declare the contents of the .PHONY variable as phony. We keep that information in a variable
.PHONY: $(PHONY)
Here is the config.mk
# Support ATE function
HAS_ATE=n
# Support ATE NEW TXCONT solution
HAS_NEW_TXCONT=n
# Support QA ATE function
HAS_QA_SUPPORT=n
# Support XLINK mode
HAS_XLINK=n
# Support Wpa_Supplicant
HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y
# Support Native WpaSupplicant for Network Maganger
HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y
#Support Net interface block while Tx-Sw queue full
HAS_BLOCK_NET_IF=n
#Support DFS function
HAS_DFS_SUPPORT=n
#Support Carrier-Sense function
HAS_CS_SUPPORT=n
# Support for Multiple Cards
HAS_MC_SUPPORT=n
#Support for IEEE802.11e DLS
HAS_QOS_DLS_SUPPORT=n
#Support for EXT_CHANNEL
HAS_EXT_BUILD_CHANNEL_LIST=n
#Support for Net-SNMP
HAS_SNMP_SUPPORT=n
#Support features of 802.11n Draft3
HAS_DOT11N_DRAFT3_SUPPORT=y
#Support features of Single SKU.
HAS_SINGLE_SKU_SUPPORT=n
#Support features of 802.11n
HAS_DOT11_N_SUPPORT=y
HAS_KTHREAD_SUPPORT=n
#Support statistics count
HAS_STATS_COUNT=y
#Support USB_BULK_BUF_ALIGMENT
HAS_USB_BULK_BUF_ALIGMENT=n
#Support for USB_SUPPORT_SELECTIVE_SUSPEND
HAS_USB_SUPPORT_SELECTIVE_SUSPEND=n
#Client support WDS function
HAS_CLIENT_WDS_SUPPORT=n
#Support for Bridge Fast Path & Bridge Fast Path function open to other module
HAS_BGFP_SUPPORT=n
HAS_BGFP_OPEN_SUPPORT=n
#Support MAC80211 LINUX-only function
HAS_CFG80211_SUPPORT=n
#Support RFKILL hardware block/unblock LINUX-only function
HAS_RFKILL_HW_SUPPORT=n
HAS_RESOURCE_PRE_ALLOC=y
HAS_LED_CONTROL_SUPPORT=y
CC := $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
LD := $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld
WFLAGS := -DAGGREGATION_SUPPORT -DPIGGYBACK_SUPPORT -DWMM_SUPPORT -DLINUX -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs
WFLAGS += -DSYSTEM_LOG_SUPPORT -DRT28xx_MODE=$(RT28xx_MODE) -DCHIPSET=$(CHIPSET)
ifeq ($(HAS_RESOURCE_PRE_ALLOC),y)
WFLAGS += -DRESOURCE_PRE_ALLOC
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_KTHREAD_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DKTHREAD_SUPPORT
endif
# config for STA mode
ifeq ($(RT28xx_MODE),STA)
WFLAGS += -DCONFIG_STA_SUPPORT -DDBG
ifeq ($(HAS_XLINK),y)
WFLAGS += -DXLINK_SUPPORT
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT),y)
WFLAGS += -DWPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT
ifeq ($(HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DNATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT -DCREDENTIAL_STORE -DPROFILE_STORE
endif
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_ATE),y)
WFLAGS += -DRALINK_ATE
WFLAGS += -DCONFIG_RT2880_ATE_CMD_NEW
ifeq ($(HAS_NEW_TXCONT),y)
WFLAGS += -DNEW_TXCONT
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_QA_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DRALINK_QA
endif
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_SNMP_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DSNMP_SUPPORT
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_QOS_DLS_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DQOS_DLS_SUPPORT
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_DOT11_N_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DDOT11_N_SUPPORT
ifeq ($(HAS_DOT11N_DRAFT3_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DDOT11N_DRAFT3
endif
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_CS_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DCARRIER_DETECTION_SUPPORT
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_STATS_COUNT),y)
WFLAGS += -DSTATS_COUNT_SUPPORT
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_USB_SUPPORT_SELECTIVE_SUSPEND),y)
WFLAGS += -DUSB_SUPPORT_SELECTIVE_SUSPEND -DCONFIG_PM
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_CFG80211_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DRT_CFG80211_SUPPORT
ifeq ($(HAS_RFKILL_HW_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DRFKILL_HW_SUPPORT
endif
endif
endif
# endif of ifeq ($(RT28xx_MODE),STA)
# Common compiler flag
ifeq ($(HAS_EXT_BUILD_CHANNEL_LIST),y)
WFLAGS += -DEXT_BUILD_CHANNEL_LIST
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_IDS_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DIDS_SUPPORT
endif
ifeq ($(OSABL),YES)
WFLAGS += -DEXPORT_SYMTAB
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_CLIENT_WDS_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DCLIENT_WDS
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_BGFP_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DBG_FT_SUPPORT
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_BGFP_OPEN_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DBG_FT_OPEN_SUPPORT
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_LED_CONTROL_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DLED_CONTROL_SUPPORT
endif
# ChipSet specific definitions.
ifeq ($(CHIPSET),2870)
WFLAGS +=-DRTMP_MAC_USB -DRTMP_USB_SUPPORT -DRT2870 -DRT28xx -DRTMP_TIMER_TASK_SUPPORT -DA_BAND_SUPPORT
CHIPSET_DAT = 2870
ifeq ($(HAS_DFS_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DDFS_SOFTWARE_SUPPORT
endif
endif
ifeq ($(CHIPSET),3572)
WFLAGS +=-DRTMP_MAC_USB -DRTMP_USB_SUPPORT -DRT2870 -DRT28xx -DRT30xx -DRT35xx -DRTMP_TIMER_TASK_SUPPORT -DRTMP_RF_RW_SUPPORT -DRTMP_EFUSE_SUPPORT -DA_BAND_SUPPORT -DSPECIFIC_VCORECAL_SUPPORT
CHIPSET_DAT = 2870
ifeq ($(HAS_DFS_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DDFS_SOFTWARE_SUPPORT
endif
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),5VT)
#WFLAGS += -DCONFIG_5VT_ENHANCE
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_BLOCK_NET_IF),y)
WFLAGS += -DBLOCK_NET_IF
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_DFS_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DDFS_SUPPORT
endif
ifeq ($(HAS_MC_SUPPORT),y)
WFLAGS += -DMULTIPLE_CARD_SUPPORT
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),RMI)
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),BL2348)
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),BLUBB)
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),BLPMP)
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),RMI_64)
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),IXP)
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),IKANOS_V160)
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN -DIKANOS_VX_1X0
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),IKANOS_V180)
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN -DIKANOS_VX_1X0
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),INF_TWINPASS)
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN -DINF_TWINPASS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),INF_DANUBE)
ifneq (,$(findstring 2.4,$(LINUX_SRC)))
# Linux 2.4
WFLAGS += -DINF_DANUBE -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN
else
# Linux 2.6
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN
endif
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),INF_AR9)
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN -DINF_AR9
# support MAPI function for AR9.
#WFLAGS += -DAR9_MAPI_SUPPORT
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),INF_VR9)
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN -DINF_AR9 -DINF_VR9
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),CAVM_OCTEON)
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),BRCM_6358)
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN -DBRCM_6358
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),INF_AMAZON_SE)
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN -DINF_AMAZON_SE
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),RALINK_3052)
WFLAGS += -DPLATFORM_RALINK_3052
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),FREESCALE8377)
#EXTRA_CFLAGS := -v -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include $(WFLAGS)-O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs
#export EXTRA_CFLAGS
WFLAGS += -DRT_BIG_ENDIAN
EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(WFLAGS) -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),ST)
#WFLAGS += -DST
WFLAGS += -DST
endif
#kernel build options for 2.4
# move to Makefile outside LINUX_SRC := /opt/star/kernel/linux-2.4.27-star
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),RALINK_3052)
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-generic -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -fomit-frame-pointer -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -finline-limit=100000 -march=mips2 -mabi=32 -Wa,--trap -DLINUX -nostdinc -iwithprefix include $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM), RALINK_2880)
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -fomit-frame-pointer -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -finline-limit=100000 -march=mips2 -mabi=32 -Wa,--trap -DLINUX -nostdinc -iwithprefix include $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),STAR)
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Uarm -fno-common -pipe -mapcs-32 -D__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__=4 -march=armv4 -mshort-load-bytes -msoft-float -Uarm -DMODULE -DMODVERSIONS -include $(LINUX_SRC)/include/linux/modversions.h $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),SIGMA)
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm/gcc -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-tango2 -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-tango2 -DEM86XX_CHIP=EM86XX_CHIPID_TANGO2 -DEM86XX_REVISION=6 -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-generic -I$(RT2860_DIR)/include -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -mabi=32 -march=mips32r2 -Wa,-32 -Wa,-march=mips32r2 -Wa,-mips32r2 -Wa,--trap -DMODULE $(WFLAGS) -DSIGMA863X_PLATFORM
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),SIGMA_8622)
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(CROSS_COMPILE_INCLUDE)/include -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -fno-common -pipe -fno-builtin -D__linux__ -DNO_MM -mapcs-32 -march=armv4 -mtune=arm7tdmi -msoft-float -DMODULE -mshort-load-bytes -nostdinc -iwithprefix -DMODULE $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),5VT)
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -mlittle-endian -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -O3 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibling-calls -fno-omit-frame-pointer -mapcs -mno-sched-prolog -mabi=apcs-gnu -mno-thumb-interwork -D__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__=5 -march=armv5te -mtune=arm926ej-s --param max-inline-insns-single=40000 -Uarm -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -DMODULE $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),IKANOS_V160)
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm/gcc -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-tango2 -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-tango2 -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-generic -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -march=lx4189 -Wa, -DMODULE $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),IKANOS_V180)
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm/gcc -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-tango2 -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-tango2 -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-generic -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -mips32r2 -Wa, -DMODULE $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),INF_TWINPASS)
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -march=4kc -mips32 -Wa,--trap -pipe -mlong-calls $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),INF_DANUBE)
ifneq (,$(findstring 2.4,$(LINUX_SRC)))
CFLAGS := -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include $(WFLAGS) -Wundef -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -msoft-float -mabi=32 -march=mips32 -Wa,-32 -Wa,-march=mips32 -Wa,-mips32 -Wa,--trap -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-generic
else
CFLAGS := -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include $(WFLAGS) -Wundef -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -msoft-float -mabi=32 -march=mips32r2 -Wa,-32 -Wa,-march=mips32r2 -Wa,-mips32r2 -Wa,--trap -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-generic
endif
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),INF_AR9)
CFLAGS := -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include $(WFLAGS) -Wundef -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -fno-pic -ffreestanding -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -msoft-float -mabi=32 -mlong-calls -march=mips32r2 -mtune=34kc -march=mips32r2 -Wa,-32 -Wa,-march=mips32r2 -Wa,-mips32r2 -Wa,--trap -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-generic
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),INF_VR9)
CFLAGS := -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include $(WFLAGS) -Wundef -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -fno-pic -ffreestanding -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -msoft-float -mabi=32 -mlong-calls -march=mips32r2 -march=mips32r2 -Wa,-32 -Wa,-march=mips32r2 -Wa,-mips32r2 -Wa,--trap -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-generic
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),BRCM_6358)
CFLAGS := $(WFLAGS) -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -I $(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm/gcc -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -finline-limit=100000 -mabi=32 -march=mips32 -Wa,-32 -Wa,-march=mips32 -Wa,-mips32 -Wa,--trap -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-bcm963xx -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-generic -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -Wdeclaration-after-statement -DMODULE -mlong-calls
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),INF_AMAZON_SE)
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE=1 -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -DCONFIG_IFX_ALG_QOS -DCONFIG_WAN_VLAN_SUPPORT -fomit-frame-pointer -DIFX_PPPOE_FRAME -G 0 -fno-pic -mno-abicalls -mlong-calls -pipe -finline-limit=100000 -mabi=32 -march=mips32 -Wa,-32 -Wa,-march=mips32 -Wa,-mips32 -Wa,--trap -nostdinc -iwithprefix include $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),ST)
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -Wall -O2 -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -fomit-frame-pointer -ffreestanding -m4-nofpu -o $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),PC)
ifneq (,$(findstring 2.4,$(LINUX_SRC)))
# Linux 2.4
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -DMODULE -DMODVERSIONS -include $(LINUX_SRC)/include/linux/modversions.h $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
else
# Linux 2.6
EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(WFLAGS) -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include
endif
endif
#If the kernel version of RMI is newer than 2.6.27, please change "CFLAGS" to "EXTRA_FLAGS"
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),RMI)
EXTRA_CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE=1 -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-generic -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -DCONFIG_IFX_ALG_QOS -DCONFIG_WAN_VLAN_SUPPORT -fomit-frame-pointer -DIFX_PPPOE_FRAME -G 0 -fno-pic -mno-abicalls -mlong-calls -pipe -finline-limit=100000 -mabi=32 -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -msoft-float -march=xlr -ffreestanding -march=xlr -Wa,--trap, -nostdinc -iwithprefix include $(WFLAGS)
export EXTRA_CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),RMI_64)
EXTRA_CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE=1 -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-generic -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -DCONFIG_IFX_ALG_QOS -DCONFIG_WAN_VLAN_SUPPORT -fomit-frame-pointer -DIFX_PPPOE_FRAME -G 0 -fno-pic -mno-abicalls -mlong-calls -pipe -finline-limit=100000 -mabi=64 -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -msoft-float -march=xlr -ffreestanding -march=xlr -Wa,--trap, -nostdinc -iwithprefix include $(WFLAGS)
export EXTRA_CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),IXP)
CFLAGS := -v -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -mbig-endian -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Uarm -fno-common -pipe -mapcs-32 -D__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__=5 -mcpu=xscale -mtune=xscale -malignment-traps -msoft-float $(WFLAGS)
EXTRA_CFLAGS := -v $(WFLAGS) -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -mbig-endian
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),SMDK)
EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(WFLAGS) -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),CAVM_OCTEON)
EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(WFLAGS) -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include \
-mabi=64 $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),DM6446)
CFLAGS := -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Os -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-omit-frame-pointer -mapcs -mno-sched-prolog -mlittle-endian -mabi=apcs-gnu -D__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__=5 -march=armv5te -mtune=arm9tdmi -msoft-float -Uarm -Wdeclaration-after-statement -c -o $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),BL2348)
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm/gcc -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-tango2 -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-tango2 -DEM86XX_CHIP=EM86XX_CHIPID_TANGO2 -DEM86XX_REVISION=6 -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-generic -I$(RT2860_DIR)/include -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -mabi=32 -march=mips32r2 -Wa,-32 -Wa,-march=mips32r2 -Wa,-mips32r2 -Wa,--trap -DMODULE $(WFLAGS) -DSIGMA863X_PLATFORM -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -DPLATFORM_BL2348
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),BLUBB)
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm/gcc -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-tango2 -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-tango2 -DEM86XX_CHIP=EM86XX_CHIPID_TANGO2 -DEM86XX_REVISION=6 -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-generic -I$(RT2860_DIR)/include -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -mabi=32 -march=mips32r2 -Wa,-32 -Wa,-march=mips32r2 -Wa,-mips32r2 -Wa,--trap -DMODULE $(WFLAGS) -DSIGMA863X_PLATFORM -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -DPLATFORM_BL2348
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),BLPMP)
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm/gcc -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-tango2 -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-tango2 -DEM86XX_CHIP=EM86XX_CHIPID_TANGO2 -DEM86XX_REVISION=6 -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include/asm-mips/mach-generic -I$(RT2860_DIR)/include -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -mabi=32 -march=mips32r2 -Wa,-32 -Wa,-march=mips32r2 -Wa,-mips32r2 -Wa,--trap -DMODULE $(WFLAGS) -DSIGMA863X_PLATFORM -DEXPORT_SYMTAB
export CFLAGS
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),MT85XX)
ifneq (,$(findstring 2.4,$(LINUX_SRC)))
# Linux 2.4
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -DMODULE -DMODVERSIONS -include $(LINUX_SRC)/include/linux/modversions.h $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
else
# Linux 2.6
EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(WFLAGS) -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include
EXTRA_CFLAGS += -D _NO_TYPEDEF_BOOL_ \
-D _NO_TYPEDEF_UCHAR_ \
-D _NO_TYPEDEF_UINT8_ \
-D _NO_TYPEDEF_UINT16_ \
-D _NO_TYPEDEF_UINT32_ \
-D _NO_TYPEDEF_UINT64_ \
-D _NO_TYPEDEF_CHAR_ \
-D _NO_TYPEDEF_INT32_ \
-D _NO_TYPEDEF_INT64_ \
endif
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),NXP_TV550)
ifneq (,$(findstring 2.4,$(LINUX_SRC)))
# Linux 2.4
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=mips -DMODULE -DMODVERSIONS -include $(LINUX_SRC)/include/linux/modversions.h $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
else
# Linux 2.6
EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(WFLAGS) -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include
endif
endif
ifeq ($(PLATFORM),MVL5)
CFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__ -I$(LINUX_SRC)/include -I$(RT28xx_DIR)/include -mlittle-endian -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -O3 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibling-calls -fno-omit-frame-pointer -mapcs -mno-sched-prolog -mno-thumb-interwork -D__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__=5 -march=armv5te -mtune=arm926ej-s --param max-inline-insns-single=40000 -Uarm -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -DMODULE $(WFLAGS)
export CFLAGS
endif

Internet Sharing via USB Wifi Dongle?

I just acquired a first gen Mini (1.25Ghz, 1GB RAM) with no Airport built in. I was able to add wireless to it via a Ralink 802.11n USB dongle. Here's my question:
Can I connect the Mini to the internet via ethernet and then use the USB dongle to share the connection with other Macs in my house?
I currently have an old PowerMac G4 acting as a server/wireless router. (Ethernet in to give it a real IP address for easy access from anywhere. Airport out to give internet access to my MacBook Pro.) It's a great setup, and serves me well (no pun intended), but if I could get the Mini to take its place, it would save me room.
Anyone know how to get one of these USB Wifi dongles to share out internets?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
SJ (no, not that SJ)

Can I connect the Mini to the internet via ethernet and then use the USB dongle to share the connection with other Macs in my house?
I don't have a USB wireless adapter, but I believe in order for this to work, you would have to be able to select it when attempting to configure Internet Sharing.
Does this USB adapter show up in the list of network devices under the Network panel in System Preferences? If it does, go to the Sharing panel. From this panel, select Internet Sharing; choose the USB adapter for the "Share your connection from" list, and then, choose "To computers using" = "Ethernet."

USB Wifi Adapter troubleshooting

Hello everybody,
As many people I confront a lot of problems related to wifi on my macbook after upgrading to lion. Tryed many ways to fix it but it just keeps coming back so I found an USB dongle wich I had for a while. It has a Realtek RTL8188CUS Chipset and looks similar to the one in the picture. It suppose to work on the MAC.
Problem:
I have no provided CD for drivers, but found them on the realtek website http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=48&Level=5& Conn=4&ProdID=274&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true .
Basicly what should happen:
1. I install the drivers
2. Restart the macbook
3. After booting up I insert the donge
4. Widow pops up for configuring new network adapter and installs rquired client software.
But after rebooting my mashine and inserting donge nothing happens. I tried to look up in system prefrences, network diagnostics. Doesnt look that it even recognises something here.
In System Information under USB I can see this:
     Composite Device:
       Product ID:          0x8176
       Vendor ID:          0x0bda (Realtek Semiconductor Corp.)
       Version:          2.00
       Serial Number:          00e04c000001
       Speed:          Up to 480 Mb/sec
       Manufacturer:          RR
       Location ID:          0xfd100000 / 3
       Current Available (mA):          500
       Current Required (mA):          500
I have two macs at home, one runs lion second runs snow leopard. Both act the same. Tried many different drivers, watched some videos on youtube even found the manual online which was not helpful at all.
Maybe there is someone who had this issue before or maybe just has some ideas about it?
Thank you for the support!

James,
I have been getting exactly the same problem on my Oct-2011 macbook pro. OSX Lion 10.7.3.
I have been searching various websites for solutions.   There are various stories about upgrades, reboots, drivers, OS versions. Everytime someone says one of them works 5 others reply, "It didn't for me".
The most frequent and plausible explanation seemed to be the macbook pro aluminium frame blocked radio signals.   Mine works perfectly if i'm in the same rooom or the next room to the router. But elsewhere I've got a 50/50 shot that it will connect or be fast enough to browse the web. My old Dell had a good connection every single time from anywhere in the house.
I eventually decided to bypass the problem by installing a usb wifi dongle. I went to my apple supplier. Peats of Parnell St. Dublin. They recommended edimax ew-7622UMn. I just plugged it in and to see what would happen, which was nothing.
I loaded the mac driver from the cd. rebooted, plugged it in again; still nothing... It couldn't even tell if there was something attached.
I downloaded the latest mac driver from the edimax website; still nothing.
So I decided to-****-with-it. I brought them both back to where I got them. They could do no better. The USB dongle wroked perfectly in every PC in the store and saw their wifi network. my Macbook pro and every apple machine they had couldn't even see the thing. Then they tried another MAC compatible wifi dongle; they got the same results on my machine and others.They suggested I call Edimax support.
Edimax said it should work fine and that they never saw this problem before!!!
The reason I bought a macbook is because I don't have time for this stuff. I just wanted a machine that works. That's exactly what it does 50% of the time. The other 50% I get a slow or no wifi connection
If you or anyone figures out how to make USB wifi work with a MacBookPro please post the answer. I just want reliable wifi from my Home office.

Airlive USB WiFi - dhcpcd timed out

Hi all,
I'm trying to get working wireless connection with AirLive Turbo-g USB Wifi. I've installed wifi-radar and tried to connect to my AP. Firstly, output says Invalid argument to my WPA key and then it's trying to get an IP adress by dhcpcd which ends with Timed out.
Some ideas please? And it's Dell Latitude X200 laptop.

But how? May I reconfigure wifi-radar, so it will use dhclient instead dhcpcd? I've tried that, but thats not better.
I'm wondering why it says "Invalid argument 'my WPA key' "
Heh, really strange.

Wifi usb, wifi liberator. Has any one tried it?

I found this wifi liberator program online ( http://www.coin-operated.com/projects/wifiliberator.html ) it seems like a sick program that would be very useful to me. in order for it to work you need a usb wifi stick. the program wont even open up on my computer so i dont know if thats because it needs a working usb stick, or it just doesn't like me. I went to micro center and bought a usb wifi stick by trend net( it was only 5 bucks after rebate). the program still doesn't open. osx recognizes it in system profiler under the usb section. do i need a driver, or has anyone successfully used wifi liberator. thanks alot for your help.
-john

There may be a few problems in using this technology; one may be in
the security issues which could arise from becoming an open hub to
wireless internet (the host computer is open to two-way traffic between
all computers sharing this new allegedly free network) and thus, it may
be more open to attacks since its ports would be open.
While there well may be ways to protect a computer in that situation,
should it be a problem; other conditional and legal matters may be
worth investigating prior to using the software and doing what they
suggest. There are laws in some situations where it is illegal to
share an internet service intended to be accessed by a limited group.
Even sitting outside a public library and using your portable computer's
wi-fi may be seen as illegal theft of a service since you are not inside
and the service is intended for the library's clients who may have to
sign in and log-on. Until uniform use rules are standardized, or maybe
removed (unlikely) one has to be careful and thoughtful of them.
I've read about similar free-access technologies, and have also read
of prosecutions or fines from what was called illegal access [or theft
of service] so I could not endorse the use of any product to do this.
While in some locations it may not be specifically illegal, it could be.
It is quite another matter to set up your own paid wi-fi subscription to
share (for free) to a limited number of trusted persons, with a firewall
and other protections in place for your and their equipment and privacy;
but to consider other's paid for services as fair game is probably illegal.
But, that's just my opinion; however I arrived at it without bias and
through online and news sources. Your mileage may vary.
PS: Perhaps the application is not updated to work with the
last security updates and other feature sets in OSX? The site
says it is supposed to work with the AirPort hardware installed.
What kind of computer/model/configuration do you have?

WIFI problems solved with D-Link USB WIFI adapter...

I have a brand new Macbook Air and I have persistent problems connecting to my home wifi network. Sometimes I can connect to the router but not the internet, but usually Airport won't connect at all: it keeps asking me for the password for our home network (even though it's stored), so I re-enter the password, but it still can't connect. When it gets to this point I know that I either have to live without internet for the rest of the day, or disrupt my work and everyone else in the household by rebooting my computer and reseting the router (sometimes just one of these actions will work, but it's unpredictable).
So I bought a D-Link DWA-125 USB wireless adapter and installed drivers from Ralink (http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=3) and it pretty much solves the issue.
I don't know what further proof Apple needs that this is a problem with the Air and not the internet/router/etc. It's rather comical that I have to use an ugly old USB adapter to get a brand new Macbook Air to connect to internet in my own home.

vilayyyy wrote:
I've had my Macbook for 2 yrs and the wifi basically never worked - only when I'm right next to the router, at school, or of course the Apple Store. I tried to get apple to fix it under AppleCare, but since it was working perfectly in the store, they said there was nothing they could do.
If your Mac works well at school, or the Apple Store but not at home, the problem definetly is not the Mac and therefore there is no need to buy a external usb wifi device.
You better will fix the settings of your home router and after that your Mac will be fast and smooth on your home wifi.
I've had only on very rare situations a problem with d-link routers over the years and think (if not damaged) even your d-link will work pretty good with your Mac.
Would you be so kind and explain the settings of your home router and what model it is?
Lupunus

Recommendations for USB WiFi Adapter

I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations on a specific brand/model USB WiFi adapter that would be compatible with OS X Leopard (10.5.5). Ideally, I'd like it to have the following features:
- USB 2.0
- 802.11b/g
- External antenna/port
I've used a Hawking HWUG1A, which worked great for about a year, then died (actually, now it causes a kernel panic after using it for a while... Hawking Tech Support said it was probably a hardware failure in the card, but I'm out of warranty).
Thanks for any thoughts/suggestions/input.

Hello.
So, I have received G54SL USB wireless card. Installation was simple but I still needed to install it twice before it worked. Installation indicated that it was for Tiger even though I choose 10.5 package. Setting parameters was easy enough.
So far I tested it on my MiniMac which is placed in a distant corner of my apartment where reception with AirPort card was not very good.
My impressions: the reception with G54SL was better than with the Mini's airport card. I plugged it directly to the Mini, without extension cable. This suggests that I could have even stronger signal if I move USB around when connected to the computer via extension cable. The signal was stable with time.
When computer waked up from sleep it reconnected fast. However, when I restarted computer I needed to choose my network again. It took some time before the connection was established. I did not read manual yet and I do not know if I can make card remember my network and reconnect automatically.
I would say that if you need to extended range and have stable connection this card is more reliable than the built-in Airport card (at least in my case). I still need to try it with my portable computers and test behavior with networks other than mine. I'll try this during the next week.

Is there such a thing as a USB WIFI adapter that works with OS X 10.9?

Is there such a thing as a USB WIFI adapter that works with OS X 10.9? I have tried 3 different models, none of which were compatible. The built-in WIFI card in a 2012 Mac Pro is absolutely crap (0/10 on the performance scale). Any recommendations?

Hey everyone, yes I have installed the drivers properly. I've used an ASUS, Bolse, and EDIMAX adapter. Some had a 10.8 driver, some had 10.9. After reaching out to customer support for each and every one of these companies for help, and through multiple returns, I have not gotten anywhere with any of the drivers or products.
It's getting ridiculously hard to stay an Apple customer when the quality of their products are getting worse and worse, which leaves me no choice but to go to third parties to replace the faulty hardware.
And honestly I'm just sick of calling India every day to get my issues resolved.

Systemd-networkd, wpa_supplicant and multiple USB Wifi adapters

TL;DR:
Is there a way to run a single wpa_supplicant process that handles any kind of USB WiFi adapter in connection with systemd-networkd?
Long version:
I'm running systemd-networkd, which has made networking setup a lot easier for wired interfaces. I'd like to make it just as easy for WiFi interfaces, but it seems there's some kind of wildcard support missing for wpa_supplicant. My question is whether I got this right, or there is some trick somewhere I didn't think of.
Here's my /etc/systemd/network/wifi.network:
[Match]
Name=wlp*
[Network]
DHCP=v4
In addition, I'm running:
systemctl start wpa_supplicant@wlp0s2f1u10
because that's the interface that my current WiFi USB adapter comes up on. This goes with /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-wlp0s2f1u10.conf:
ctrl_interface=/run/wpa_supplicant
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
network={
ssid="something"
psk="else"
This all works fine, except that:
I have to plug my USB Wifi adapter into this exact USB port, otherwise the interface name changes and wpa_supplicant isn't running there
if I plug in a different USB WiFi adapter (I have a zoo; nothing exceptional I guess, but it's a pain to keep track of which goes with which computer), the interface name may be different and wpa_supplicant isn't running there
systemd-networkd solved that problem nicely with the wildcard in the interface name above (Name=wlp*). (Also, dhcpcd -- which I'm not using in this setup -- can be told to listen to "all interface" which is sort of similar)
My question: can I do something similar with wpa_supplicant, so I don't have to run a separate wpa_supplicant daemon on all possible interface names?
I'm guessing the answer is No (and I'd like confirmation on that).
Secondly, perhaps I can write one or more udev rules that will present all of those possible interfaces as wlan0, wlan1 or such. In which case I could presumably run wpa_supplicant@wlan0 only and be happy (assuming that wpa_supplicant is happy to run even as long as the interface does not exist. Does it?) Anybody have any hints how to go about this, I haven't done that.
Thirdly, if neither of those are viable, is this a reasonable-enough set of requirements so it would make sense to run this by the wpa_supplicant developers as a possible future feature?
Last edited by jernst (2015-01-11 05:54:31)

jernst wrote:
systemd-networkd solved that problem nicely with the wildcard in the interface name above (Name=wlp*). (Also, dhcpcd -- which I'm not using in this setup -- can be told to listen to "all interface" which is sort of similar)
My question: can I do something similar with wpa_supplicant, so I don't have to run a separate wpa_supplicant daemon on all possible interface names?
networkd "solved" nothing here. This is a mere coincidence that the wlp* wildcard works. For instance, you might have an interface called "wls1". Also, wpa_supplicant doesn't "listen" because "listen" applies to the TCP/IP layer. wpa_supplicant works at the frame level, so I'm not sure what you mean. If you want software that _manages_ multiple wifi interfaces, use netctl.
jernst wrote:I'm guessing the answer is No (and I'd like confirmation on that).
Correct.
jernst wrote:Secondly, perhaps I can write one or more udev rules that will present all of those possible interfaces as wlan0, wlan1 or such. In which case I could presumably run wpa_supplicant@wlan0 only and be happy (assuming that wpa_supplicant is happy to run even as long as the interface does not exist. Does it?) Anybody have any hints how to go about this, I haven't done that.
For the udev part, do something like
: cat /etc/udev/rules.d/10-network.rules
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ATTR{address}=="a1:b1:c1:d1:e1:f1", NAME="wl0"
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ATTR{address}=="a2:b2:c2:d2:e2:f2", NAME="wl1"
Then, modify [email protected] as
: diff usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]{,.new}
+++ usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected] 2015-01-12 11:45:10.839852357 -0700
--- usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected] 2015-01-12 11:44:56.843027430 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
[Unit]
Description=WPA supplicant daemon (interface- and nl80211 driver-specific version)
-Requires=sys-subsystem-net-devices-%i.device
After=sys-subsystem-net-devices-%i.device
# NetworkManager users will probably want the dbus version instead.
so that the unit doesn't fail if the adapter is not plugged. However, this solution is suboptimal (Think what happens if you suddenly remove the adapter)... You can try to use "BindsTo=" instead of "Requires=" but I wonder if you get errors on startup if the adapter is absent...
jernst wrote:Thirdly, if neither of those are viable, is this a reasonable-enough set of requirements so it would make sense to run this by the wpa_supplicant developers as a possible future feature?
No. wpa_supplicant is only supposed to to what it's told. It is not a canned network management solution.

Belkin USB wifi stick F5D7050 & OSx 10.4.11 "Tiger"

I figured I would post this here since I only found un-answered questions here in the support community.
I have an old iMac running Tiger. I have an old Belkin USB wifi stick F5D7050. I found a driver that works.
I found the driver (RalinkUSBDrv1.0.5.0) here: Belkin USB wifi stick F5D7050 & OSx 10.4.11 "Tiger" on treiberupdate.de
-m

Great info, thanks!
I wonder if these would work also.
Ralink drivers...
http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=3

My Airport is showing too few bars - USB wifi adapter needed?

I have a Mac Pro (2011) running 10.6.8. I'm getting 1 bar on the wifi icon in my menubar, and very slow internet speeds. right next to it, on my desk, is my MacBook Air, which is showing 5 bars on the wifi icon, and great speeds. My router is downstairs (considerable distance); is this normal that the Mac Pro has less airport sensitivity than a MacBook? Anything to be done about it? Can I get a USB-based wifi dongle that would work better - are there ones that are known to work with Macs?

is this normal that the Mac Pro has less airport sensitivity than a MacBook?
Yes, because the WiFi antennas are inside the metal box of the Mac Pro (65lb tower).
The MacBook has its antenna tied to a metal plate surrounding the screen, so when you open it to use it, the antenna placement is as good as possible.
Both your MacBook Pro and your Mac Pro achieve best speeds when used with a Router that uses dual-band, including the higher 5GHz band (channels above 13). In the lower 2.5GHz band, there is lot more competition from neighbors and baby monitors and portable (not cellular) Phones.
All Apple's current base Stations can operate in the higher bands as well, but inexpensive routers may not. USB dongles that are not Mac-oriented or operate only in the lower band may give mixed results. MacSales used to sell a USB Wifi dongle (low-band only) for under US$15, but they have suddenly gone upscale with a dual band model with a cradle and better capabilities for about US$25. The older model has disappeared.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/MXP3802NU2C/

USB WiFi adapter that can replace iMac Airport

After trying all of the workarounds posted in the forums to address the sporadic wifi problems, I've had it. Apple does not seem willing to address it, so I either relegate my 24" iMac to being nothing more than a DVD player in the spare room or I find a meaningful resolution. I've read that some people have started using a separate USB WiFi adapter.
Any consensus on whether some models work better/worse than others?
Anyone had long term success with one they can report?
After 17 years of Macs, this is the first one I have had with widespread problems and I'm quite dismayed that Apple has, thus far, ignored it.

Listen... a Mac is a computer like a Windows PC. It's hard drive can have data corruption too. And you may have even installed some third-party software that is causing this problem, such as a custom kernel extension. Or you may have inadvertently deleted or moved some key system component. There are many possibilities, but the solution of last resort (for any computer since personal computers had hard drives) has been to back up personal data, erase the hard drive, and re-install. If you go to the Genius Bar at an Apple Store, they'll do some trouble-shooting and if they can't figure it out with reasonable effort, they'll erase the drive and re-install the OS. If that does not resolve the issue, they'll conclude it is a hardware problem start investigating which component is faulty.
If Macs never failed or had issues related to its hard drive, Apple would not have created Time Machine so users can do ongoing backups without thinking about it.
I have no idea what you have tried, since you have did not specifically state it. You should have already tried these three basic steps
Run Disk Utility and use +Repair Disk Permissions+ on the +First Aid+ tab
Reset PRAM - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
Reset SMC - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1543
And before doing an erase and install, you should try one more thing as a test. Create a new admin user account in System Preferences Accounts pane
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8235.html
Log out and log in to the new account. Try wireless networking while logged into this new account. Does it work better or is it the same?
If there is improvement, the cause is likely to be confined to your normal user account and not the overall system or hardware. It may be a corrupted user preferences setting or some third-party process that is running in the background. Be sure to check System Preferences Accounts pane +Login Items+ tab (in your normal account) and review the processes that start up automatically at login.
If there is no change, the cause is likely to be related to the overall system installation or to hardware. Backing up your data, erasing the hard drive, and re-installing will serve to either resolve the problem, or rule out a software-related cause (pointing to a hardware-related cause).
If you have questions about doing an erase and re-install, please post back.

Freezing Arch on USB wifi

Hi,
I've got SMC2862w-G (45Mb) USB wifi dongle working using ndiswrapper.
My normal web browsing is quite good but If I down load or FTP a file >100Mb Arch frezes and I have to disconnect mains to reset the pc. (No mouse, Alt+tab etc...)
Are there any buffres etc I can change to improve data transfer rates? or is this a fault?
System woks perfectly with 100Mb lan connection.
Thanks
Ben

bostoniman wrote:What is the INF file you are using? I have a Linksys WUSB54G USB adapter, and I am experiencing a similar problem. It appears to load fine during boot, but if I download either a large file, or have a high rate of transfer, the system freezes. Also, if i simply leave my system idle after boot, the system will lock up after about 15 minutes. This has started happening only after the upgrade to the initrd-based kernel. So, I was wondering which INF file you use to see if it was the same one, or similar one, to the one I use.
I downloaded Winxp drivers from SMC website. (The drivers included in the product CD did not work)
It seems to be I've got the same problem. I have this problem even on 2.6.13 Arch Kernel. No initrd
I saw another post about ndiswrapper hanging problem. It seems to be ndiswrapper people don't want to know you unless you are a UNIX guru.
I don't know what to do here.
Ben

Compactrio usb wifi question

hi.
can i connect the compactrio to pc through the "usb wifi" ?
if yes, how should i do it ?
thz

其實跟 compactRIO 無關
就只是透過無線 Hub 讓電腦PC與 compactRIO 連線

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