Davy Leon wrote:> Hi folks
>
> I'm trying to use a Netgear WG111-2 USB-wifi adapter on a Centos 5.3
Box. Someone has done it? It seems not to be supported by the kernel.
>
> Thanks
>
> David
>
It should work. However, I'd strongly suggest updating from 5.3 as many
improvements to the wireless stack and drivers have been backported
since 5.3.
Here's what I see when plugging one of these into my box...
# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0846:6a00 NetGear, Inc. WG111v2 54 Mbps Wireless
[RealTek RTL8187L]
so it's a RealTek RTL8187L. Now lets see if the kernel has a driver for it:
# grep -i 0846 /lib/modules/*/modules.alias | grep -i 6a00
/lib/modules/2.6.18-128.el5/modules.alias:alias
usb:v0846p6A00d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* rtl8187
/lib/modules/2.6.18-164.11.1.el5/modules.alias:alias
usb:v0846p6A00d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* rtl8187
/lib/modules/2.6.18-164.15.1.el5/modules.alias:alias
usb:v0846p6A00d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* rtl8187
/lib/modules/2.6.18-164.el5/modules.alias:alias
usb:v0846p6A00d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* rtl8187
/lib/modules/2.6.18-194.el5/modules.alias:alias
usb:v0846p6A00d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* rtl8187
Yes, it's supported by the 5.3 (-128.el5), 5.4 (-164.el5) and 5.5
(-194.el5) kernels. The modules loaded themselves:
# lsmod | grep 8187
rtl8187 91077 0
mac80211 183745 1 rtl8187
cfg80211 191369 2 rtl8187,mac80211
eeprom_93cx6 35393 1 rtl8187
I've not actually used the device, only plugged it in, so you'd need to
configure it from here or just let NetworkManager handle the device.