Starling Wireless

Stephen cryptworks at gmail.com
Wed Feb 17 16:19:16 MST 2010


i would post on system76 boards, they are really on top of this sort
of thing, and have you tried WPA?

On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Kevin Fries <kfries6 at gmail.com> wrote:
> The problem with that is this: I am not see any of the problems in those
> threads.  They are basically complaining about the driver causing three
> different problems.  My wireless shows up (problem 1), my wireless will
> connect (problem 2), and finally, as long as encryption is not turned on, it
> will browse the Internet all day long (problem 3).
> Here is a test:
>   - Disconnect from wired network
>     -> Network Manager goes off line
>   - On my cell phone (E71) app->Installed->JoikuSpot
>   - Allow sharing your Internet Connection = yes
>   - AT&T Internet
>   - Add JoikuSpot to connection groups = yes, Default
>     -> JoikuSpot started on phone
>   - Wait a few moments for laptop to see phone
>     -> Since it has connected this way before, it automatically connects
>   - Open Firefox and browse to a random page not visited before
>     -> success!!!
> This is not a driver, or wireless card issue.  The wireless hardware is
> working perfectly.  Security is WEP, not WPA/TKIP, so it works.  It will
> also connect when there is no encryption.  This is, as I said in my original
> post, a problem that used to be solved by installing wpa_supplicant, but
> that is already installed.  There is something else... Ubuntu based, that is
> causing it, the hardware is fine.  Not System76's fault as far as I can see.
> So, I ask again, anyone have any (other) ideas on what could be causing
> this?
> Kevin
> On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Huh.  OK, we're dealing with a Realtek RTL8187B chipset.  So the next step
>> is to see if anybody is having issues with it, googling:
>>
>> ubuntu karmic 8187B
>>
>> Sure enough:
>>
>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1194838
>>
>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=765671
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/RealtekRTL8187b
>>
>> http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8445810
>>
>> Looks like a total mess.  If it were me, assuming I was running 32bit
>> Karmic, I'd consider trying the NDISWrapper instructions (with link to a
>> Windows driver) in the top-most item above.
>>
>> The next question is, why is System76 shipping a WiFi chipset with Linux
>> drivers that are known to be flakier than a box of corn flakes?
>>
>> Assuming your WiFi card inside the laptop is in a mini-PCI or mini-express
>> slot, I'd complain to System76 and demand something based on an Atheros or
>> Intel chipset that works right out of the box.
>>
>> Jim
>>
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