Linksys WiFi usb dongle and linux woes
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I have a Linksys WUSB54GC usb dongle and I have exhausted every thing I know about making this thing work in linux. I am using Fedora 13. Since it is not ready I can not view any networks. Any ideas would be great.
tail of the system log
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost kernel: usb 1-7: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost kernel: usb 1-7: New USB device found, idVendor=1737, idProduct=0077
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost kernel: usb 1-7: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost kernel: usb 1-7: Product: 802.11 g WLAN
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost kernel: usb 1-7: Manufacturer: Ralink
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost kernel: usb 1-7: SerialNumber: 1.0
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost kernel: Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy3::radio
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost kernel: Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy3::assoc
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost kernel: Registered led device: rt2800usb-phy3::quality
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost NetworkManager[1367]: <info> found WiFi radio killswitch rfkill3 (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-7/1-7:1.0/ieee80211/phy3/rfkill3) (driver <unknown>)
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost kernel: rt2800usb 1-7:1.0: firmware: requesting rt2870.bin
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost NetworkManager[1367]: <info> (wlan0): driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01).
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost NetworkManager[1367]: <info> (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'rt2800usb' ifindex: 6)
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost NetworkManager[1367]: <info> (wlan0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/4
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost NetworkManager[1367]: <info> (wlan0): now managed
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost NetworkManager[1367]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2)
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost NetworkManager[1367]: <info> (wlan0): bringing up device.
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost NetworkManager[1367]: <info> (wlan0): preparing device.
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost NetworkManager[1367]: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 2).
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost NetworkManager[1367]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: starting -> ready
Jun 2 20:14:35 localhost NetworkManager[1367]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 2 -> 3 (reason 42)
[root@localhost log]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=8 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:on
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