Return-path: Received: from qb-out-0506.google.com ([72.14.204.235]:40443 "EHLO qb-out-0506.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759507AbZBDTT2 (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Feb 2009 14:19:28 -0500 Received: by qb-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id q18so428335qba.17 for ; Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:19:27 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <3ace41890902041018mdc6a5eanc79cebeb5759001e@mail.gmail.com> References: <3ace41890902041018mdc6a5eanc79cebeb5759001e@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 00:49:26 +0530 Message-ID: (sfid-20090204_201943_491358_DD20AA20) Subject: Re: Regarding Belkin wireless USB adapter From: Shivdas Gujare To: Hin-Tak Leung Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi Hin-Tak, Thanks for your quick reply. I needs to recheck about "open or WEP network", but from properties it says "Security->WPA personal". One thing I observed while trying to configure from command line. if I do "ifconfig wlan0 up", it doesn't show "RUNNING". I can scan the channels using iwlist properly but, assigning access point using "iwconfig wlan0 ap access_pt", doesn't work for me and shows "ap not assigned" Thanks and Regards, Shivdas On 2/4/09, Hin-Tak Leung wrote: > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 6:10 PM, Shivdas Gujare > wrote: >> Hi, >> I am trying to use Belkin Wireless G USB adapter(uses trl8187 driver) >> on ARM board. I am tesing this with x86 and ARM board (BeagleBoard). >> >> My problem is, this adapter works fine with my Ubuntu >> laptop(v2.6.29-rc2) using NetworkManager because of udev. >> >> I tried to run wpa_supplicant from command line as, >> wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf >> It gives error "Failed to read or parse configuration >> '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'" >> Because, my laptop doesn't have /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file, But >> still wireless network works fine. >> >> I don't have wpa_supplicant in ARM rootfs, hence want to know >> Does wpa_supplicant is necessary to make this USB wireless adapter work? >> >> Also, is /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf necessary in rootfs, since device >> works fine without this file on my laptop. > > Hmm, wpa_supplicant.conf contains security info, and wpa keys, etc and > such. Are you on an open or WEP network? > If so, you don't even need wpa_supplicant - just do iwconfig, etc. > >> >> Thanks for your help. >> >> Regards, >> Shivdas >> >