Wireless network conectivity

I should add that I am using the latest Debian image.

If it does work, what are the commands to install this?

Fergus,

I would try here first:

http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals#USB_WiFi_Adapters

There is also a guide for installing if yours is on the working list.

Steve

Trying this now.

network manager seems to be slowing down the RPi quite alot.  I am having speed issues with this program.  Also, it installed a bluetooth process which I don't need, how do I kill that process?  (I tried "ps-l" but it does not come up but it does with "pstree")

EDIT: so that it will not start ever-again.

you can remove the network manager if you want (sudo apt-get remove network-manager-gnome) and edit the /etc/network/interfaces file so it connects at boot (sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces)

this is how mine looks:-

auto lo

iface lo inet loopback

auto wlan0

iface wlan0 inet static

address 192.168.0.50 (for example)

netmask 255.255.255.0 (for example)

gateway 192.168.0.1 (for expample)

wireless-essid wireless network name here

wireless-key wireless password here

iface eth0 inet dhep

cant help with killing the bluetooth process (sorry).

How come what you have in that file is different to what the wiki says to input? 

Also, do you know if I have to change anything (from the above) if I use WPA2 security?

I am also going to use a fresh image (Debian Wheezy) when I find time to set it up.

i cant find where i got that info from, i will keep looking but in the mean time you can have a look at the following

http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/AdHoc

I see.

You have an ADhoc network set-up.

I want to use a different set-up involving existing network equipment.

what image are you using?

Mr P wrote:

 

you can remove the network manager if you want (sudo apt-get remove network-manager-gnome) and edit the /etc/network/interfaces file so it connects at boot (sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces)

 

this is how mine looks:-

 

auto lo

iface lo inet loopback

 

auto wlan0

iface wlan0 inet static

address 192.168.0.50 (for example)

netmask 255.255.255.0 (for example)

gateway 192.168.0.1 (for expample)

wireless-essid wireless network name here

wireless-key wireless password here

 

iface eth0 inet dhep

 

 

cant help with killing the bluetooth process (sorry).

I got it, the bluetooth process (and many more) have been removed with the command: apt-get autoremove

Hope I haven't done too much damage.

i am using the squeeze image from R-Pi.org, tried wheezy but it gave me some problems.

Wheezy is lacking in some of the tools I was using.  This is annoying me becasue I found it to be much faster than Squeeze.

Still no luck with wireless though.

I'll give what you did a go later.

Wheezy is lacking in some of the tools I was using.  This is annoying me becasue I found it to be much faster than Squeeze.

Still no luck with wireless though.

I'll give what you did a go later.