Since my last kernel upgrade (linux-2.6.25-gentoo-r7) on my Asus V6J laptop wireless networking, which was working perfectly, suddenly stopped.
I have just completed upgrading a workstation from Mepis 6.5 to Mepis 7
After this finished (relatively painless) my WiFi did not start. Turns out that the same issues, and the same solution, applied as I described in my earlier post.
Netgear WG311 (Ver 3) Wireless Network Cards
24 Sep
Posted by Nigel Ball as Connectivity, Drivers, Home, Kernel
Wireless networking is ideal for home and small office networks avoiding the costs of cabling, patch panels and allowing complete freedom of workstation location. Also, visitors with laptops can easily use your internet connection or share files easily.
In both my home and office I use a combination of wired and wireless networking. Basically, servers are [...]
My ASUS V6X00J (V6J) has a Realtek 8168 gigabit PCI ethernet card. Since getting the machine I have been painstakingly compiling the driver from http://realtek.com.tw (firstly R1000 and more recently R8168).
However, since kernel version 2.6.22 these no longer compile. But…
The kernel driver for the Realtek 8169 also works for the RTL8168, even though there is [...]
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