[Solved]DWA-552 Setup

[neji49]

After some though I've decided to switch to Linux(dual boot),but as I was going over one last checklist of things to make sure of I realized there are no native drivers for my wireless card(D-Link DWA-552). If I can't get on the internet it'll extremely difficult to troubleshoot any other problems so this is a big deal for me. I've goggled the topic but most guides are written in code unintelligible to me. Could some body explain in laymen's terms how I could set this up? Here is what I know so far.
Madwifi: Apparently this is designed to work with the Aetheros chipset my card is using but the only guide requires a hard lined internet to connection to set up.

Ndiswrapper: This program is supposed to allow Windows drivers to work for wireless cards, but all of the instructions don't make any sense.
It would also be nice to know any flaws associated with either method and if one would be preferable. Thanks in advance!

Required Information:
Kubuntu(10.10) [Planning to install]
Planning to install latest version of KDE
Planning to install latest version of grub
Windows 7 Enterprise
Intel Core 2 duo 2.13ghz 32-bit
Nvidia 8800 GTS
4GB RAM
2 SATA Internal HDs(232 GB each)
HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4408B ATA Device(Optical Drive)

[Snowhog]

Re: DWA-552 Setup

Have you got a Kubuntu Maverick Meerkat 10.10 LiveCD? Have you booted from it and 'tried it out' to see what actually does or does not work on your rig? If running from the LiveCD your wireless works, then it will also work when Kubuntu is installed.

[neji49]

Re: DWA-552 Setup

No, I didn't try anything yet, I wanted to make sure everything was taken care of,but I'd forgotten you could run Kubuntu like that, thanks for the reminder I'll try it.

[neji49]

Re: DWA-552 Setup

Okay, so I tried the live version and it does detect my card, but when I try to connect to my wireless network, it asks for the passphrase and then does nothing. I'm 100% certain I'm entering the right key(it even lets me view it) but I'm uncertain as to why it fails to connect.
Additional Information:
2Wire Wireless-G 802.11g ADSL Gateway 2701HG-B Router
WEP Encryption
Is there any way I could provide more information that would help solve the problem?

EDIT: After more searching online I've found several other people are having a similar problem. They say they can get internet connection on Ubuntu with GNOME, but not KDE for some reason. Most of these threads seem recent too, is this a bug or was a solution discovered?
I'm going to try GNOME to verify.
http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=90390

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...4#post10061944

[neji49]

Re: DWA-552 Setup

Okay I just tried out Ubuntu and it also doesn't work. Both systems can detect and scan for wireless networks though, so I'd assume that the card is being properly detected, but should I try ndiswrapper/madwifi?(and are there any good guides in laymen's terms for doing so?)

[Snowhog]

Re: DWA-552 Setup

You are able to connect to your router wired, yes? Do you have the option, in the router wireless configuration, to use WPA or WPA2? If you do, switch to that and then attempt connecting via wireless.

[neji49]

Re: DWA-552 Setup

EDIT: Figured it out, as with most of my computer issues it was stupidity. My dad doesn't really know Linux so I didn't mention this to him initially, but eventually said I was having difficulty connecting to my router, apparently he needed to change some settings in order for me to connect. So everything is taken care of, thanks for the help(and sorry for wasting your time). I'm having some other issues right now, but I'll make another topic for that(after eliminating the stupid possibility).

One more thing, I noticed most threads like this have [Solved] next to them, how would I do that?

[vinnywright]

Re: DWA-552 Setup

One more thing, I noticed most threads like this have [Solved] next to them, how would I do that?

edit your original post and add it to the subject/title .

VINNY