Problems with ralink (rt73) wireless USB connection

[Colin Paul Adams]

>>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin J Cummings <cummings at kjchome.homeip.net> writes:

    Kevin> If you only intend to use your computer with a single
    Kevin> wireless access point, you might want to consider using the

That is my situation (it is a bedroom desktop and I want to remove the
long ethernet cable trailing down the stairs and through the kitchen).

    >> I checked the SSID and WEP key information (and I have other
    >> laptops - a MacBook Air and a Sony Windows XP machine) working
    >> on the router.
    >> 
    >> How do I go about diagnosing the problem?

    Kevin> Look at your log files.  NetworkManager logs to
    Kevin> /var/log/messages for me.  There are also interesting

All it seems to say was that it could not determine the IP
information. (Also I had to turn SELinux to permissive mode - which I
think I will keep it there permanently - it is a real pain in the arse).

    Kevin> messages about your hardware's drivers when your system
    Kevin> boots as well.  the output from "lsusb" can help others
    Kevin> help you as well.

The latter is a little more informative, maybe.
It says RALink ... RT2501USB.

Under FC6 is said RT73USB.

And the device itself comes with a device driver for rt73 for FC4 (I
couldn't get it to work with FC6 - the instructions didn't match the
CD directory layout).

    Kevin> If your problem is that you've configured everything right,
    Kevin> and its just the access point negotiation that fails, the
    Kevin> logs from your router might contain useful information as
    Kevin> well.

Nothing there.
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Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire