RPi Ralink WLAN devices - Revision history

Cygnum: /* Configuring a ralink network interface card for a WEP-PSK secured network */

2012-09-05T09:08:29Z

‎Configuring a ralink network interface card for a WEP-PSK secured network

Cygnum: /* Configuring a ralink network interface card for a WEP-PSK secured network */

2012-09-05T09:06:29Z

‎Configuring a ralink network interface card for a WEP-PSK secured network

Cygnum: /* Alternative method of configuring a ralink network interface card for a WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK secured network (Somewhat simpler) */

2012-09-05T09:05:34Z

‎Alternative method of configuring a ralink network interface card for a WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK secured network (Somewhat simpler)

Cygnum: /* Alternative method of configuring a ralink network interface card for a WPA/WPA2 secured network (Somewhat simpler) */

2012-09-05T08:50:50Z

‎Alternative method of configuring a ralink network interface card for a WPA/WPA2 secured network (Somewhat simpler)

Cygnum: /* How configure RALink based devices on Official Distro (Raspbian) for a WPA/WPA2-PSK secured network */

2012-09-05T08:50:35Z

‎How configure RALink based devices on Official Distro (Raspbian) for a WPA/WPA2-PSK secured network

Cygnum: /* How configure RALink based devices on Official Distro (Raspbian) */

2012-09-05T08:50:27Z

‎How configure RALink based devices on Official Distro (Raspbian)

Cygnum: /* Alternative method (Somewhat simpler) */

2012-09-05T08:49:58Z

‎Alternative method (Somewhat simpler)

Cygnum: /* How configure RALink based devices on Official Distro (Raspbian) */

2012-09-05T08:48:18Z

‎How configure RALink based devices on Official Distro (Raspbian)

Booyaa: First draft

2012-07-26T09:45:07Z

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== How configure RALink based devices on Official Distro (Raspbian) ==

Source: [http://mikma.eu/rpi/wlan.txt mikma.eu]

1) sudo apt-get install wpasupplicant

2) sudo apt-get install firmware-ralink

3) sudo wpa_passphrase NetworkEssid password

4) sudo joe /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf - paste text from step 3, remove the passkey line

network={
ssid="NetworkEssid"
psk=945609a382413e64d57daef00eb5fab3ae228716e1e440981c004bc61dccc98c
}

5) sudo wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf - ctrl+c to stop

6) sudo joe /etc/network/interfaces - add:

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-driver wext
wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

7) sudo ifup wlan0

Useful tools:
ifconfig
iwconfig
lsusb

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 ) save the file.
 The network interface will connect every time the RPi boots up. To connect it now manually, run:
 ) sudo ifup wlan0

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 If you still want to connect to a WEP secured network (read: unsecured network):
-edit /etc/network/interfaces:
+install the ralink firmware:
 ) sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
 ) add the following below the configuration for eth0:
   iface wlan0 inet dhcp
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   wireless-key s:'''<your network's "secret" password, known to the whole neighborhood>'''
 ) save the file.
 The network interface will connect every time the RPi boots up. To connect it now manually, run:
 ) sudo ifup wlan0

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 ) sudo ifup wlan0
-==Alternative method of configuring a ralink network interface card for a WPA/WPA2 secured network (Somewhat simpler)==
+==Alternative method of configuring a ralink network interface card for a WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK secured network (Somewhat simpler)==
 Install the wpasupplicant and the ralink firmware:

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+== How configure RALink based devices on Official Distro (Raspbian) for a WPA/WPA2-PSK secured network ==
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 ) sudo ifup wlan0
 ==Alternative method of configuring a ralink network interface card for a WPA/WPA2 secured network (Somewhat simpler)==

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-Useful tools:
+==Configuring a ralink network interface card for a WEP-PSK secured network ==
-  ifconfig
-  iwconfig
+'''If at all possible, stop using WEP, and change your access point settings to use WPA/WPA-2 instead. From a security standpoint, WEP is completely broken, meaning that any 12 year old can crack your network password with easily available tools.'''
-  lsusb

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	Install the wpasupplicant and the ralink firmware:		Install the wpasupplicant and the ralink firmware:

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    wpa-driver wext
    wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
 ) sudo ifup wlan0