“…implements Windows kernel API and NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) API within Linux kernel. So after some more research, I found a mention of the ndiswrapperutility, which… That doesn’t exactly inspire my trust in your technological prowess, y'dig?
#HOW TO USE AIRLINK101 WIRELESS N USB ADAPTER INSTALL#
Dead end.īTW… why, did you provide plaintext install instructions in a PowerPoint presentation document?!?!? There were no pictures, no diagrams, nothing but words on some pages. While I’ve seen that option in older BIOS before, it’s not there in A08 (the latest, released in 2006) for the Dell GX280. SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource temporarily unavailableĪll the online and forum suggestions seemed to suggest disabling Plug-n-Play in the BIOS to prevent conflicts for the IRQs.
When I’d try sudo ifconfig wlan0 up, I kept getting this error: While I got the RealTek Linux driver to “ make” fine, I couldn’t enable it at all. Unfortunately for me, I’m shite at lower-level Linux customizations. So while the USB plug shipped only with Mac and Windows drivers on a CD, RealTek also offers a Linux driver on their site. Good news is that RealTek is Linux friendly. A lot of times, the technology in the chipset is proprietary and no open-source driver can be created. Getting Linux drivers for off-brand hardware, especially newer stuff, can be a challenge.
(The chipset is what the driver is built for.) To get wifi, I opted to purchase an Airlink 101 brand USB adapter with 802.11n ability (only $17), specific model number AWLL6075 which is important because it introduces the new RealTek RTL8191SU chipset. Except it doesn’t have any builtin wifi capability. I got a deal on an older Dell Optiplex GX280. Mostly just recording the keywords of the problem/solution here in case someone finds it in Google.