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The module "rt2500" driver is provided by the package rt2500-source (An alternate driver, rt2500usb, is available in the rt2x00-source package and in the Linux kernel from version linux-image-2.6.24).
Installation
You can build the module using module-assistant :
Open a terminal as root
- Add the [:Synaptic#repository:non-free] component
- Then run
apt-get install module-assistant module-assistant prepare module-assistant update module-assistant a-i rt2500
Test and Use
Once the package is installed, you can check that the module loads properly
modprobe rt2500 lsmod | grep rt2500 iwconfig
Identify your card
Your card can be [:HowToIdentifyADevice/PCI:identified] as:
RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01)] [1814:0201]
Configuration
The rt2500 driver includes private parameters that allows you to connect to an access point from the shell, without using a network manager. You need the wireless-tools package, and dhcp3-client if you need [:DHCP Client:DHCP]. You can check the full documentation in [file:///usr/share/doc/rt2500-source/README.gz]. Here are some examples, where <WlanX> is your card interface (you need to be root to use them) :
WEP with DHCP
iwpriv <wlanX> set AuthMode=AUTO iwpriv <wlanX> set EncrypType=WEP iwconfig <wlanX> essid <AP SSID> mode Managed key <WEPKEY> dhclient <wlanX>
WEP with a fixed IP address
iwpriv <wlanX> set AuthMode=AUTO iwpriv <wlanX> set EncrypType=WEP iwconfig <wlanX> essid <AP SSID> mode Managed key <WEPKEY> ifconfig <wlanX> <YOUR IP> netmask <NETMASK> route add -net default gw <GATEWAY> <wlanX> echo "nameserver <DNS SERVER>" > /etc/resolv.conf
WPA-PSK with a fixed IP address
iwconfig <wlanX> essid <AP SSID> mode Managed iwpriv <wlanX> set AuthMode=WPAPSK iwpriv <wlanX> set EncrypType=TKIP iwpriv <wlanX> set WPAPSK=<WPA KEY> ifconfig <wlanX> <YOUR IP> netmask <NETMASK> route add -net default gw <GATEWAY> eth1 echo "nameserver <DNS SERVER>" > /etc/resolv.conf