Netgear usb RTL8187B connects to router but stops there

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I have a NetGear WG111v3 802.11g USB stick with the realtek RTL8187B chipset. Today I attempted to install opensuse 11.1 and setup my wifi connection. As wifi cards gave me a headache ever since on linux, I was pleasantly surprised that the default 11.1 2.6.27.7 kernel supports the RTL8187B chipset. For the first time no troubles setting up my wifi after upgrading! It turned out slightly different. I hope this was one of those nights I’ll look back at with a smile when I get it finally working. Cause one more time I’m on the verge of digging a deep hole in my ceiling and use an old fashioned network cable.

That being said … my problem:

  • installed the default KDE 4.1 from the dvd image (32 bit). on /dev/sda8 (I have a fully working 11.0 kde 3.5 on the same machine)
  • after the first boot, fired up yast to configure my wifi. Changed nothing besides that I want to use Knetworkmanager. Everything turns out grey and I get a popup telling me that since I obted for Knetworkmanager, yast can no longer configure my card. It used to be different in previous versions, but so what. Tried to close ‘Network Devices’ by ok/accepting and I got a first error at 77%: Error: No network running.‘Ok’ and my yast screen disappeared. Fired up Knetworkmanager, it finds my ssid, detects that it runs with wpa. Made a new connection with the right settings and it connects. I see the default symbol that it’s up and running. Except that I’m unable to go on the net. This while I’m online with another comp using the same router.
  • rebooting into my working 11.0 confirms that my usb adapter is still working
  • after trying not to go bananas I decided to reinstall 11.1 from scratch, without the automatic configuration option. Which resulted in the end in exactly the same problem.

The results from the tests I’ve done (used pastebin.com):

I really ran out of options and ideas. Any suggestions are very welcome, and I’ll owe you a few beers when I get it working.

cheers
rik

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I solved my connectivity problem by using a new Marvell 88w8335 based pci card with ndiswrapper. But the bug/problem with the rtl8187B still remains.

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I have the same problem with the WG111v3.
I use my router as dhcp server and i get an ip, but i cant ping the router that gave me the ip.
Ive tried using ifup and networkmanager and it’s always the same - i get an ip but nothing else works

I’ve use the collectnwdata script for finding the problem but that didnt help at all. it says no dhcp server dedected- but i get the ip from the dhcp server.

Here is what the script returned:

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Edit:
I managed to run the WG111v3 on KUbuntu 7.10 using ndiswrapper with Win Xp driver and manually starting all network services(dhcp, wpasupplicant, connection via selfmade config file).
So I know its possible to run that Wlan stick, but I was looking for a sipler solution

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gegl wrote:
>
> Edit:
> I managed to run the WG111v3 on KUbuntu 7.10 using ndiswrapper with Win
> Xp driver and manually starting all network services(dhcp,
> wpasupplicant, connection via selfmade config file).
> So I know its possible to run that Wlan stick, but I was looking for a
> sipler solution

For me, the RTL8187B works “out of the box”. I even used mine to
install openSUSE 11.1 with the NET iso image on a WPA2 encrypted
network. That is not with ndiswrapper, but with driver rtl8187. I
don’t understand why you are having so much trouble.

Larry