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Enable The RT2860STA Linux Wireless Driver
I've been using ndiswrapper and the Windows drivers for the Ralink RT2700E wireless card in my MSI Wind U100 432US. It turns our that the kernel included with Ubuntu Jaunty now includes the native Linux driver for this card. I'm not sure when this was added to the kernel, but I'm using version 2.6.28-15.
If you've been using ndiswrapper you'll need to disable it first. This is done by removing the ndiswrapper kernel module using the modprobe command. Open a terminal and enter
You can now try out the RT2860STA driver by enabling the proper kernel module.
You should now be able to see a "new" wireless device called ra0 listed in the results of iwconfig.
You'll need to reconnect to your wireless network using Network Manager or whatever tool you use to connect to wifi.
If everything is working OK for you with the new driver, there are a few steps you need to take to make sure the changes hold after a reboot.
Blacklist ndiswrapper
You need to blacklist ndiswrapper to keep the module from loading on the next boot. Edit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
Add this line to the end of the file and save it.
blacklist ndiswrapperLoad the rt2860sta module at Boot Time
Edit /etc/modules to force the rt2860sta driver to be loaded when you boot.
Add the following and save the file.
rt2860sta
You are now running your RT2700E wireless card with the native Linux driver.
How To Set Up a Home Network With Ubuntu, Part 3
This is the 3rd part of my Ubuntu home networking howto. In Part 1 I covered how to configure your home network with static IP addresses. Part 2 was about client and server configuration for NFS file sharing over the network. In Part 3 I'll show how to automatically mount the shared folders at boot time. This is done by editing the file system table in /etc/fstab. Log in to one of your client computers, open a terminal, and enter the following.
Append the following line to the end of this file and save it.
This change will mount your server's Music folder to your local media folder when you boot your client computer. This assumes, of course, that your server machine was booted prior to starting your client machine. If you boot your server after your client machines, you can force the /etc/fstab file to be reloaded by using the following command.
You may find that you have to issue this command occasionally if the network has trouble while the client computer is booting.