Re: how to config usb wireless card?

[bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com>]

On Fri, 16 Feb 2018, Long Wind wrote:

> i have stretch and now i plug a usb card:
> [  132.944064] usb 1-7: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci
> [  133.252061] usb 1-7: New USB device found, idVendor=0b05, idProduct=1706
> [  133.252066] usb 1-7: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
> [  133.252069] usb 1-7: Product: 802.11g WLAN Drive
> [  133.252073] usb 1-7: Manufacturer: ASUS
> [  133.676096] usb 1-7: reset high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci
> [  134.005949] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00_set_chip: Info - Chipset detected - rt: 2570, rf: 0005, rev: 0003
> [  134.023050] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
> [  134.024767] usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2500usb
> 
> but how to config to use it?? Thanks!
> 

There are more than several ways to use wifi right now, I haven't used 
them all.  
https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse

We should probably add the networkd that is built in to systemd now.  I 
haven't used it, and don't really have documentation handy.  The best I 
have found is man systemd-networkd I will probably get around to it 
someday. 

I have a similar device, pretty good, requires no firmware but weak 
scanning compared to others.  Mine is an old, old Netopia rt2500usb 
dongle.  I've used it with ifupdown, and also with networkmanager 
(needs wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=0) and it's okay.  Not my favorite.

Basically, I have only used three methods, ifupdown, wpa_cli, and 
networkmanager.

They all really have different uses, depends if you need a mobile 
solution? need a gui? use vpn?  Will the connection always be up?

This kind of question is like saying, "What topping should I put on my 
pizza?"