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#151
General Support / Re: Internet Connection
June 04, 2015, 04:20:24 PM
Hi PackRat

Thanks for that but I do most things as root autocratically. I tried the link you posted with the same effect, I am wondering if there is a file missing on my PC that is causing the fault. I have saved a copy of the process but it is very large so I have added it as an attachment I hope. Like I said before I have no idea what is being mentioned  :D Perhaps you have  :)
#152
General Support / Re: Internet Connection
June 03, 2015, 08:40:02 PM
Hi PackRat.

I think I have tried both options but I will go back to Linux and try the site you have tagged again. I have probably mixed up the instructions knowing me still keep on going. Anyway thanks for the quick reply
#153
General Support / Re: Internet Connection
June 03, 2015, 07:52:35 PM
Hi All

Back again with a slightly different query but still concerning internet connection.

I have just purchased an Edimax EW-7811DAC USB Adaptor after reading various articles this one seemed to be the best. Right I have downloaded the driver from realtex's site and after a lot of trying I manage to use the make command only to come up with errors , double dutch to me, so I downloaded it again only to come up with the errors again, so no idea what to do now, any help please ? :( The driver it seems to want is rtl8192c (cu) which on looking around  the system is mentioned but I don't know how to get it to work or even find out if it is install correctly. it is in the synaptic package manager which says it there. What's the next line of attack please ?
#154
General Support / Re: Internet Connection
May 28, 2015, 06:24:30 PM
Hi PackRat'

Thanks for that and all your help. I will do a search and let you know how I am progressing or not as the case may be.

Again thanks for the help  :)
#155
General Support / Re: Internet Connection
May 28, 2015, 06:10:10 PM
Hi PackRat

Thanks for that and all your help, I will do a search and see what I come up with. Will let you know in the end.

Again thanks for the help  :)
#156
General Support / Re: Internet Connection
May 27, 2015, 08:45:05 PM
Hi PackRat,

Thanks for that, never thought of searching for  "slow wireless linux Netgear WG111v2"  :-[ . Looks like I will have to buy a new dongle. Anything you can recommend ?
#157
General Support / Re: Internet Connection
May 27, 2015, 06:41:26 PM
Hi PackRat

as requested here goes


gordon@gordon:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690 Host Bridge
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (PCI Express Graphics Port 0)
00:12.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB (OHCI0)
00:13.1 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB (OHCI1)
00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB (OHCI2)
00:13.3 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB (OHCI3)
00:13.4 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB (OHCI4)
00:13.5 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB Controller (EHCI)
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 14)
00:14.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 IDE
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 PCI to LPC Bridge
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK107 [GeForce GT 740] (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GK107 HDMI Audio Controller (rev a1)
02:07.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 04)
02:07.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy Game Port (rev 04)
02:07.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Creative Labs SB Audigy FireWire Port (rev 04)
02:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
02:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8110SC/8169SC Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)
gordon@gordon:~$ sudo lshw -C network
[sudo] password for gordon:
  *-network               
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: RTL-8110SC/8169SC Gigabit Ethernet
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       physical id: f
       bus info: pci@0000:02:0f.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 10
       serial: 00:1f:d0:57:a5:e9
       size: 10Mbit/s
       capacity: 1Gbit/s
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 66MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half latency=64 link=no maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
       resources: irq:23 ioport:dc00(size=256) memory:fdffd000-fdffd0ff memory:fde00000-fde1ffff
  *-network
       description: Wireless interface
       physical id: 1
       bus info: usb@1:3.4.3
       logical name: wlan0
       serial: 00:1b:2f:a2:10:82
       capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl8187 driverversion=4.0.0-1-amd64 firmware=N/A ip=192.168.0.7 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
gordon@gordon:~$


Hope it helps, don't know what to expect myself'

My actual wireless dongle is a Netgear WG111v2

thanks for your assistance :)
#158
General Support / Re: Internet Connection
May 26, 2015, 09:38:40 PM
Hi PackRat, VastOne

@ PackRat Wireless

@ VastOne Yes I have tried multiple sites and get different reading from them all but none of them give a high speed reading. All add-ons are disabled

Thanks for the replies folks  :)
#159
General Support / Internet Connection
May 25, 2015, 08:35:41 PM
Hi All.

I have just had a 50 Meg connection installed in the house, the only thing is it is very slow less than 1 Meg and I was wondering if there is something I am supposed to do in Linux. I have a dual boot with Windows 8 and I get about 16 Meg on that still slow but a lot better that Linux. Any ideas or help please ? :(
#160
General Support / Re: Brother Printer mfc-j6520dw
May 25, 2015, 05:25:52 PM
Hi All.

Thanks for all your help with this problem but in the end it was down to me, I hadn't connected the wireless gismo to the computer, I thought that it would simply use the router  :-[ still got there in the end  :D
#161
General Support / Re: Brother Printer mfc-j6520dw
March 28, 2015, 01:30:05 PM
Hi PackRat

Sorry for the apparent delay in replying. I did post a reply but have just notice that for some reason or other that it has not posted it. Anyway I did use synaptic to check to see if it was there, and it was, but never the less I reinstalled it several time just to be sure. I also clicked on the fix broken packages bit but nothing seem to happen, again I did it several times.

I have been looking in all the cups bits to see if I could find out where it says how to connect to the port ( USB ) so that I could possibly alter it but cant find it and I can't open lpdamin ( Probably a good thing knowing me ). Do you have any ideas where the Port selection is located so I can have a go at that ?
#162
General Support / Re: Brother Printer mfc-j6520dw
March 24, 2015, 09:05:03 PM
Hi PackRat.

found the firmware-realtek file thing it is in usr/share/bug, I assume from that that it is in the wrong place, where should it be ? and can I just move it ?

cheers
#163
General Support / Re: Brother Printer mfc-j6520dw
March 23, 2015, 10:23:40 PM
Hi PackRat

I mean that localhost:631 wouldn't sort out the problem, it will only let me print via cable not wireless. Can't even get it to work on windows 8 either for that matter and it is supposed to be a windows printer. Something to do with the realtek RTL8187L driver. I have it downloaded for Linux but have to learn about make makefile and other stuff now :(
#164
General Support / Re: Brother Printer mfc-j6520dw
March 23, 2015, 05:28:08 PM
Hi jedi

thanks for that. I am already a member lpadmin but I  keep trying
#165
General Support / Re: Brother Printer mfc-j6520dw
March 22, 2015, 09:50:30 PM
Hi PackRat

Just noticed that I never answered the first part of you post

Is your computer using the same router to connect to the internet, or are you setting up some sort of print server?


the answer to which is that I use the same router for everything.

I have just remembered that a have a USB Adaptor which doesn't work either although I think it is supported. It is a Netgear WG111v2 which uses a realtek driver RTL8187L so I am trying to sort that as well  :)