Wireless Adapter Works better in Windows, WTF!

I got a Belkin PCI wireless adapter at Wal-Mart for like $30 something. I
was glad to see that it works in SUSE 10. The thing though is it seems to
get a better signal when I use it in Windows XP then when I use it in SUSE
10. Another thing I noticed is the green LED on the back of it only comes
on when I'm in Windows.

Right now I'm getting the feeling it has something to do with the linux
driver. I didn't have to install anything to get it to work in SUSE. I
just set it up with YAST and I had it working in less then 5 minutes. It
actually took longer to set up in Windows XP. I'm using the drivers that
came with the CD to install on XP.

I just want to know why I get a piss pore signal when using Linux. Don't
ask me the chipset, I don't know. I've had it for weeks. I didn't even
noticed the signal difference between Windows and Linux until a day or go.
I almost never use Windows.
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After a quick search I found this.
http://www.belkin.com/support/downlo...0&lang=1&mode=
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On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 04:20:29 +0000, Nathaniel Dube wrote:

> After a quick search I found this.
> http://www.belkin.com/support/downlo...0&lang=1&mode=

Try an NDIS wrapper?

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Nathaniel Dube wrote:

> After a quick search I found this.
> http://www.belkin.com/support/downlo...0&lang=1&mode=

After some research I believe is uses the Broadcom chipset. I just looked
at the back of my computer and the light is on but very very dim. It would
seem that what ever Linux driver it's using isn't using the hardware at
it's full potential. Like putting a 80 year old in a sports car.

I'll keep you all up to date on my progress.
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Meat Plow wrote:

> Try an NDIS wrapper?

I just found that in YAST, I'm installing it now. I'll let you know what
happens after I play with it.
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> After some research I believe is uses the Broadcom chipset. I just
> looked at the back of my computer and the light is on but very very
> dim. It would seem that what ever Linux driver it's using isn't
> using the hardware at it's full potential.

"lsmod" to see what driver it's using? Maybe there's a better one available
to which someone can direct you.

Also "cat /proc/net/wireless" might yield some useful information.

ynotssor wrote:

> "lsmod" to see what driver it's using? Maybe there's a better one
> available to which someone can direct you.
>
> Also "cat /proc/net/wireless" might yield some useful information.

Module Size Used by
aes_i586 38912 1
wlan_ccmp 7040 1
wlan_tkip 11904 0
joydev 9408 0
ipt_TCPMSS 4352 1
ipt_LOG 6912 7
ipt_limit 2304 7
hfsplus 75140 0
vfat 12800 0
fat 49692 1 vfat
subfs 7552 2
speedstep_lib 4228 0
freq_table 4612 0
snd_pcm_oss 59168 0
snd_mixer_oss 18944 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_midi 9760 0
snd_seq_midi_event 6784 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_opl3_synth 15364 0
snd_seq_instr 7936 1 snd_opl3_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul 7040 1 snd_opl3_synth
snd_ainstr_fm 2432 1 snd_opl3_synth
snd_seq 51984 5
snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event,snd_opl3_synth,snd _seq_instr,snd_seq_midi_emul
af_packet 21384 0
edd 9824 0
snd_cs4281 21088 3
gameport 14600 2 snd_cs4281
snd_rawmidi 24864 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_cs4281
snd_ac97_codec 91004 1 snd_cs4281
snd_ac97_bus 2432 1 snd_ac97_codec
ath_pci 70300 0
ath_rate_sample 16136 1 ath_pci
snd_pcm 93064 4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_cs4281,snd_ac97_codec
snd_page_alloc 10632 1 snd_pcm
snd_opl3_lib 10880 2 snd_opl3_synth,snd_cs4281
snd_seq_device 8588 5
snd_seq_midi,snd_opl3_synth,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,sn d_opl3_lib
wlan 138652 5 wlan_ccmp,wlan_tkip,ath_pci,ath_rate_sample
ath_hal 148432 3 ath_pci,ath_rate_sample
snd_timer 24452 3 snd_seq,snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib
snd_hwdep 8992 1 snd_opl3_lib
i8xx_tco 7188 0
snd 60420 21
snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event,snd_opl3_synth,snd_seq_instr,snd_seq_midi_ emul,snd_seq,snd_cs4281,snd_rawmidi,snd_ac97_codec ,snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib,snd_seq_device,snd_timer,snd _hwdep
soundcore 9184 1 snd
generic 4484 0 [permanent]
uhci_hcd 32016 0
i2c_i801 8844 0
ip6t_REJECT 5504 3
usbcore 112512 2 uhci_hcd
ipt_REJECT 5632 3
ipt_state 1920 11
pci_hotplug 26164 0
hw_random 5268 0
i2c_i810 4868 0
i2c_algo_bit 9096 1 i2c_i810
i2c_core 20368 2 i2c_i801,i2c_algo_bit
intel_agp 22044 1
agpgart 33096 1 intel_agp
iptable_mangle 2688 0
iptable_nat 22228 0
iptable_filter 2816 1
ip6table_mangle 2304 0
ip_conntrack 42168 2 ipt_state,iptable_nat
ip_tables 19456 8
ipt_TCPMSS,ipt_LOG,ipt_limit,ipt_REJECT,ipt_state, iptable_mangle,iptable_nat,iptable_filter
ip6table_filter 2688 1
ip6_tables 18176 3 ip6t_REJECT,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_filter
ipv6 242752 17 ip6t_REJECT
parport_pc 38980 1
lp 11460 0
parport 33864 2 parport_pc,lp
nls_utf8 2048 1
ntfs 182288 1
dm_mod 54972 0
reiserfs 250480 2
ide_cd 39684 0
cdrom 36896 1 ide_cd
processor 24512 0
piix 9988 0 [permanent]
ide_disk 17152 7
ide_core 122380 4 generic,ide_cd,piix,ide_disk

Inter-| sta-| Quality | Discarded packets | Missed
| WE
face | tus | link level noise | nwid crypt frag retry misc | beacon
| 18
ath0: 0004 25. 186. 161. 623 0 0 0 0 0
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Meat Plow wrote:

> Try an NDIS wrapper?

I just installed NDIS wrapper. Now what? Keep in mind I almost never use
the CLI, so my experience in commands is seriously lacking.
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Here's a useful link with information about my card.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/sh...t=1870&cat=128
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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
Nathaniel Dube <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I got a Belkin PCI wireless adapter at Wal-Mart for like $30 something. I
> was glad to see that it works in SUSE 10. The thing though is it seems to
> get a better signal when I use it in Windows XP then when I use it in SUSE
> 10. Another thing I noticed is the green LED on the back of it only comes
> on when I'm in Windows.

How do you know you get a better signal in Windows? If you are just
relying on what software tells you, then it's possible that different
software uses different scales.

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