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====== Dongly ======

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The Chumby hacker board does not have Wireless capability built in, but its very easy to add! The best dongle to use is the [[http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=47&products_id=283|TP-LINK TL-WN321G (or any other RT73-based dongle)]] which has drivers ready to go. Note that many dongles probably won't work - if you have one kicking around you can try it but don't be surprised when it is not recognized!

If you know of an adapter that does/doesn't work, you should post it here:
  * Works
    * Hawking HWUG1 -- RT73 based, external antenna adapter. FCC ID: NDD957318S607
    * <yours here>
  * Doesn't work
    * <here>

[[http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.48166|This]] one works using [[http://junk.kanniets.nl/files/8192cu.ko|this]] module.

Download the module and copy it to your chumby, say /mnt/storage/. Then run the following commands.

  $ cd /mnt/storage/
  $ mount -oremount,rw /
  $ install -p -m 644 8192cu.ko /lib/modules/2.6.28-chumby/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/
  $ depmod -a 2.6.28-chumby
  $ mount -oremount,ro /



====== Connecting to your WiFi network ======

Plug in the dongle

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Run **iwlist wlan0 scan** to list all the local networks

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Find your network, we'll connect to **adafruit** (not listed here, just substitute your own connection name)

Configure the wlan adapter (we'll be using WEP here, WPA is more complex)
  * Set the WiFi password with **iwconfig wlan0 enc XXXXXXXXXX** where XXXXXXXXXX is your 10 digit hexadecimal WEP password (ps. our password isnt really DEADBEEF00)
  * Set the channel to match the one in the **iwlist** output with **iwconfig wlan0 channel NN**
  * Set the network you want to connect to with **iwconfig wlan0 essid adafruit** where **adafruit** is substituted with your network name

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You should get a **[ 1932.400000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready** response from the kernel

====== Start DHCP ======

DHCP will let you get your IP, route and DNS right from the router

You'll need to remount root so that dhclient can edit it

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Start up the **wlan0** connection

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Then run **dhclient wlan0** (the image doesnt show the **wlan0** because I had already run dhclient to do this tutorial, make sure to stick the **wlan0** part on!)

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You should be able to ping!

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====== Set up IP & DNS ======

Say you don't have DHCP or don't want to use DHCP for some reason.

Pick an IP address, and **ifconfig wlan0 <ipaddress> up** to give yourself an IP address

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Don't forget to add a default route, through your router

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If you want DNS you'll have to remount the root directory **rw** and edit **/etc/resolv.conf**

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If you need to, set up your **resolv.conf** so that you have one or two DNS servers in there

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When you're done, be tidy and remount / as read only, k?

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====== "Easy" way ======

In [[http://forum.chumby.com/viewtopic.php?pid=31627#p31627|this]] post by ChumbyLurker you'll find an easy way to configure your wireless, WPA and all.
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