

The problem sometimes is that Linksys changes the chipset without changing the model number, so you might have a different chipset in your WUSB54GS than mine. If you see a different chipset than ralink rt73, this guide is not for you. Don’t proceed with this guide unless you see your device in ‘lsusb’ output. The output should show you that ‘ralink rt73’ USB wireless is in the USB slot. Once you plug-in the Linsys WUSB54GC wireless USB dongle into the USB port of your machine, run the following command and make sure you are able to see the device: lsusb Meanwhile, if you need it, please mention it in comments underneath.)
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(I’m still trying to figure out how to make the whole installation package available on this blog. wicd or NetworkManager (wicd is my personal choice)Īll the above mentioned RPMs are attached to this blog for your convenience.kernel-devel (for your particular kernel.

Having an Internet connection on your machine might make it simpler for you to make this dongle work but this guide is meant for those with fresh RHEL5/CentOS5 installation with no Internet connection.īelow are the packages you’d need to successfully follow this guide: It was more painful since I had no Ethernet connection to my DSL router due to the distance / cable length constraints. I wrote this guide after I went through a pain of installing my Linksys wireless dongle on my RHEL5.2 desktop.
