Wireless Network Driver for Ralink RT2500 802.11b/g Chipset (ral)
The current version is 0.2
This driver is based on the source code from FreeBSD, and is provided
under the same BSD-type License.
Links
- SUNWral package (v0.2) - fix bugs, improve performance. (OpenSolaris build 105 previous)
- Source Code
Note that the ral driver has been integrated into OpenSolaris build 69. 
Requirements
Before downloading the source or installing the binaries, please
make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
- Ralink RT2500 chipsets based wireless 802.11g devices.
See http://ralink.rapla.net/ for cards that should work with this driver.
Verified cards: ASUS WL-107G, Gigabyte GN-WIKG, Corega CG-WLCB54GL, and MSI MP54G2.
- Solaris 10 or Solaris Nevada build
- Wificonfig v0.2 or higher version
How to use
The easiest way to install the driver is from pre-compiled binary package:
# wget http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/laptop/downloads/ral-0.1-pkg.tar.gz
# gzip -dc ral-0.1-pkg.tar.gz | tar xvf -
# cd ral-0.1; pkgadd -d . SUNWral
You should be able to plumb the interface right after installing this
package without having to reboot first:
# ifconfig ral0 plumb
If plumbing failed, your card may be not supported or just not
getting properly identified by the Solaris kernel. Send us a note
and we'll try to help.
If you don't use WEP and want to connect to whatever WLAN available, then
all that's left to do is starting dhcp:
# ifconfig ral0 dhcp
If your WLAN requires WEP authorization, then you need to download and install the wificonfig utility (v0.2). After that, you'll need to create
new profile for your WLAN with the following commands:
# wificonfig -i ral0 createprofile office essid=ssid encryption=wep wepkey1=wepkey
# wificonfig -i ral0 connect office
# ifconfig ral0 dhcp
Go to wificonfig web page for more details.
Notes
This is work in progress. Please send your questions and comments <mailto:laptop-discuss@opensolaris.org> discussion forum.