Centos6.5 install wireless NIC Driver for wireless Internet access

1. Check whether the wireless NIC driver is installed.

The above results prove that you are not installed and cannot access the Internet wirelessly. If you have installed the NIC Driver and can enable wireless Internet access, the following information will be displayed:

2. view the model of the wireless network card

[[Email protected] software] # lspci | grep-I Network

. 0 network controller: RealTek semiconduco., Ltd. RTL 8188ce 802.11b/G/n WiFi adapter (Rev 01)

The network card type is rtl8188ce.

3. view the system kernel version

[[Email protected] software] # uname-R
2.6.32-431. el6.i686

4. Download the wireless NIC Driver Based on your Nic model and system kernel version

: Http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx? Langid = 1 & pfid = 48 & level = 5 & conn = 4 & prodid = 228 & downtypeid = 3 & getdown = false & downloads = true

Note that my kernel is 2.6.32, but Linux driver for Kernel 2.6.24 (and later) and 2.6.24 cannot be installed successfully. later, the Linux driver for Kernel 2.6.23 (and earlier) version was successfully installed.

5. Compile and install the downloaded tar package
Since it is a tar source code package for compilation and installation, there must be a compilation tool first, or an error will be reported!

1. [[email protected] software] # Yum install gcc-y // install the GCC compilation tool

2. decompress the tar source code package and install it.

3. Read the readme.txt file.

4. Execute make; make install to install

Region ~ An error is reported!

The solution is as follows:

Yum install kernel-devel-y

5. Make clean, and then execute make; make install. OK!

6. Restart the machine to connect to the wireless network!

References:

Http://www.centoscn.com/image-text/config/2013/1017/1881.html

Http://doc.chinaunix.net/linux/201309/2920514.shtml

Centos6.5 install wireless NIC Driver for wireless Internet access