Linksys WUSB54GSC and Vista

[dicecca112]

Can anyone get it to work?

I've installed the drivers, but no go. No were to give it an SSID or encryption key

[road]

Hey how far have you gotten? Can you see available networks or is there no linksys util to manage them coming up?

The download for a vista driver is tiny at 81k. I wonder if you need to get their wireless management util separately.
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellit ... 3423093B03

Have the install CD handy or does linksys offer the rest of the wlan util seperately for download?

Seems like the linksys util starts by making you create a profile, then it will display networks (if device isn't doa and signal reaches you OR create a connection for SSID not being broadcast), then you can enter the access info once you select or highlight an available network.

Does Vista have its own wireless network manager you could use instead?

[dicecca112]

yeah that download is just the drivers. Vista sees the hardware, but can't find any networks.

I uninstalled vista and reinstalled XP. I can fire this up in a VM and see if the XP software that I have for it, works on Vista. It didn't work when I tried it in Vista.

Its suppose to install a program and a service. But none of that happened. it said it was installing but nothing happened

[road]

Glad you got XP up and it's working there at least. Hey I dug around a tad more and seems like a few posts at linksys address the fact the no drivers are provided by linksys for 64 bit OSes. Did you have 64bit Vista on?

These posts offer links to 64bit drivers based on the chipset linksys is using, and they even list the WUSB54GSC.

http://forums.linksys.com/linksys/board ... ge.id=2699
also
http://forums.linksys.com/linksys/board ... 6241#M2443
Could be what you're after, if you're willing to fire up Vista or even VM test it like you said. He notes to use the windows wireless management and posts a guide. Good luck dude!

[dicecca112]

well it may be possible that Windows Longhorn AKA Windows Server 07 Beta 3, does not have Wireless support seeing it is a Server OS. I didn't see a Wireless Zero Service either.

well something to work on when finals end Thursday