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Which drivers should I use for the D-Link DWA-142 and DWA-130 USB wireless adapters?

DriverLoader Installation

The D-Link DWA-142 and DWA-130 USB adapters require version 2.41 or 2.43 of Linuxant's DriverLoader, which can be downloaded here:

Before using the D-Link DWA-142 or DWA-130 please install version 2.41 or 2.43 of DriverLoader.

Follow these steps to install the .tgz version of DriverLoader (the steps below are for version 2.43, but will also work for version 2.41 if the appropriate file is downloaded):

  1. Download DriverLoader 2.43 from the link above
  2. Extract the downloaded driverloader-2.43.tar.gz file to a folder on the Linux host machine (right-click on the downloaded file and select 'Extract here')
  3. Open a terminal and 'cd' to the location of the extracted DriverLoader 2.43

    # cd /home/user/Desktop/driverloader-2.43

  4. As root, run the command 'make install' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of DriverLoader 2.43

    5. # make install

Driver Files

DriverLoader requires the use of specific driver files. For the D-Link DWA-142 and DWA-130 USB adapters, we recommend using these three driver files:

To install the above driver files using DriverLoader, please follow these steps:

  1. If running a Fedora operating system, please be sure to install the modified 16k kernel
  2. Plug in the D-Link DWA-142 or DWA-130 adapter
  3. Start the DriverLoader web configuration tool: http://127.0.0.1:18020
  4. Click the ‘Upload Windows Driver’ link and select the mrvw245.inf file
  5. The web configuration tool should now ask for two additional files – mrvw245.sys and mrvw243.sys - select these files and follow the on screen instructions

The D-Link DWA-142 / DWA-130 wireless adapter should be installed and operable at this point.

Additional Information

The D-Link DWA-142 and DWA-130 adapters are supported in release 4.1 (or newer) of CDRouter and will not work with earlier versions. There are two caveats when using the D-Link DWA-142 / DWA-130 for wireless testing:

  • Packet loss with 802.11g routers - we have noticed intermittent packet loss between the DWA-142 / DWA-130 and some 802.11g routers. This does not appear to be an issue when running in 802.11n mode.
  • Automatic re-association - the DWA-142 / DWA-130 adapters do not automatically re-associate if they become disassociated for any reason. This can result in test failures although disassociation during a test run is rare.

Please contact support@qacafe.com for more information on the DWA-142 / DWA-130 and compatibility with your test setup.