Ralink RT5572 based WiFi Usb Dongle setup on Ubuntu 12.04 September 3, 2012
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Ralink RT5572 based WiFi Usb Dongle setup on Ubuntu 12.04

The WiFi USB dongles based on the newest RT5572 chip set do not work out of the box on Ubuntu.  Unex DNUR-V72, D-Link DWA-160 Rev B and TP-Link TL-WDN3200 dongles are based on this chipset. You will need to compile the source code of the driver to make it work.  Do not leave this page!  This involves only a few easy steps. 1. Save this page's link.  You will have to reboot and come back to it. 2. Un-plug the WiFi USB dongle from your computer. 3. Reboot your computer. 4. Download the driver's source code from the manufacturer website. Alternatively, you can download a version of this file from this site. Files have been already edited. Steps 9, 10 and 11 are then unnecessary. Note that the filename is slightly different (DPO\_RT5572\_LinuxSTA\_2.6.0.1\_20120629\_EDITED.tar.bz2.bz2). 5. Open a terminal window. 6. Change to the directory that contains the driver's source code downloaded previously.  For example,