Installing A Ralink USB WiFi Dongle

I purchased a Ralink usb wifi dongle and this is how I got it up and running. You can purchase these in a lot of places but I got mine at http://www.dx.com/p/k11-mini-ieee-802-11-b-g-n-150mbps-wi-fi-usb-2-0-dongle-black-147188

To make sure you have the same one as mine go to a termainal and type

lsusb

You should get a list returned, one item in the list should show
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 148f:7601 Ralink Technology, Corp.
You may have a different bus or device id number but the identification "148f:7601" should be the same

Although it may not be necessary you should keep your linux box up to date and should update it now before installing, and we will also install the necessary building tools.

sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get update  
sudo apt-get upgrade  
sudo reboot

Download the driver HERE

Extract and install the driver

tar xjvf linux_DPO_MT7601U_LinuxSTA_3.0.0.4_20130913.tar.bz2
cd DPO_MT7601U_LinuxSTA_3.0.0.4_20130913
make
sudo make install
sudo reboot

Use your distributions network manager to configure your connection. You should now have a connection to your wifi router / access point

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Installing A Ralink USB WiFi Dongle