11-27-2018, 06:42 AM
So, long story short - I saw at one of the sites listed above that the Rt2800 driver works with this USB and it also said something about "back port" so I plugged it into one of the back USB ports on my laptop and could see in very light print that the ralink USB was at least listed although indicated it was not enabled.
So I looked further on my laptop and did find a wireless switch that had not been turned on - Stupid me! I had not looked really hard before as this was my original laptop from 11 years ago and I never recalled it having such a switch unlike many other old laptops with which I have worked. Ever since I have started reconditioning the old laptops for the youth in South Africa with whom I work I have learned to check for a WiFi switch...Except in this case.
Anyway, thanks for the previous assistance as it ultimately got me to this point!
So I looked further on my laptop and did find a wireless switch that had not been turned on - Stupid me! I had not looked really hard before as this was my original laptop from 11 years ago and I never recalled it having such a switch unlike many other old laptops with which I have worked. Ever since I have started reconditioning the old laptops for the youth in South Africa with whom I work I have learned to check for a WiFi switch...Except in this case.
Anyway, thanks for the previous assistance as it ultimately got me to this point!