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[opensuse] Wireless woes w SUSE11 on ThinkPad R50 (2100B wireless)
  • From: Verner Kjærsgaard <vk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:30:47 +0200
  • Message-id: <485BE947.2080805@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Just installed 11 on my IBM TP. Great! I'll be a major SuSE distro. It'll be a major Linux distro...

The system identifies (correctly) the PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adaptor (built in) as eth1.

I can configure it using the grey circular ikon in my taskbar (is that Knetworkmanager?), I can configure it using YaST if I so desire. I configure it using ordinary WEP encryption, not very safe but fine for starters.

No connect. Never. Ever.
The little wheel turns around - and then gives up.

I then searched YaST for "networkmanager" and re-installed networkmanager and Knetworkmanager. Same thing, no luck.

It bothers and puzzles me that if I swap in Ubuntu 7/8 (have disks with both), the wireless works right away...

I don't want to run Ubuntu, I'm a SuSE man....but still. When 10.2 and 10.3 was on the machine, they worked out of the box too. What happened?

I've attached (if one can do so, otherwise I'll re-post with more text...) some info from the Networkmanager log. I hope this info is helpfull.

As always...thanks a million!

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Med venlig hilsen/best regards
Verner Kjærsgaard
Novell Certified Linux Professional 10035701
www.os-academy.dk +45 56964223

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