-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 In the next couple of days my ISP will be installing a wireless network connection for me. What I would like to know is what do I need to do to use this with SuSE and how to check that I have all needed apps and that my nic card is operating properly. As is usual when I mention Linux there techs all say, you cannot use linux, you have to use Windoze. TIA David -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+93hL3VVncqMjOZsRAoceAJ4seM3LWQezO+G/OEeE/sEafhc7lQCeJQQF qbf7nKst4gQxpJqsge9oHps= =yt9f -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
I use a wireless router at home through a cable modem. The laptop is configured with a hotpluged PCMCIA wireless card and no problems. I used YAST2 for the initall config. and upon selecting "wireless" it caught right on. I am using 8.1 though and there might be differences I am unaware of being a newbie. But no problems other than ACPM with the laptop. Does that ease any tension? :)+-< On Monday 23 June 2003 14:59, DB Troll wrote:
In the next couple of days my ISP will be installing a wireless network connection for me. What I would like to know is what do I need to do to use this with SuSE and how to check that I have all needed apps and that my nic card is operating properly. As is usual when I mention Linux there techs all say, you cannot use linux, you have to use Windoze. TIA David
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Robt. Lount wrote:
I use a wireless router at home through a cable modem. The laptop is configured with a hotpluged PCMCIA wireless card and no problems. I used YAST2 for the initall config. and upon selecting "wireless" it caught right on. I am using 8.1 though and there might be differences I am unaware of being a newbie. But no problems other than ACPM with the laptop. Does that ease any tension? :)+-< On Monday 23 June 2003 14:59, DB Troll wrote:
In the next couple of days my ISP will be installing a wireless network connection for me. What I would like to know is what do I need to do to use this with SuSE and how to check that I have all needed apps and that my nic card is operating properly. As is usual when I mention Linux there techs all say, you cannot use linux, you have to use Windoze. TIA David
Thanks Robert, Is there anyway to check and see if my nic is recognized. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+97HI3VVncqMjOZsRAnGuAJ9+4Tfk2Oi4GiaR7f31y3171G0uwgCfWxLU Z9ucOaUobsy5GmVEk8jr2HA= =WnoH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Thanks Robert, Is there anyway to check and see if my nic is recognized.
You could maybe check ifconfig. Your NIC should show up there as eth0 (or 1 etc...). The HWaddr. should match the MAC ID of the installed device. Ping something, just not the loopback. Does 8.0 use YAST2? If so look in the basic network module and you will see which devices are configured. robt.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Robt. Lount wrote:
Thanks Robert, Is there anyway to check and see if my nic is recognized.
You could maybe check ifconfig. Your NIC should show up there as eth0 (or 1 etc...). The HWaddr. should match the MAC ID of the installed device. Ping something, just not the loopback. Does 8.0 use YAST2? If so look in the basic network module and you will see which devices are configured.
robt.
Thanks, I am looking forward to high speed internet. I have been on dialup modem for about ten years and the ISP in my area has lately been going to wireless internet with the cost prohibitive. This last week they droped the cost of installation by 3/4ths and the cost of service to not much more than I pay for dialup plus there is a tower less than a mile from me. In fact I could not get TV without satalite. Thanks for the help. David -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+99qi3VVncqMjOZsRAh9jAKCGF3qHs3kv1yuxSNQTI9wNuxrqgACfd2dT JZkpJ1qYnnDPpaKhKyh7bms= =U376 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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