On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 12:47 AM, Joe Zien <jozien@comcast.net> wrote:

I did lsmod and got all three: ath5k mac80211 cfg80211 Pardon my ignorance but does this mean all three are compiled in the kernel?

Since some people feel the need to get ignorant to the newbie and I don't, here's the explanation: Those 3 are loadable kernel modules. They CAN be compiled into the kernel, but generally when you get a distribution built kernel they are not. They are loaded on need and unloaded when they are not needed. In my case, since my wireless is a cardbus card, when I remove the card, the modules are unloaded. Now, since you have all 3 modules actually loaded, the next step is to see whether is is actually being used. Type : ifconfig This should show you a listing for wlan0. This will be your wireless card. Then type: iwconfig This will show you information about the wireless connection. Now, if you are in KDE(I'm not sure about gnome, but it should be similar), look at the Netwrok Manager icons. One of them should be an antenna. Right click that and then highlight "connect to other network" and select "new wireless connection". This will bring up a small windows with available networks. If you have a network listed, click on it and then click "connect and save" It will should a different icon that will try to connect to the network and get an ip addrees. If it succeeds, then you will get a status icon showing connection bars and strength. Good luck. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org