Re: [SLE] Wireless Network () - Not working

I think Doug is right. When checking on the hardware I noticed that under 'Requires' it mention ipw2100, so where is this package? and how do I install it? Thank you. "HI Ricardo, I recently installed SUSE on my HP dv8000. Same problem. I was told to install the ipw-firmware package and the ipw3945d package. Yours might be something like a ipw2100 package or something. I'll be doing it this evening so we'll see how it goes. Doug" On 7/18/06, Ricardo wrote:

I tried everything you suggested.

/sbin/ifup eth1 interface eth1 is not available

since my wireless card use to be eth2 when running mandriva, I also tried with eth2: same result.

iwconfig eth0 no wireless extensions lo no wireless extensions sit0 no wireless extensions

if I go to menu, system, monitor, network interfaces it only shows: eth0 and lo.

any other suggestion?

On 7/18/06, PerfectReign wrote:

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Ricardo wrote:

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PerfectReign:

I apologize for not sending complete information.

Not a problem.

By the way, this list is a bit goofy. It doesn't have a reply-to set to the list, so you ended up replying to me directly. The list manager seems to have messed something up and there are constantly endless arguments about it.

If you use KMail or Cotse (which I've been switching to), then you can reply to list, otherwise the mail client will default to replying to the sender.

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--> 1. What version of SUSE? Are you running 10.1 or earlier?

Yes, it is 10.1

--> 2. What desktop manager (KDE, Enlightenment, Blackbox...) are you using?

I am using KDE

--> 3. What is "not working" about it? Do you have the card detected in YaST? Is your other NIC working (the wired one)?

My other NIC is working and I think YaST detected the card. As a matter of fact is is showed in my hardware configuration.

Also I access the configuration and manually typed needed information (ip, gw, wep enable, password, etc - Im not using dhcp for wireless).

If I type 'ifconfig' only eth0 and lo is listed.

Okay, that is good news.

Open a console window. You should have an icon in your quick menu, if not it is in Geeko > Run Application > konsole

Type su and your password to change to root.

Type: /sbin/ifdown eth0

That will disable the wired card.

Type: /sbin/ifup eth1

That should enable the wireless card.

You can then type iwconfig to see how things are going.

If you don't have it already setup, run kinternet in the system tray to start/stop your cards. http://www.novell.com/products/suselinux/mobility.html

HTH!!

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--> 4. What is your internet connection? LAN > DSL/Cable?

This laptop is connected to a linksys wireless router (BEFW11S4) which

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is working fine. I know that because when booting with my Windows partition everything is working fine. This router is connected to my broadband ISP.

Okay, good.

-- kai www.perfectreign.com

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