[Linux-users] wireless configuration?

[Lonni J Friedman]

On 8/14/07, Rick Bowers <rwbowers at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've run linux for a while on a few servers, but never have used
> wireless. I'm trying to load linux now (I've tried FC7 and OpenSUSE
> both) on my Dell laptop.
>
> Everything loads okay, but I can't get my wireless to communicate.
> The dialog says the system sees the card but when I try to "activate"
> it, it won't connect.
>
> I use WEP on my router, and entered the appropriate passphrase; I've
> tried ASCII and Hex both. Neither seems to work.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to connect using wireless?
> Hints, pointers, documentation references, etc. are all welcome.
>
> BTW: My laptop is a Dell D610.

I don't know anything about your laptop.  That said, exactly how did
you configure the wifi NIC in the OS?  Also, if possible, you might
want to temporarily disable WEP and see if things improve (plus WEP is
effectively useless security at this point).  That will let you
determine whether the problem is WEP, or something else.

Also what exactly isn't working?  What kind of wifi NIC do you have?


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