[PlanetCCRMA] intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG with planetedge kernels

[Matthew Allen]

what does /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1

look like?


On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:57:18 -0500, Peter Lutek <plutek@infinity.net> wrote:
> and iwconfig eth1 (which is supposedly the ipw2200) gives:
> 
> eth1    No such device
> 
> which is strange because the ipw2200 shows up in system-config-network
> as eth1
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > What does iwconfig give you?
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:23:29 -0500, Peter Lutek <plutek@infinity.net> wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2004-11-19 at 11:29, Matthew Allen wrote:
> > > > If you have any questions or problems, just post to the list. I had
> > > > some minor problems but most of those can be traced to not
> > > > understanding how to set up wireless under linux.
> > > >
> > > > You will need to get the kernel src in order to build the module (if
> > > > you dont already have it).
> > > >
> > > > All kernel source RPMS can be found here:
> > > >
> > > > http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/mirror/all/linux/SRPMS/
> > > >
> > >
> > > thanks, matthew!
> > >
> > > i've compiled the driver, modprobe'd it, and put the firmware files in
> > > /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware (as shown in /etc/hotplug/firmware.agent). on
> > > reboot, anaconda found the ipw2200 -- i configured it for DHCP.
> > >
> > > however, attempts to bring up eth1 (which is the ipw2200) either during
> > > boot or subsequently (in system-config-network) yield an "ipw2200 device
> > > does not seem to be present, delaying initialization" error message.
> > >
> > > lsmod shows the ipw2200, ieee80211, and ieee80211_crypt modules.
> > >
> > > how can i determine if the firmware is being loaded?
> > > also, i don't see where to set my wireless channel and WEP
> > > authentication.
> > >
> > > so close, and yet so far....
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -p
> > >
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