[KLUG Members] Laptop PCMCIA Wireless Problem

[awilliam at whitemice.org]

> I've been bugging some of you about this issue at the meetings lately and
> you've all been very kind to help me as much as you can. I'm still can't get
> it fixed, though.
> System:
> Gateway Solo 1200
>         800MHz
>         128MB RAM
>         CD-ROM
>         10/100 Integrated
>         WinModem
>         1024x768 LCD
> Netgear MA401 wireless PCMCIA card
> I know about this much about Linux. {holds thumb and index finger about a
> centimeter apart}
> People who tried to help me with this suggested that it seemed to be a problem
> with the PCMCIA system in Mandrake 10 Official. So, last night I installed
> SuSe 9.1 Pro [Thanks Bruce!] and plugged in the card. SuSe recognized it and I
> configured it and the link light is solid when it is in the computer. The
> iwconfig command reveals that the card is recognizing the access point's
> ESSID, but from what I can tell from the ifconfig command, the card (Eth1) is
> not getting info from DHCP. Network no joy.
> 
> Where do I start?

Have you set it up to use DHCP.  SuSe provides a tool called YAST which 
contains a network interface configy wizard thing.