[KLUG Members] Laptop PCMCIA Wireless Problem

[Kevin Wixson]

Yes. Sorry I didn't say. Already tried configuring the wireless card in YAST.



At 01:32 PM 9/1/2004, awilliam at whitemice.org wrote:
> > 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.
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Kevin C. Wixson
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