[KLUG Members] Laptop PCMCIA Wireless Problem

[Kevin Wixson]

No dual boot. The problem that I'm trying to avoid by installing Linux is 
that a recent Windows update caused the fan to start shutting off 
inappropriately resulting in the computer overheating. Instead of figuring 
out how to deal with that problem I want to put Linux on it, since my wife 
is a good (albeit reluctant) candidate for Linux use. The deal breaker is 
WiFi, because the whole appeal to a laptop for her is that she can use the 
computer sitting on the couch or on the deck as she chooses.

If I'm going to have Windows on the computer and deal with that, then 
there's no point in having Linux.

I find it hard to belive that there isn't a way to get Linux running on a 
machine that once ran Win XP just fine, including the WiFi.



At 08:17 PM 9/2/2004, you wrote:
>Did you do a dual-boot? The built-in-but-using-the-CardBus Wi-Fi still works
>fine with XP on my little Sony but not with Mandrake 10. Andy T. played
>around with mine for a while one night but couldn't get it to work.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kevin Wixson" <kevin at wixsonit.com>
>To: "Kalamazoo Linux User Group" <members at kalamazoolinux.org>
>Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 8:08 PM
>Subject: [KLUG Members] Laptop PCMCIA Wireless Problem
>
>
> > John says I screwed up the LPI thread, so here's a fresh one for my
> > business. Sorry for making a mess.
> >
> > I still can't get my Netgear MA401 Wireless PCMCIA network card to work on
> > my Gateway Solo 1200 running SuSe 9.1 Pro. FYI, all was working when
> > running Win XP just before I installed Linux. John asked about different
> > access points, and yes, this problem persists under multiple AP
> > environments, including the Linksys WAP11 here at home and the one at the
> > Chamber.
> >
> > I tried Matthew's solution, which was:
> >
> > go to a console i.e. Crtl+Alt+F1, F2, F3...
> > log in as root then do
> >
> > ifdown eth0
> > ifdown eth1
> > ifup eth1
> >
> > ...which seems like it would be the thing to do, but it didn't work. The
> > response when I enter
> >
> > # ifup eth1
> >
> > is:
> >
> >  > Starting DHCP Client Daemon on eth1... no IP address yet...
>backgrounding
> >
> > and the link light is solid again but there is no connection.
> > Again,  iwconfig reveals that it is picking up the ESSID, but ifconfig
> > shows that it is not getting the DHCP information. No IP address, no net
> > mask, no default gateway, etc. It *does* list various amounts of errors in
> > the TX line. Is that significant? Can you find out what those errors are?
> > Is it helpful to find out what those errors are? How do I get it to
>receive
> > DHCP info?
> >
> > DHCP, in this case, by the way, is being carried out by Internet
>Connection
> > Sharing on a box running Win2k Pro. Necessary because I am forced to use
> > satellite Internet access, which only runs on Windows.
> >
> > Must get this running or wife will insist that I put Windows XP back on
>there.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > PREVIOUS MESSAGE
> > -------------------------------------
> >
> > HELP!
> >
> > 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?
> >
> >
> >
> > Kevin C. Wixson
> > kevin at wixsonit.com
> > http://www.angelfire.com/mi/kevincharles
> > http://www.wixsonit.com
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