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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:20 am
Post subject: [gentoo-user] A simple explanation on how to get wireless working on my laptop ...
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Hi - Can anyone explain to a complete idiot (me) simply how to get my
internal wireless adaptor going. I know it works as I've got it running off
the Livecd and XP on an unsecured network. I went through creating:
# ln -s net.lo net.eth0 (Wirelesss card - reports wireless extensions not
found)
# ln -s net.lo net.eth1 (Seen as NIC and gets IP from DHCP server)
# rc-update add net.eth0 default
# rc-update add net.eth1 default
Everything in /etc/conf.d/net is set for dhcpcd
So far I've emerged wireless-tools and ndiswrapper but I think I'm missing
something fundamental ...
# iwconfig eth1 says wireless extensions not found
Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks, Richard
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:10 am
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Richard Watson (waty@bigpond.net.au) scribbled:
> # iwconfig eth1 says wireless extensions not found
what is the output of
# lspci
you may need to
# emerge sys-apps/pciutils
to get lspci.
jason
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:50 am
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what is the output of
# lspci
0000:02:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B
Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation MIM2000/Centrino
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 128, IRQ 11
Memory at 90000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
0000:02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 20)
Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0860
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 128, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
Memory at 90300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Thanks for the reply, above is the (relevant) output od lspci -v.
Richard
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:40 am
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Richard Watson (waty@bigpond.net.au) scribbled:
> 0000:02:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B
> Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04)
> Subsystem: Intel Corporation MIM2000/Centrino
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 128, IRQ 11
> Memory at 90000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
> Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
This is the device you need to get working, make sure /usr/src/linux
points to your current kernel version and try this:
# emerge -av ipw2100 ipw2100-firmware
If that goes well, then do this:
# modprobe ipw2100
# iwconfig
You should now have a device name.
# iwconfig <dev> essid any
# ifconfig <dev> up
# dhcpcd <dev>
# ping gentoo.org
hth,
jason
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:00 am
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OK ... You're a genius thanks ...!!! The following worked ...
# emerge -s 2100 returned net-wireless/ipw2100 and
net-wireless/ipw2100-firmware
# emerge -av ipw2100 ipw2100-firmware
I rebooted .. then after turning encryption back on and then:
# iwconfig returned new interface eth2
# iwconfig essid XXXXXX
# iwconfig key XXXXX
# dhcpcd eth2
Everything works ...!!!! So ... how do I enter this into /etc/conf.d/net so
it happens automatically at boot.
Richard
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:50 am
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Richard Watson wrote:
> Everything works ...!!!! So ... how do I enter this into /etc/conf.d/net so
> it happens automatically at boot.
My net only contains :
iface_eth0="dhcp
The "real" config is in /etc/conf.d/wireless
you should have a wireless.example file there to help you out.
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