FC5 on IBM ThinkPad T43

[Dan]

Sean Bruno wrote:
> FC5 installed very smoothly on this laptop.  No real issues at this
> point save the Atheros Wireless NIC.
>
> 04:02.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212
> 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
>
>
> I installed the livna RPM's:
> madwifi-0.0.0.20060317-4.lvn5
> kmod-madwifi-0.0.0.20060317-3.2.6.16_1.2080_FC5
>
> I have been trying to use NetworkManger (version
> NetworkManager-0.6.2-1.fc5 from updates testing) to get the connected to
> my wireless network in any mode(en-encrypted, WEP or WAP).  I haven't been having much success at this
> point.
>
> NetworkManager shows several wireless networks available, some locked(shown with a padlock icon) and others unlocked.
>
>
> Anyone got a madwifi HOWTO to point me at for FC5 or a piece of information that
> I am missing to get me going?
>
> Sean Bruno
>
>
>   
As far as I can tell, madwifi and NM aren't playing well together in FC5 
yet. No idea why myself.
-Dan