turning on the wireless card

[Grumpy_Penguin]

On Monday 28 August 2006 11:10 am, Barry Tepperman wrote:
> /var/log/messages shows no messages about ipw2200
> /sbin/lsmod lists the ipw2200 module
> the ipw2200 comes up in hardware and as inactive in
> system-config-network
> and the iwlist scan does not come up with the wireless router - though
> it works fine in Windows
have you also installed ipw2200 firmware?
>
> Barry
>
> On Mon, 2006-08-28 at 12:32 -0500, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > Dear Barry:
> >
> > This happens to me all the time if there is a little glitch in the
> > configuration. Example. your WEP key is incorrect.
> >
> > When you scan the environment for networks, do you find them
> >
> > $ /sbin/iwlist scan
> >
> > Does it find the wireless routers?
> >
> > If it does, that means we have to work on the configuration of your
> > network.  The FC5 system-config-network program is usually OK, but not
> > always.  If you control the router, turn off encryption to simplify
> > the testing.
> >
> > Why not do some diagnostics and report back.  First, is the card's
> > kernel module being enabled.  If you do
> >
> > $ /sbin/lsmod
> >
> > do you see the ipw2200 module listed?
> >
> > Look in /var/log/messages and scan for the lines about the 2200
> > module. Any info?
> >
> > If system-config-network doesn't get it right, sometimes I find the
> > program wifi-radar does.
> >
> > good luck
> >
> > pj
> >
> > On 8/28/06, Barry Tepperman <pogofenokee at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > >  Well, it would have been nice if that had worked. It didn't. Have run
> > > all the tests in setting up the hardware - everything seems fine. But I
> > > keep getting:
> >
> > Paul E. Johnson
> > Professor, Political Science
> > 1541 Lilac Lane, Room 504
> > University of Kansas