[FC4] How to configure PCMCIA wireless network card?
Leon Pu
leon_xf_pu at yahoo.com.cn
Mon Feb 6 15:27:39 UTC 2006
--- Leon Pu <leon_xf_pu at yahoo.com.cn> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I learned that Kernel 2.6 supports wireless network card, but I
> failed
> to configure D-Link DWL-650 card on my Compaq PRESARIO B2000 laptop
> in
> Fedora core 4.
>
> After plugging the PCMCIA card, I use iwconfig to show the wireless
> device. But I got following result.
>
> # iwconfig
> lo no wireless extensions.
> etho no wireless extensions.
> sit0 no wireless extensions.
>
> Could you anybody tell me why? Do I need to install other software
> likes ndiswrapper or madwifi? Is it possible to use wireless device
> without installing them?
>
> My Fedora Core 4 kernel version is 2.6.15-1.1830_FC4.
>
Here is the information after I run command "lspci -v".
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212
802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
Subsystem: D-Link System Inc: Unknown device 3a12
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 10
Memory at 54000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled]
[size=64K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Best regards,
Leon
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