WiFi not working on Dell Inspiron 6400

[Adam Jocksch]

Todd Zullinger wrote:
>
> You want to use the ipw3945 firmware, module, and regulatory daemon.
> See ipw3945.sf.net for details.  I have a Dell E1705/9400 and this has
> been working fine for me on FC4 combined with wpa_supplicant.  I
> haven't tried the 0.0.71 release from a few days ago, but I've had the
> 0.0.70 release with patches going well since it's release.
>
> I've yet to update to FC5 to see how well (if at all) I can make this
> setup integrate with NetworkManager.
>
>   

Thanks, that worked, I can now see the wireless networks around me (so 
at least the network card drivers are working now). I still cannot 
connect to any of the networks but that's probably a dhcp issue rather 
than a driver issue.