Wireless Network Card Installation

[Karl Pearson]

Please don't top-post. It causes confusion for readers, plus is contrary
to list posting policy...  (now look below) klp

On Sun, May 23, 2010 8:38 am, Mike Sacauskis wrote:
>
> Those logs give me some information, but nothing that helps debug the
> problem.  When I run the network configuration utility from
> System->Administration->Network and try activating the connection the
> error
> ends ub being "No DHCPOFFERS RECEIVED" .  When I run the network manager
> from the upper right hand corner of the menu bar I get the following:
>
>  May 23 07:31:40 mjsLINUX NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0)
> starting
> connection 'BillyO-PC_Network'
> May 23 07:31:40 mjsLINUX NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
> change: 3 -> 4
> May 23 07:31:40 mjsLINUX NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
> 1
> of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
> May 23 07:31:40 mjsLINUX NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
> 1
> of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
> May 23 07:31:40 mjsLINUX NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
> 2
> of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
> May 23 07:31:40 mjsLINUX NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
> 1
> of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
> May 23 07:31:40 mjsLINUX NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
> 2
> of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
> (reason: 0).
>
>
> I googled that and there were no solutions to the problem.  Any help would
> be
> greatly appreciated

The logs tell me your WiFi Access Point isn't setup correctly for the
method being used to connect by your PC. The PC recogizes the card, and it
appears to be working properly, otherwise I think the logs wouldn't
contain the "stage N" information.

I would recommend seeing if you can connect to an Open WiFi system and
then you will know if your card is acting correctly.

Others will pipe in and correct me if I'm off-track with my help.

Good luck,

Karl


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karl Pearson" <karlp at ourldsfamily.com>
> To: mikejs at mbay.net,        "Getting started with Red Hat Linux"
> <redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
> Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 23:14:35 -0600
> Subject: Re: Wireless Network Card Installation
>
>> On Sat, May 22, 2010 9:00 pm, Mike Sacauskis wrote:
>> > I'm just installed redhat and am trying to configure the wireless
>> > network card.  It fails when I try to activate it with.  It does not
>> > provide any more information other than it failed.  I'm using a d-link
>> N
>> > extreme PCI express card.  Is there a log that I can get more
>> > information about the failure?
>>
>> You might look in /var/log/messages when you try to activate it. Do
>>
>> tailf /var/log/messages
>>
>> as root, or do
>>
>> sudo tailf /var/log/messages
>>
>> if you've entered your login to the sudoers file (/etc/sudoers)
>>
>> Also, you might try installing and activating NetworkManager and
>> NetworkManager-gnome
>>
>> Karl
>>
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Karl Pearson
Karlp at ourldsfamily.com
Owner/Administrator of the sites at
http://ourldsfamily.com
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"To mess up your Linux PC, you have to really work at it;
 to mess up a microsoft PC you just have to work on it."
---
 Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have
 for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
 --Benjamin Franklin
---
 Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually
 repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said.
---