network driver

[Mahalingam Subramaniam]

Dear All
The solution to the below mentioned issue has been addressed sucessfully by following the guidelines mentioned
at   http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/RPMForge?action=show&redirect=Repositories%2FRPMForge  and also at  http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Wireless
The irony is that the deficient RPM found in RHEL Supplementary DVD is still not traceable and hence I had to take help
from aforesaid links.
I wish to thank one and all for your valuable inputs and suggestions.
with thanks and regards
s.mahalingam


    
        
            
-- Original Message --
From: Barry Brimer <lists at brimer.org>
To: redhat-sysadmin-list at redhat.com
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:10:25 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Re:  Re:  Re: network driver
> -- Original Message --
> From: Barry Brimer <lists at brimer.org>
> To: redhat-sysadmin-list at redhat.com
> Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:29:24 -0500 (CDT)
> Subject: Re: Re: network driver
>> -- Original Message --
>> From: Barry Brimer <lists at brimer.org>
>> To: redhat-sysadmin-list at redhat.com
>> Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:17:59 -0500 (CDT)
>> Subject: Re: network driver
>> On Sun, 10 Aug 2008, Mahalingam Subramaniam wrote:
>>> Dear All
>>> DELL PRECISION M4300 - LAP TOP
>>> The above laptop is loaded with dual OS having Win XP/ RHEL Server Edition 5.2 with kernel 2.6.18.92.el5 x86_64 GNU/LINUX which is
>>> RHEL Server release 5.2 (Tikanga)
>>> The issue is that the network connectivity of both Wired and Wireless are functioning perfectly for Win XP without any issue whilst the same is not well with Linux .
>>> The available NIC drivers for RHEL are as follows
>>> Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5755M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
>>> Intel Ehter Express/1000 gigabit
>>> Intel Ehter Express/100 driver
>>> Intel Ehter Express Pro 100B ...etc...
>>> For Win XP
>>> Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit controller
>>> Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945 XBG Network Connection
>>> kindly help me in offering your valuable solution to resolve the above issue. Your valuable suggestion/recommendation shall be higly appreciated and complimented.
>>> with kind regards
>> Most likely you do not need to download a driver from Dell. The correct
>> driver is most likely included with RHEL, although additional firmware
>> may be needed. As Dell offers different
>> choices in network cards in their laptops, we need to know what network
>> cards are in your laptop. Running the command "lspci -v" should give you
>> enough information about your network cards to find out what hardware you
>> have and then if needed, you can obtain the correct firmware for your
>> wireless card. My guess is that your wired ethernet works fine, but your
>> wireless does not work. Is that correct? I am also guessing that you
>> have a Broadcom wireless card.
>> Hope this helps.
>> Barry
>> Hello Barry Yes , you are correct to mention that my laptop has broadcom
>> wireless card and the problem is with wireless only which I came to know
>> of late. I was told by others that the rpm such as
>> ipw3945-kmod-1.2.0-4.8.el5.src.rpm will able to solve my issue with
>> wireless connectivity. kindly let me know the source of availability. I
>> have been making extensive serarch including google and sourceforge.net
>> but to no avail.
> This rpm is available from Red Hat, but it will not solve your problem.
> The ipw3945d is an Intel card. You have a broadcom card.
> The directions you need are at
> <http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43>
> Specifically, you need to follow the directions for the bcm43xx as that is
> what is included with RHEL 5.2. I have had a laptop with the card, and it
> does work, but not very well. I found my problems to be worsened when in
> an area with multple APs and more wireless network traffic in general. I
> have discussed this at length with Red Hat, but unfortunately, there are
> no plans at this time to update to the b43 driver during the RHEL 5
> lifecycle. If you really want wireless to work WELL, I recommend an Intel
> wireless card.
> Hope this helps.
> Barry
> Hello Barry
> but, when I used the command "lspci |grep Wireless, I got the following as output which shows the deployment of Intel card
> Oc:00.0 Network controller : Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev02)
> what does it say about?????
OK .. you just said that you have a Broadcom card, but lspci says that you 
have an Intel card.  This should explain what you need to make this work:
<http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_103_11044.shtm>
Hope this helps,
Barry
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