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| 252651 | 2004-07-15 22:55:00 | Have set up Mandrake Linux 10.0 on a PC, which I wish to connect into an existing (infrastructure) wireless network. Have installed a Cnet CWP-854 wireless PCI adaptor, but don't really know how to set up drivers and network details etc for Linux - can anybody offer advice? Thanks |
tkelly (709) | ||
| 252652 | 2004-07-16 02:26:00 | Make sure you have wireless-tools installed. Does the adapter show up when you boot up? ( iwconfig will show it, probably as "wlan0" .If so, ifconfig wlan0 your.ip.address up should make it active,so you can ping the other members of the network. (You might have to do ping other.member.of.your net -I wlan0 if you have an eth0 (ordinary Ethernet) adaptor present. Then the ControlCentre set up for networks will handle it OK. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 252653 | 2004-07-17 11:32:00 | Hi Graham L Thanks for the reply, but I don't understand what I need to do . What is 'iwconfig', and how do I run it? The other commands you mentioned . . . do I run these from a command line? Under control centre / hardware, an ethernet card is identified . If I run the config tool, select 'wireless connection' I'm faced with a long list of possible network/main drivers, none of which resemble anything like my (CNet) card - any ideas?? Cheers |
tkelly (709) | ||
| 252654 | 2004-07-18 03:22:00 | Umm . Yes, anything I bolded is run in the command line interface from a "terminal" or a black screen session . (If you are in a GUI, use Ctrl/Alt/F2 and you will get a "login: " prompt . Log in as root, and do things . You switch back to the GUI with Ctrl/Alt/F7 . It's best (and often compulsory) to be "root" to do these system type things . A very useful command is man . man iwconfig will show you the "manual" for the iwconfig programme . (If it's installed ;-) . If it's not install the package) . Almost all commands will give you help if you do, say, iwconfig --help . (Note the double hyphen "--" which introduces a long option, rather than the single hyphen "-" which introduces an abbreviated single-letter option . ) ifconfig should be the first command you try . That will show you a device "lo" which has the IP address 127 . 0 . 0 . 1 . This is a "dummy" device which has lots of uses . There may be an "eth0" if yiou have a "wired" Ethernet device . I suspect you won't get that displayed l unless you have set up the network things so it has an IP address to use . If you are very lucky you will have a "wlan0" device, which is likely to not have an IP address . iwconfig is similar to ifconfig, but specifically for wireless devices, and it knows about some of the special wireless security things . It should show the wireless device if it is known to the system . cat /proc/bus/pci/drivers will show if a driver for the CNet has been loaded . Etherreal is on one of the Mandrake CDs and it's handy to have to see if other wireless devices are broadcasting . (start it, click on "Capture", thenStart, then select "wlan0" or "any") . I'm referring to "wlan0" here, because my two Mandrake systems which sometimes have wireless units plugged in call them "wlan0" . I hear that some other distributions might call them "eth0" or "eth1" . Have a read of the HOWTO for Wireless . It is probably installed with the documentation . I suppose your CNet device has a Linux driver included with Mandrake . . :D Some manufacturers don't cooperate by providing the information needed . :-( |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 252655 | 2004-07-18 03:44:00 | Oh dear . I should have done this first . Google with "cnet cw9-854 linux" gives the bad news . :-( One shop's listing of Cnet wireless devices showed some models as being for Linux as well as the Other OS, but the CWP-854 does not mention Linux . The chip manufacturer (www . ralinktech . com/) apparently say the chip works with Linux . They supply a driver which I might look at if I get time . One of the forum threads given by Google gives a link for the driver package, but the comments aren't encouraging . Can you exchange the device for one which has got Linux support? That's the easiest and quickest way . (Often a driver for a device appears in quite a short time once problems are seen . . . ) . I know that the USB ones which DSE sold off cheaply work (I've got 2 of them, so I assume the PCI version would work too . There are a number of brands which are thoroughly supported . Have a look at /lib/modules/linux . 2 . X . YY/kernel/drivers/wireless and get some hints . Or just enter "<make and model> linux" to Google . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 252656 | 2004-07-19 10:56:00 | Thanks for your advice. Tried the command line, but no response to 'iwconfig'. Looked under system / configuration / packaging / browse available software, but no sign of 'iwconfig' - does this mean it isn't included with my (Mandrake) distribution? Did get the command 'ifconfig' to work, but no wlan0 device. I think I need to spend some time reading up all the documentation before trying to go too much further with this .... and possibly look for another PCI wireless card! Thanks |
tkelly (709) | ||
| 252657 | 2004-09-18 02:47:00 | Hi Have now purchased a DSE network adaptor (XH8135), as suggested - but still no joy in getting it connected. Running the Mandrake Control Centre / Wireless Connection, I'm faced with a range of network/main drivers, but no option to locate drivers files from the CD. Tried running files directly from the CD, but none of the scripts appear to work. Have tried running iwconfig / ifconfig etc from the command line, but it doesn't recognise these. No files with any of these names appear on the Linux installation CDs. Beginning to feel that I'm trying to run a version of Linux which is somehow different to everyone else ....? (Mandrake 10.0) Have you got any other suggestions before I abandon the 'Linux project' and go back to Windows ...? |
tkelly (709) | ||
| 252658 | 2004-09-18 02:56:00 | DSE have support for linux if you email them | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 252659 | 2005-03-31 17:22:00 | Hi, There is a driver for devices based on rt2500 such as your wireless network card at rt2x00.serialmonkey.com it will work. |
Bolatcesa (5880) | ||
| 252660 | 2005-03-31 23:13:00 | I just purchased one of the cheap DSE 802.11b USB Wlan Thumb-sized adapters and had Great success with it! Works a charm :) |
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