[SGVLUG] Linux and wireless issus

[Michael Proctor-Smith]

On 9/25/06, Ramsin Savra <ramsinsavra at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Michael,
>
> Good for you! I used same driver but I don't know what networkManager is.
> Can you give me some advice on this?

Well Networkmanager manages networks, as root try:
/etc/init.d/NetworkManager start
/etc/init.d/NetworkManagerDispatcher start
If you are in X an icon try item should show up that allows you
graphically manage network. It will look find avaliable wireless
networks and allow you to connect.

> Thanks
>
> Michael Proctor-Smith <mproctor13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>  On 9/19/06, Ramsin Savra wrote:
> >
> > Hello Group,
> >
> > I was wondering if anybody from this group has been able to make wireless
> > work on FC5. I have tried different drivers/firmwares for IBM T42 but no
> > success yet!
> >
> > any idea?
>
> FC5 wireless works great for me, a quick google shows that T42 has
> ipw2200 wireless hardware. Have you tried networkManager? Works good
> most of the time. I think they changed ipw2200 driver like they
> changed ipw3945 driver to not auto associate, so you may need to
> manually use essid, or use network manager which will find available
> wireless network and allow you to connect.
>
> > Thanks.
>
>
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