Matt Day wrote: > I finally got my dlink dwl g520 card working by using the v1.0 drivers > like this, > > wificonfig -i ath0 connect 2WIRE432 > > and then dhcp started like this: > > ifconfig ath0 dhcp > > but now, I can visit sites by using their IP address, but I can't > visit sites using their qualified domain name. What am I missing? > > when I ping it looks like this: > > ping yahoo.com <http://yahoo.com> > ping: unknown host yahoo.com <http://yahoo.com> > > ping 216.109.112.135 <http://216.109.112.135> (<- a yahoo.com > <http://yahoo.com> ip address) > 216.109.112.135 <http://216.109.112.135> is alive > > and in the web browser I can get to google by typing 72.14.207.99 > <http://72.14.207.99> (a google ip) but I cannot get to google by > typing in google.com <http://google.com> > > This has been a huge learning adventure > > > > On 9/25/07, *Matt Day* <matthew.scott.day at gmail.com > <mailto:matthew.scott.day at gmail.com>> wrote: > > Awesome! That worked. Now to keep figuring out how to get the wifi > card installed. > > Thanks for your help > > > On 9/25/07, *James Cornell* <sparcdr at sparcdr.com > <mailto:sparcdr at sparcdr.com>> wrote: > > Matt Day wrote: > > The version 6 driver package seems to install fine. When I > echo $PATH > > I get sbin as well now. Still no ath0 device or any ath > devices for > > that matter. > > > > When I tail dmesg I get > > > > WARNING: mod_load: cannot load module 'ath' > > WARNING: ath: > > unable to resolve dependency, module 'misc/net80211' not found > > > > Also as a total n00b question, I still don't seem to > understand how to > > install a package. I'm inside the directory that contains the > install > > directory, and the reloc directory, and the pkginfo file and the > > pkgmap file, and I type this: pkgadd -d . SUNWatheros and I > get this > > message: > > > > pkgadd: ERROR: no packages were found in > > </dlink_drivers/20070925_125628/ath-0.1-pkg/SUNWatheros> > > > > How do I install a package when I have those files? I haven't > been > > able to figure that out yet, either that or the packages for the > > dlink g520 driver aren't good? Or I'm a total retard? > > > > Please help > > > > On 9/25/07, *James Cornell* <sparcdr at sparcdr.com > <mailto:sparcdr at sparcdr.com> > > <mailto: sparcdr at sparcdr.com <mailto:sparcdr at sparcdr.com>>> > wrote: > > > > Default install of Solaris does not set PATH to see sbin or > > non-core bin directories. You also need to be root by > using the > > 'su' command as network control needs access to the > device. You > > also need to put the plumb argument at the end of the > ifconfig > > command, eg: ifconfig ath0 plumb. You should also check > dmesg for > > the device by using 'grep' to find "ath". > > > > > > James > > On Sep 24, 2007, at 7:47 PM, Matt Day wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> From: *Matt Day* < matthew.scott.day at gmail.com > <mailto:matthew.scott.day at gmail.com> > >> <mailto:matthew.scott.day at gmail.com > <mailto:matthew.scott.day at gmail.com>>> > >> Date: Sep 24, 2007 6:51 PM > >> Subject: dlink dwl g520 card and ath > >> To: laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org > <mailto:laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org> > >> <mailto:laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org > <mailto:laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org>> > >> > >> Using the version 6 driver, I get as far as ifconfig > ath0 plumb > >> and then get this message: > >> > >> ifconfig: plumb: ath0: No such file or directory > >> > >> I'm a total n00b at this stuff but really want to learn > what's > >> going on. > >> > >> Using the version 5 driver, I can't seem to install the > package. > >> It's not just one file like the version 6 is, it's a > directory > >> with a few files in it, and I can't seem to install the > package > >> at all. Please help. > >> > >> Matt > >> _______________________________________________ > >> laptop-discuss mailing list > >> laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org > <mailto:laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org> > >> <mailto:laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org > <mailto:laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org>> > > > > > > > > > A package is installed from /var/spool/pkg with no arguments > to pkgadd, > or it can be installed from the current working directory by using > 'pkgadd -d .' Using the package name as an argument will not > work. > Simply try 'pkgadd -d' . instead. > > James > > > cat /etc/resolv.conf to make sure dns entries are there
James
