Miark wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a Syntax 400--a USB NIC with a Prism 2 chipset. I'm > trying to get it to work on my laptop running 2006 Beta 2 > (although I had the same problem with 2005) but it just won't > work. At first it wouldn't even try, and then after I manually > installed prism2-utils, it let me configure it. > > When I plug it in, the device's light goes on, and it registers > properly in usbview. When I run MCC, it recognizes it (wrong > model, but right driver, which is fine) and pretends to install > it successfully. But 'ifup wlan0' reports > > SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device > > and ifconfig, of course, doesn't doesn't report it as up. The > file ifcfg-wlan0 does exist, although the MAC address is all > zeroed--I dunno why. In 2005 LE, I could use wlanfe to configure > it, but in 2006, even that doesn't seem to work. > > I dunno what to try next. Any suggestions? > > Miark > Check /var/log/messages for messages generated when you plug the NIC in. You may see a message about needing firmware. I have run into this with a Linksys wireless NIC, also using the Prism 2 chipset. I don't remember the RPM name with the firmware - it is on my laptop... If you can not find it doing a search, let me know and I will look for it.
Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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