RE: [CentOS] wireless laptop configuration

2008-08-19 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Karanbir Singh scribbled on Thursday, August 14, 2008 2:47 PM: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Wireless Trying to learn wifi netwroking with linux, and CentOS v5.2 in particular. Following the above howto helped a bit on the way, but I'm nowhere near getting the wifi-card to connect.

Re: [CentOS] wireless laptop configuration

2008-08-19 Thread Steve Huff
On Aug 19, 2008, at 5:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would I maybe be better off reinstalling the whole shebang and have the wifi-card inserted from start in order for the centos installer to see it properly from the beginning? before you do that, open a terminal, become root, and run

Re: [CentOS] wireless laptop configuration

2008-08-19 Thread Toshaan Bharvani
Steve Huff wrote: On Aug 19, 2008, at 5:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm using a 3Com 3CRWE154G72 IIRC, which according to the hwconf's using the prism54 driver/firmware/whatever. Would I maybe be better off reinstalling the whole shebang and have the wifi-card inserted from

RE: [CentOS] wireless laptop configuration

2008-08-19 Thread Sorin Srbu
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toshaan Bharvani Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 4:24 PM To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] wireless laptop configuration On Aug 19, 2008, at 5:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm using a 3Com 3CRWE154G72 IIRC, which

RE: [CentOS] wireless laptop configuration

2008-08-19 Thread Sorin Srbu
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toshaan Bharvani Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 4:24 PM To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] wireless laptop configuration Sorin Srbu wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toshaan Bharvani

Re: [CentOS] wireless laptop configuration

2008-08-19 Thread Toshaan Bharvani
Sorin Srbu wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toshaan Bharvani Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 4:24 PM To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] wireless laptop configuration Sorin Srbu wrote: From

Re: [CentOS] wireless laptop configuration

2008-08-14 Thread Robert Moskowitz
Kevin Kimani wrote: Hi, I have a wireless network but no wired network. I need to access the net for the necessary installation of the wireless drivers in CentOS 5.1. Could anyone let me know how i can go about it!! My card is Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Go buy a WET11 or similar piece of gear.

Re: [CentOS] wireless laptop configuration

2008-08-14 Thread Akemi Yagi
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 5:14 AM, Kevin Kimani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have a wireless network but no wired network. I need to access the net for the necessary installation of the wireless drivers in CentOS 5.1. Could anyone let me know how i can go about it!! My card is Intel

Re: [CentOS] wireless laptop configuration

2008-08-14 Thread Karanbir Singh
Akemi Yagi wrote: The instructions on this page worked on a laptop with 3945ABG: http://www.distrostop.org/forums/index.php/topic,5694.0.html or here : http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Wireless ( although I am using the kmdl from atrpms on my laptop ) - KB

Re: [CentOS] wireless laptop configuration

2008-08-14 Thread Robert Moskowitz
Akemi Yagi wrote: On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 5:14 AM, Kevin Kimani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have a wireless network but no wired network. I need to access the net for the necessary installation of the wireless drivers in CentOS 5.1. Could anyone let me know how i can go about it!! My card

Re: [CentOS] wireless laptop configuration

2008-08-14 Thread Akemi Yagi
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 8:14 AM, Robert Moskowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Akemi Yagi wrote: On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 5:14 AM, Kevin Kimani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have a wireless network but no wired network. I need to access the net for the necessary installation of the wireless

Re: [CentOS] wireless laptop configuration

2008-08-14 Thread Karanbir Singh
Robert Moskowitz wrote: I have the 3945 and use dkms drivers from rpmforge. No kernel mods needed. ... Install dkms from rpmforge: you might want to read up on what the 'k' in 'dkms' stands for. - KB ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org