Installed Linux suse 9.1

[wseyller]

I have a DLink airplus dwl-g630 wireless pcmia card. It detects it but I can't get it to work. I'm new to linux and don't know where to start. Trying to connect to a wireless linksys router.

 

[n0cmonkey]

What isn't working?

 

[wseyller]

the link or activity light on the card doesn't come on. I tried to configure it the best I could.

I might soon see if I can show a list a the options in the configuration.

 

[wseyller]

Here are some settings for the wireless card.

There are many settings than this but I though these were important and I don't know what everything else is.


Network Device: wlan-bus-pcmcia

Automatic address setup (via DHCP)

Operating Mode: managed

Network Name (ESSID)

I didn't have an encryption set on the router


Device Activation: when hotplugged

 

[n0cmonkey]

Are you getting an IP address? Are you associating with the WAP?

 

[wseyller]

Well new to linux, I wouldn't know how to check. Don't know how to associate with the wireless router. I'm so new to linux I fee illiterate. If I was in windows I would know what to do.

 

[n0cmonkey]

ifconfig -a will show you the status of the network adapters in your machine.

It looks like iwconfig is used for wireless network stuff, check out the man page.

 

[wseyller]

used iwconfig -a and got no such device

in network cards configuration it shows a Dlink wlan card to configure.

 

[n0cmonkey]

-a isn't a valid flag. Read the man page.

 

[wseyller]

what is the man page?


i tried just iwconfig and got this.

lo no wireless extensions

eth0 no wireless extensions

sit0 no wireless extensions

 

[n0cmonkey]

man iwconfig[/c]

man man should have been one of the first things you did.

It looks like your wireless card isn't recognized. Post the output of lspci

 

[wseyller]

here is a couple lines from the lspci command.

0000:02:03.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co; LTd. RTL-8139/8139c/8139c+ (rev 10)


0000:02:04.0 Cardbus bridge: Ricoh Co LTD RL5c475 (rev b80



0000:03:00.0 Network Controller: Texas Instruments: unknown device 9066


Just so u know. There is a built in script called yast2 to configure network cards. It shows my wired network controller and it show DLink wireless controller and will let me configure settings for it.

 

[P0ldy]

Are the drivers installed for your wireless card? Google them. Some drivers require encryption to be on in your kernel even if you're not using it on your router.

 

[wseyller]

well I wasn't sure about this. I never installed any kind of drivers. I was hoping I wouldn't have to, but from what I found on dlink site that particular model card they did not show any linux drivers for it let. Does that mean, back to window xp pro I go.

 

[TGS]

That or a Linux friendly wifi card. 😉

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: wseyller
here is a couple lines from the lspci command.

0000:02:03.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co; LTd. RTL-8139/8139c/8139c+ (rev 10)


0000:02:04.0 Cardbus bridge: Ricoh Co LTD RL5c475 (rev b80



0000:03:00.0 Network Controller: Texas Instruments: unknown device 9066

I'm guessing it's the TI card there, right? Might have been easier to post the whole thing instead of chopping up the output... :roll:

Just so u know. There is a built in script called yast2 to configure network cards. It shows my wired network controller and it show DLink wireless controller and will let me configure settings for it.

I don't know anything about yast2. Hell, I've never installed SuSE. For that matter, I've never done wireless in Linux. But I can and will read documentation.

 

[wseyller]

if I posted the entire output I would have typed it all, because I used a windows pc to post with. I laptop wasn't near the router and i didn't feel like moving it. I'm guessing it the TI controller too. I don't i'll buy another wifi card, so back to windows. Thanks for the help, now I know.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Let TI know. They've been very hostile towards Free and Open Source Software groups. All they need to provide is a little bit of documentation that couldn't possibly help the competition anyhow.

 

[P0ldy]

Originally posted by: wseyller
if I posted the entire output I would have typed it all, because I used a windows pc to post with. I laptop wasn't near the router and i didn't feel like moving it. I'm guessing it the TI controller too. I don't i'll buy another wifi card, so back to windows. Thanks for the help, now I know.

# lspci > filename

This (">") will output to a text file so you can manipulate it easier, fyi. (I realise you aren't online with it, but floppy, usb key, or plugging the network cable in are solutions).

Wireless is kind of spotty in Linux it seems.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: P0ldy

Originally posted by: wseyller
if I posted the entire output I would have typed it all, because I used a windows pc to post with. I laptop wasn't near the router and i didn't feel like moving it. I'm guessing it the TI controller too. I don't i'll buy another wifi card, so back to windows. Thanks for the help, now I know.

# lspci > filename

This (">") will output to a text file so you can manipulate it easier, fyi. (I realise you aren't online with it, but floppy, usb key, or plugging the network cable in are solutions).

Wireless is kind of spotty in Linux it seems.

Wireless is fine in Linux, some companies are just out right hostile. Avoid the US, we suck. All hail Taiwan.