Re: My wifi doesn't connect
Am Mittwoch, 26. März 2008 schrieb Maximiliano Marin Bustos:
> On 3/26/08, Hans-J. Ullrich <hans.ullrich@loop.de> wrote:
> > Am Mittwoch, 26. März 2008 schrieb Maximiliano Marin Bustos:
> > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Maximiliano Marin Bustos <
> > >
> > > maxmarin@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Lennart Sorensen <
> > > >
> > > > lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 11:11:47PM -0300, Maximiliano Marin Bustos
> > > > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Hi everbody, i have recently installed debian lenny on my laptop
> >
> > and
> >
> > > > > my
> > > > >
> > > > > > atheros wifi doesn't connect.
> > > > > > Here is my lspci:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > debian-laptop:~# lspci | grep Atheros
> > > > > > 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR242x
> > > > > > 802.11abgWireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
> > > > > > debian-laptop:~#
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I tried with madwifi and ndiswrapper and nothing.
> > > > >
> > > > > I only buy systems that use Ralink or Intel wireless chips. Those
> >
> > have
> >
> > > > > GPL drivers available. Most other things do not, and some
> > > > > companies are almost actively hostile towards anything but windows.
> > > > >
> > > > > Modern Atheros chips generally qualify as not supported in my
> > > > > experience, although some people do seem to be trying to make them
> >
> > work
> >
> > > > > through reverse engineering or NDAs in some cases.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Len Sorensen
> > > >
> > > > And what can i do? If i will install debian for 32 bits.. it will
> >
> > run??
> >
> > > > Or my arch. doesn't matter?
> > > >
> > > > Greetz
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Atte,
> > > > Maximiliano Marin
> > > > http://maximilinux.wordpress.com
> >
> > Hi !
> >
> > Madwifi-drivers should run. Make sure, you got an entry
> > in /etc/network/interfaces like this
> >
> > --------
> >
> > auto lo ath0 eth0
> >
> > iface ath0 inet dhcp
> > wireless_mode Managed
> > wireless_essid youressid
> > wireless_key YOURKEY
> > wireless_keymode open
> >
> > --------
> >
> > "ifconfig -a" should tell you, that the driver is loaded. (A device ath0
> > should appear)
> >
> > If everything fails, try a GUI with own configuaration, just like kwlan,
> > wlassistant or kwifimanager.
> >
> > Good luck !
> >
> >
> > Hans
> >
> >
> > Those programs are better than gnome-network-manager??
>
> Greetz
Do not know, I am using KDE.
Greetings
Hans
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