Re: Knoppix on laptop
Hallo,
> That was good advice, except that the command is "lspci" not "lcpci".
UPS, I am sorry, my eyes are getting bad, I should have used cut+paste:-(
I am so much in wpa2 for security reasons, that I completely forgot that other people might use wpa, wep or even nothing!
But I found the url of the page I derived the script from:
http://www.computer-labs.de/?Kategorie=Linux&id=61
It is in german, but the examples are quite easy to recognise.
sorry, for the mistake.
Greetings
Achim
>
> lspci shows you whether you have a wireless device. From there you can work out what driver to load, or "modprobe" as it is in the GNU/Linux world.
>
> If your wireless access point is using encryption, you will need to configure wpa_supplicant:
> http://www.daemon-systems.org/man/wpa_supplicant.conf.5.html
>
> It's not straightforward for a newbie. The instructions provided by Achim may help but it depends on how your access point is configured.
>
> You need to search Google for a local linux users group (LUG) in your city/town. There is a very high chance that in your area a LUG exists. Without a doubt they will have a mailing list (like this one), you will get much better help that way.
>
> Google have a custom linux search:
> http://www.google.com/linux
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
> Michael.
>
> >>> On 4/12/2008 at 21:38, "__@ing-buero-unger.de" <__@ing-buero-unger.de> wrote:
> > Hallo,
> >
> > I do not have an HP Pavilion, but my eeepc has a build in wireless lan, so i
> > do not need aditional hardware: try lcpci
> > ....
> > 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus
> > Controller (rev 04)
> > 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg
> > Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
> > 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. L2 100 Mbit Ethernet
> > Adapter (rev a0)
> > ...
> > shows an atheros wireless is available!
> >
> > ifconfig ath0 or lan0 or eth0 should show something like:
> > ifconfig ath0
> >
> > ath0 Link encap:Ethernet Hardware Adresse 00:15:af:a3:12:f5
> > ...
> > A small script activates my card with WPA2 encryption:
> > /root/bin/wpa-eee.sh:
> > 8< --------
> > cat <<EOF>/tmp/x.tmp
> > ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
> > ctrl_interface_group=20
> > update_config=1
> >
> > network={
> > ssid="routername-change-it"
> > psk="topsecretkey-change-it!"
> > scan_ssid=1
> > proto=RSN
> > key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
> > pairwise=CCMP
> > group=TKIP CCMP
> > }
> >
> >
> > EOF
> > killall wpa_supplicant 2>/dev/null
> > rm /var/run/wpa_supplicant/ath0 2>/dev/null
> > wpa_supplicant -iath0 -Dmadwifi -c/tmp/x.tmp 2>/dev/null &
> > ifconfig ath0 192.168.10.13 up 2>/dev/null
> > dhclient ath0 2>/dev/null
> > ifconfig ath0
> > --------->8
> > Change your key and router name! If your wireless card is not ath0 change it
> > to its name.
> >
> > Hope this helps!
> >
> > Achim
> >
> >> I just bought my wife an HP Pavilion. I am tearing my hair out
> >> (figuratively speaking) over Vista so I am thinking of using Knoppix
> >> as a temporary or perhaps permanent solution. But I am new to the
> >> world of wireless routers. Does Knoppix have the necessary software
> >> to manipulate a wireless connection? And forgive my ignorance, but do
> >> I need another piece of hardware attached to the laptop to achieve a
> >> wifi connection? I have a router with antennas on my main box between
> >> it and the internet modem.
> >> --
> >> John Culleton
> >> Resources for every author and publisher:
> >> http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf
> >> http://wexfordpress.com/tex/packagers.pdf
> >> http://www.creativemindspress.com/newbiefaq.htm
> >> http://www.gropenassoc.com/TopLevelPages/reference%20desk.htm
> >>
> >>
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