Re: 2.6.6 unsupported wireless? That can't be true!
On Thu, 2004-05-27 at 02:08 -0400, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote:
> On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 07:46:21AM +0200, Martin Hermanowski wrote:
> > > smeagol:~ 00:40:19 $ iwconfig
> > > lo no wireless extensions.
> > >
> > > eth0 no wireless extensions.
> > >
> > > eth1 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"Wavelan Network" Nickname:"smeagol"
> > > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457GHz Access Point: 44:44:44:44:44:44
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > You are not connected to a wireless network.
>
> With all due respect...no shit. That's why I pasted the fact that I
> couldn't ping the router. I'm trying to figure out *WHY* I can't see the
> wireless router/access point.
This was more than a little unnecessary.
I think you missed the point. having the 802.11 connection is necessary
*before* you can get an ip address. This is the equivalent to an
unplugged ethernet cable. Your question started with why you couldn't
get an address from DHCP. That you also manually set an ip address on an
adapter that didn't have a link and listed ifconfig's output means that
you _did_ need to be pointed in this direction (though a bit more
verbosity may have been in order).
-Mark
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