On Sat, Oct 21, 2006 at 03:00:54PM -0400, Digvijoy Chatterjee wrote: > On 10/21/06, H.S. <hs.samix@gmail.com> wrote: > >Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > >> > >> [...] > >> > >> > >>>01:05.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG > >Network Connection (rev 05) > >>>01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB PRO/100 VE (MOB) > >Ethernet Controller (rev 83) > >> > > > >I have a friend who recently installed Ubuntu on his laptop and IIRC he > >had the same card (or a similar one, but by Intel). It used the module > >that you mentioned. In ubuntu, it was detected automatically and all he > >had to do was give an ESSID and the key. > > > >To the original poster, I suggest that first you see if your module gets > >loaded successfully. Then you should have these packages installed: > >wireless-tools, network-manager (and its corresponding -gnome or -kde > >package as well, depending on which desktop you use), dhcp3-client, > >dhcp3-common. > > > >Once you are done installing those and modprobed the wireless module, > >see what is the output of this command: > >$> iwconfig > > > >If you get your wireless interface listed here, you are in business. > >Then you should try to configure your wireless device. Perhaps the > >easiest way is to use the nm-applet GUI application. In gnome at least, > >it puts a little icon on your panel which you can use to select any of > >the wireless networks it lists. > > > >I can explain more if you wish. > > > >->HS > > Thanks I am certainly getting there , after installing the > firmware....to /lib/firmware > the ipw2200 module loaded successfully and then i did this: > > iwconfig eth2 essid "Network_620" key ABCD1234 > > when i run iwconfig i see this > > eth2 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"Network_620" > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:12:17:CD:5A:29 > Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm > Retry limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > Encryption key:ABCD-1234- Security mode:open > Power Management:off > Link Quality=96/100 Signal level=-30 dBm Noise level=-82 dBm > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:1 > > this is my first day with Debian , and i dont know how to check if i > have these packages to see if a package is present you can use: apt-cache policy PKG dpkg -l PKG dpkg --get-selections PKG these give differnt info but all show if the pkg in installled Kev -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal | debian.home.pipeline.com | | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keysever: pgp.mit.edu | my NPO: cfsg.org |
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