RE: Get Dell D810 to See Intel Pro Wireless 2200BG -- Etch
I'm up! Had to play around with "interfaces" and iwconfig a little, but
now good to go. Thanks for all tips and assistance. You're a great
bunch! Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: cga2000 [mailto:cga2000@optonline.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 6:48 PM
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Get Dell D810 to See Intel Pro Wireless 2200BG -- Etch
On Tue, Apr 03, 2007 at 10:01:26AM EDT, Bruffey, Mark wrote:
> OK, now the card is seen by iwconfig. Had to install the firmware
as
> instructed, thanks.
>
> Not able to connect to WAP, however, so need a couple of pointers
there.
> This system is set to connect by wire to my work LAN, so I think I
need a
> separate config file for when I am at home.
>
> Home:
>
> Network name: lmark_wlan
> Band: 802.11g
> Op. Mode: Network (Infrastructure)
> Authentication Level: Open*
> Data Encryption: None
>
> *WAP denies all MAC addresses except those I permit manually. I'm
assuming
> this is not an issue since I connect to this WAP with this laptop
under M$
> Window$ all the time.
>
> The WAP is configured as DHCP server. I'm assuming once the two
start
> talking the rest will happen automatically?
>
>
> Oh: One asked why I'm interested in staying at the command line.
Two
> reasons. First, I'm running Apache2 on a new Debian Sarge server
> installation at work to serve an open source library program (KOHA)
I'm
> testing. I didn't install any X with that to save overhead. I want
to
> install a similar system on my laptop so I can play around with it
off the
> production server. I'm on etch on the laptop since it seemed the
2.6.18
> kernel has better wireless-support out of the box. Second, I feel
that I
> will understand more of the workings of Debian/Linux by staying at
the
> command line. Why install and try to maintain a system you really
don't
> understand? No, I will never understand it like many of you, but I
can at
> least try to increase my understanding a little. We're a small shop
here,
> so I have to try to delve in as much as possible rather than being
able to
> outsource or draw on existing staff resources. I guess that about
sums it
> up.
Not to mention a third point .. if you stick to it for any length of
time you'll become considerably more efficient .. and will feel a lot
less tired at the end of the day than the point & click crowd.
One of the things that made me switch to a keyboard-only setup a couple
of years ago was that I used GUIs for longer than I would like to admit
and became frustrated because I was not getting any better.
Also, please note that not using X doesn't mean you have to limit
yourself to the "command line". There is a wealth of screen-mode
applications available that are considerably more powerful and
ergonomically more satisfying than any MacWindows derivatives that I
have used.
Yes, you do have to put in some time and effort before you take off ..
but after that you will fly.
Thanks,
cga
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