Re: Going wireless
T o n g wrote:
Hi,
I always use wired network for my laptop because I don't know how to
properly get wireless going. I've been to web sites like the following
but they all look rather complicated.
The basics of wireless LAN interface
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/
ch05.en.html#_the_basics_of_wireless_lan_interface
Wireless network setup
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Wireless-HOWTO-5.html
wireless utilities
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation
Now I want to try just again. So, what packages do I need to install in
order to get my wire-networked laptop going wireless? What are the
configuration (and troubleshooting) steps?
Thanks
Hi,
1. Check do you have WiFi drivers
2. Install all what was Celejar mention. If you have KDE knetworkmanager
is ok. In Gnome there is some Gnome variant of network manager and for
everything else you can use Wicd.
3. Execute iwconfig to check is everything ok
Only tricky part can be driver installation if you have some evil WiFi
card and sometimes find your router if ssid is hidden.
Troubleshooting steps depends on type of trouble. If you will have some,
tell us.
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Bye,
Goran Dobosevic
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Registered Linux User #503414
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