Re: Wireless Controller Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG in a Dell Inspiron 9300

[Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>]

On Friday 06 December 2013 14:50:45 Dan Ritter wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 06, 2013 at 11:21:45AM +0000, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > I am having trouble with a Wireless Controller Intel PRO/Wireless
> > 2200BG in a Dell Inspiron 9300 running a freshly installed
> > Wheezy. It is not successfully creating a wireless connection. 
> > lsmod reveals that the module ipw2200 is there.
> >
> > I use an access list for wireless appliances on my router, and
> > the correct MAC code for the laptop in question is there.  (I
> > just checked!)  Ifconfig -a finds the card.
> >
> > I have googled, with a singular lack of success.  I have
> > installled a backported kernel.  Nada.  Though, of course, with
> > this card one might expect an older kernel to be what is needed. 
> > Would it be a good idea to find and install an _old_ kernel?
> >
> > I had this card working in Squeeze, without, so far as I can
> > remember, problems.
>
> I have this working in Wheezy on a machine that I can't get to
> right now; if the problem is still unsolved in about ten hours,
> I'll be able to look at it.
>
> As I recall, I didn't do much special for it.
> firmware-ipw2x00 is needed.

Thanks, Dan.  The way things are going, it probably will still be 
unsoved. :-(

It Just Worked in Squeeze. :-(

Lisi