[CentOS] Can't get ipw2200 to work in CentOS 5 on Dell laptop

Phil Schaffner Philip.R.Schaffner at NASA.gov
Mon Aug 13 14:10:05 UTC 2007


On Sat, 2007-08-11 at 03:38 -0400, andy.allen at virgin.net wrote:
> Thanks again Phil for all your help,
> It's now on the hardware tab OK and says ipw2200 eth1 ethernet configured!
> However, what I just don't understand (and sorry if I'm being dumb!) is why
> the "new" adapter just doesn't show up in the list of adapters on the
> devices tab as Intel Coporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG or some such.

Presumably because the GUI tool was not designed that way.

> So the
> problem is when I try to set up eth1 with all the necessary wireless info
> (WEP key etc), I can't do it because I can't select the right adapter!
> I'm sure I'm nearly there, but this last "small step for man" is proving to
> be a bit of "a giant leap...."!

... snip ...

> > you also need to add the adapter in
> > system-config-network with "New" on the "Devices" tab.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Did you do this?

Please don't top-post, and do trim quotes:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/T/top-post.html

Phil





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