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

Fri Aug 10 18:35:23 UTC 2007
andy.allen at virgin.net <andy.allen at virgin.net>

Thanks again Phil,
I've added alias eth1 ipw2200 to /etc/modprobe.conf, but I still can't get
it to a) recognize eth1 and/or b) to list the Intel Coporation PRO/Wireless
2200BG adapter, so I can't confiure eth1. I'm obviously missing something,
but with the help of people on the CentOS list, I think I'm creeping nearer
to the eventual solution, so any more help is much appreciated!

Andy

Original Message:
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From: Phil Schaffner Philip.R.Schaffner at NASA.gov
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:23:40 -0400
To: centos at centos.org
Subject: Re: [CentOS] Can't get ipw2200 to work in CentOS 5 on Dell laptop


On Fri, 2007-08-10 at 10:29 -0400, andy.allen at virgin.net wrote:
> I've installed ipw2200-firmware-3.0-3.nodist.rf from RPMForge using yum
OK.
> I've loaded the ipw modules with /sbin/modprobe ipw2200 and then
> /sbin/lsmod | grep ipw which gives:
> 
> ipw2200               136873  0 
> ieee80211              33417  1 ipw2200
> 
> However, when I run system-config-network I don't see Intel Coporation
> PRO/Wireless 2200BG (eth1) in the list of adapters.
> Also, when I type the following command # dmesg | grep ipw
> I get this message:
> ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.2.0kmprq
> ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
> usbcore: registered new driver ipwtty
> drivers/usb/serial/ipw.c: IPWireless tty driver v0.3
> 
> I've had loads of help so far from the CentOS list, for which I'm really
> grateful, but don't seem to be much nearer to getting wireless networking
> on my Dell Inspiron laptop - any more help much appreciated.

Now that you mention it, IIRC I had to add "alias eth1 ipw2200"
to /etc/modprobe.conf to get eth1 to show up on my laptop.

Phil



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