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dunc4n

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Registered: 2008-03-10

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Wireless troubles....[SOLVED]

First off, thanks, I think I've learned more after my first Arch install, then with the couple years of other easier automatically installed distros.

1.)I Followed the guide, then installed kde-mod. Does the mainstream arch community use this, or will the support be directed only to the kde-mod forums?

2.) I can't get my wireless to work.

Acer TravelMate 4000

I went to the Wireless Setup guide, but I must be doing something wrong.

Thanks in advance.

Last edited by dunc4n (2008-03-10 23:15:00)

dyscoria

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Re: Wireless troubles....[SOLVED]

1) I think most arch users that use KDE use KDEmod.

2) What is your wireless hardware?

lspci | grep Network

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dunc4n

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Re: Wireless troubles....[SOLVED]

Thanks for the reply.

When I type that in console, it doesn't show me anything, it just goes to the next line?

dunc4n

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Re: Wireless troubles....[SOLVED]

Sorry I mystyped it

Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network connection (rev 05)

dyscoria

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Re: Wireless troubles....[SOLVED]

Did you mean the instructions from here: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wir … nd_ipw2200
I don't think this method is necessary anymore as long as you have a recent kernel.

As far as I know, support for your wireless is built into the kernel as a module. Do this as root:

modprobe ipw2200

To make it load at every boot, edit your /etc/rc.conf to include ipw2200 in the MODULES line.

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dunc4n

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Re: Wireless troubles....[SOLVED]

Ok, well modprobe ipw2200 didn't output anything, but I see in in my /etc/rc.conf  under modules.

I think " Part II: Wireless Management" is where I'm having the problem.

Under "KWiFiManager" I can see my network, but it won't connect, and its the only network I see?

And I think I got wrapped around the axle with "netcfg2" and didn't understand.

The netowrk portion of my /etc/rc.conf looks like:

lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="dhcp"
eth1="dhcp"
wlan_eth1="eth1 essid Networkname key s:password"
WLAN_INTERFACES=(lo eth0 eth1)

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dyscoria

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Re: Wireless troubles....[SOLVED]

modprobe ipw2200 shouldn't output anything unless an error has occurred. After you've done that, do:

lsmod | grep ipw

This will show that the module has been loaded.

but I see in in my /etc/rc.conf

I assume you mean "but I can see it in my /etc/rc.conf already". In which case the module has been loaded automatically anyway.

Could you post the output of:

ifconfig

iwconfig

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dunc4n

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Re: Wireless troubles....[SOLVED]

Guess what no wires, and posting:rolleyes:

I installed the knetwork manager, then went through the "knetworkmanager wiki" (disabling eth0, and eth1 in the /etc/rc.conf, then added dhcdbd and networkmanager to the DAEMONS)

Anyway, thanks for the help, I appreciate it.

Now to get rid of the all the other wifi crap that I don't need...

dyscoria

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Re: Wireless troubles....[SOLVED]

Hehe no probs, glad its working

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