On Fri, 27 May 2005, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Can I assume that NM will not work with my WiFi card > if I get the following response? > ==================================== > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ sudo iwlist eth0 scan > eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Operation not supported > ==================================== > > My card is a Lucent/Orinoco Gold PCMCIA card (11b), firmware version 8.72. > I am running Fedora-3, > and using the orinoco_cs module.
The orinoco driver in the upstream kernel does _not_ support wireless scanning. Orinoco CVS (orinoco.sf.net) does have that code and it is being slowly merged into the upstream kernel. If the card doesn't support scanning, NetworkManager will tell you that when you plug it in the first time. It will then allow you to use the card, but only in full manual mode. You'll be able to see all of your "allowed" networks in the NetworkManager applet menu, regardless of whether or not they are actually available. You can then choose one and NM won't change from that network until you choose another one. You can connect to new networks with the "Other wireless network..." menu option. Dan _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
