On Saturday 29 November 2003 6:52 pm, Teilhard Knight wrote: > > On Saturday 29 November 2003 11:44 am, Teilhard Knight wrote: > > > I posed this question before and I was greatly helped by Derek. I had > > > problems in Windows XP, and two months have passed before I solved > > > them. > > > > > > I am trying to configure a wireless internet access on a desktop >> computer >> > > by means of an SMS2662W USB adapter On Mandrake 9.2. > > > > > > If I go to configuration to Internet access, I can select from a list > > > of drivers, but the ones Derek suggested do not appear in 9.2. > > > > Around here, "Mandrake 9.2" is not a great description of your problem. >> You >> > might mention that it is about a wireless USB adapter. >> Of course, sorry about that. >> > Now, onto the problem. Does your USB connection see the wireless NIC? I >> would >> > recommend running in a root console "tail-f /var/log/messages" and then >> see > > > if the system is working well. You should see the USB system detect new > > hardware, and then identify it, and set it up for use. If not, you need > > to solve usb problems for it. Only after that, can you > >move on.
Here is the section of your boot log that shows it being dealt with: > Nov 29 18:23:04 castillo /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usbvnet_rfmd > at76c503-rfmd for USB product d5c/a002/100 Note here that it is selecting the at76c503 module, not the wrong module. > Nov 29 18:23:04 castillo /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB > product 0/0/0 > > Nov 29 18:23:04 castillo /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB > product 0/0/0 Don't sweat these your NIC is not 0/0/0. > Nov 29 18:23:05 castillo /etc/hotplug/net.agent: invoke ifplugd eth0 > > Nov 29 18:23:05 castillo ifplugd(eth0)[471]: Using interface > eth0/00:04:E2:5D:E7:65 Notice that it has now been made eth0, so you are working right here. > Nov 29 18:23:05 castillo ifplugd(eth0)[471]: Using detection mode: wireless > extension > > Nov 29 18:23:05 castillo ifplugd(eth0)[471]: ifplugd 0.15 successfully > initialized, link beat detected. > > Nov 29 18:23:05 castillo ifplugd(eth0)[471]: Executing > '/etc/ifplugd/ifplugd.action eth0 up'. This is a very good note, as eth0 is made to be alive. And you should be succeeding with a network connection. Now, if you are having problems still, you need a Linux Wireless Guru, not me, as I am no guru at all, just a hack. Rob -- Linux: For the people, by the people. Linux Counter #183693 http://counter.li.org/
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