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
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