Just install the ipw-firmware and ipw3945d packages from the non-oss 
repository

You should be fine then. 

Ben

On Thursday 10 May 2007 13:08, Gordon J. Holtslander wrote:
> Hi:
>
> Just bought an hp nx 7400 laptop with  Integrated Intel PRO/Wireless
> 3945ABG.
>
> I'm trying to get the wireless working with openSuse 10.2
>
> before wiping windows off the computer I set up my wireless router to
> communicate with the laptop.
>
> After replacing Windows with OpenSuse 10.2, I am unable to use wireless
> networking on the system.  I have configured the wireless with the same
> parameters I used when Windows was on the system.
>
> The wireless hardware is recognized - I can configure the card in YAST -
> both the wired card and the wireless card are recognized.
>
> There is a wireless switch on the computer.  I turn it on and the wirless
> indicator lights up on the switch and on the indicator lamp on the front of
> the laptop.
>
> When I run Network Manager it does not recognize that the system has
> wireless. When I run the KDE wireless monitor it states that wireless has
> been disabled.
>
> I see that Intel has a linux driver for this hardware:
> http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net/
>
> I am assuming installing this driver would get the wireless networking
> functional.
>
> I assume that since YAST recognizes that there is a wireless networking
> hardware on the computer that some of the necessary driver parts have been
> installed.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to determine what needs to be done to get this
> working, apart from completely installing the driver?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gord
>
>
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