[wellylug] Wireless Network help

[Geraint M. Jones]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wellylug-bounces at lists.wellylug.org.nz [mailto:wellylug-
> bounces at lists.wellylug.org.nz] On Behalf Of Steve
> Sent: Monday, 27 March 2006 11:34 a.m.
> To: Wellington Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Wireless Network help
> 
> Jo Booth wrote:
> 
> >
> > On 27/03/2006, at 10:50 , Steve wrote:
> >
> >>> upon restarting the laptop after it was installed the wireless
> network
> >>> card no longer works.
> >>
> >>
> >> Geraint M. Jones wrote:
> >>
> >>> Try this command in a command shell
> >>> iwconfig
> >>>
> >>
> >> XANIVPXHB33:~# iwconfig
> >> lo        no wireless extensions.
> >>
> >> eth0      no wireless extensions.
> >
> >
> > Hrm,  sounds like no wifi module loaded or no driver auto-detected
> > for the card?
> >
> > Is there any output in system log or dmesg that points to a failing
> > driver?
> >
> > Or is it just your wifi card is off? Check your laptop documentation
> > - and make sure the wifi is on - and maybe try a reboot? (Don't
laugh
> > - I had one of them last week)
> >
> > What hardware spec is your laptop? what wifi card/chipset?
> >
> > Sorry, hopefully someone can help further.
> >
> > -Jo
> > [busy at work]
> >
>
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> Ok The laptop does not have a button to turn the laptop wifi card on
at
> all. When I first installed Xandros the wireless network card was
> working fine. It was what I used to download Service pack 2 off the
> internet. Once it was all installed I was asked to restart the
computer.
> It was from then that the wireless card stopped working
> 
> Sorry about my terminolgy as I am new to linux
> 
> The type of network card is
> 
> pro/wireless 2200bg
> kerneldrivers ipw2200
> 
> 
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Hi again

Launch->Applications->System->Administrator Tools->Cosole 
type: modprobe ipw2200

then: iwconfig

and paste your results

G