[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 1:01 p.m.
> To: Wellington Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Wireless Network help
> 
> Geraint M. Jones wrote:
> 
> >>-----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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> It just comes up with
> 
> XANIVPXHB33:~# modprobe ipw2200
> 
> XANIVPXHB33:~#
> 
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I was after the output from iwconfig ;-)

G