Wireless configuration

houmie · 03-11-2005, 09:53 AM

hi,

If try to go to the configuration of wireless Intel Pro 801.11b. It says it needs it needs the ipw-firmware. Where do i get and install that?

Suse 9.2 with all the updates
Dell Inspirion 8600

thanks

tflovik · 03-12-2005, 04:26 AM

The easyest method is to use YAST.
Go to install & remowe software, search for firmware.
Install the package.... Voila.

houmie · 03-13-2005, 07:59 AM

no sadly the intel firmware isn't there. Because of license and stuff.

2Gnu · 03-13-2005, 08:46 AM

Looks like it's on the mirrors.

ex: ftp://mirror.storagetek.com/pub/syst...3-3.noarch.rpm

enemorales · 03-13-2005, 01:54 PM

What card do you have? ipw2100 or ipw2200?

http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php
http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php

houmie · 03-14-2005, 08:12 AM

hehe true. I found that site. BTW I have 2100.

The problem is I was tempted to have the newest driver. SO I did all the stuff what they say. After 4 hours of trying the Kernel compiling failed. hehe
Ok at least the external binding worked first. I could load the driver. But didn't know how to configure the WPA key and stuff. So I switched back to WIndows, went to Internet to figure it out. Then after rebooting back, the driver isn't there anymore. I can't load it anymore. Its so sad.

Right now I am stuck again...

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Houmie