Can't connect to wireless network.
Hi,
I'm completely new to Linux. I installed Fedora 17 from the live cd last night and now working on configuration. I searched other threads but didn't come across any answers that helped. When I open Network Connections, the only network connection I can use is VPN. Neither Wired nor Wireless can be used. From what I've read, most network adapters should be supported, but either mine isn't or I just don't know how to configure it. I'll still be using Windows, so I booted that up to find my adapter names. They are: Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20) and Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless-N2200. Can anyone help me out or give me a set of instructions to get my connections configured? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Andrew |
run the command
Code:
lspci -vv Code:
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 Gigabit or Fast Ethernet (rev b0) |
I ran the command. Here is the output I found. I'm not sure if this helps. Does this mean I need to install the drivers? If so, can I use the Windows drivers, or is there something else I need to download elsewhere to be compatible?
Code:
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Device 1091 (rev 08) |
Run this command as sudo/root. it seems, driver is not installed
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this mite work for the intel network adapter:
Code:
su -c 'yum install iwl2030-firmware -y' good luck with attempting this for the atheros network adapter: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=842367#c1 |
Hi,
Back again, and this is the result of running the command as suggested: Code:
su -c 'yum install iwl2030-firmware -y' I'm open to all suggestions. Having not used Linux before, I'm trying to learn a lot to become proficient. Thanks again. |
^ just so you are aware yum is trying to install the driver thru the internet... of course you dont have an internet connection (chicken/egg <@:) ).
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just follow this recommendation firstly: https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...5/#post4757660
then lets see if any wireless interfaces were created: ip -s link show |
i agree, please post the output of ifconfig -a as well. but if you do need to install a driver without internet access, i did a search for iwl2030-firmware in google so you can try to download it on another pc and sneakernet it to your fedora machine. the command would be:
rpm -Uvh install-file.rpm |
Sorry, I could not see the next two postings. Yes, It is internet issue and have to download on another PC
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