Wireless internet
Hello guys!
After deciding to get into Linux and start learning the secrets of it, I decided to install it on my laptop :) Now I have a small problem. How can I get my wireless connection to work on it? I have read few guides and tips on the internet regarding the iwconfig and the rc.wireless_conf files, but it didn't get me anywhere. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you! PS: I have Slackware 13.37 |
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Here is a link to a post I wrote that shows you how to write an init script to run wpa_supplicant. If you want an easier method, switch to Ubuntu or some other distro that provides a GUI for managing network interfaces. |
I configured my wpa_supplicant.conf file, rc.inet1.conf, rc.wireless.conf according to my ESSID, KEY(WEP), even wrote into wpa_supplicant.conf because there was no WEP network. Still, it won't start.
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I suggest you install wicd. It's on disk 4 in /extra.
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I have installed slack from only 1 DVD. How can I access the /extra folder to get wicd?
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If you've not already done so, read the installpgk manual. From konsole, "man installpkg"
Put in the dvd, look around on it for a directory named "extra". Inside that directory should be another directory named "wicd" and search that directory for a file with an extension of .txz. Once you've found that location ("cd /dev/yourcdrom/extra/wicd), open a console, navigate to that location and run installpkg. |
Or if your wired connection is working you can download wicd from any slackware mirror and install it using installpkg.
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