Can't access network even though wireless card is working

shortman101n · 01-05-2006, 08:52 PM

I currently have Mepis 3.3.1 installed and have a netgear wg311v2 card. I have installed the drivers using ndiswrapper. Then I loaded the module using modprobe ndiswrapper. So now the card is working but I cannot connect to the router on another computer in my house. In Kwifi manager if I hit scan for avaible networks it lists my network but then I don't know what to do from there. I can't even highlight the listed network.

elmurado · 01-06-2006, 12:58 AM

How do you have the router setup? Is it using WEP? WPA

shortman101n · 01-07-2006, 02:54 PM

No the security is turned off

MasterC · 01-07-2006, 03:01 PM

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Wireless - Networking and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

Cool

otoomet · 01-08-2006, 08:16 AM

I have never used kwifi. What happens if you (as root) type
# ifconfig wlan0 up # or whatever is your wlan interface
# iwconfig wlan0 mode Managed
# iwconfig wlan0 essid <your essid>
# dhclient wlan0 # given you have dhcp in the wlan.

You should get different messages about the attempt to get an ip address from servers dhcp daemon, and the ip address itself at the end.

if it fails, type
# iwlist wlan0 scan

and post the output.
Best,
Ott

shortman101n · 01-08-2006, 07:11 PM

I got it working it took a bit of work but I just used the instructions at http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wire...06/recipe.html