iwconfig

xcoaster1 · 04-01-2005, 12:29 AM

It's been a while, but got the system to see the card,it lights up but when it reboots saying when I run:

root:~#dhcpcd wloan0 start
root:~#iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions

Anyone have any ideas .. I'm still rusty in configurations .. been away too long

Some Info on system:

Belkin Wireless 656001
Slackware 10.1

jm0 · 04-01-2005, 01:36 AM

What did you use to getting the hardware/driver lighten up? ndiswrapper, linuxant etc..

xcoaster1 · 04-01-2005, 01:45 AM

ndiswrapper and following this: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/answers/396

jm0 · 04-01-2005, 01:50 AM

I use the same card as you.

Try "ndiswrapper -l". It should write:
"bcmwl5 driver present, hardware present".

if not, then you haven't install the driver yet.
if you have, then try "modprobe ndiswrapper".

Because if the ndiswrapper isn't installed in your kernel, then it tells you why you dont have wlan0 in your iwconfig!

xcoaster1 · 04-01-2005, 01:58 AM

I get:

root:~#ndiswrapper -l
Installed ndis drivers:
bel6001 drive present
root:~#modprobe ndiswrapper
root:~#

jm0 · 04-01-2005, 02:02 AM

The last command "modprobe" was succsesful.

Now try "iwconfig" again.

xcoaster1 · 04-01-2005, 02:03 AM

root:~#iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

jm0 · 04-01-2005, 02:07 AM

Then see if ndiswrapper is in your "modconf".
It should be in the bottom of the list, in "misc".

I'll be back in an hour.

xcoaster1 · 04-01-2005, 02:29 AM

Well since this was a new install, had to update the db ...

Ran the ndiswrapper -l and modprobe ndiswrapper again and reupdated the db .. and this is what I see now for the modconf:

root:~#updatedb
root:~#locate modconf
/usr/share/vim/wim63/syntax/modconf.vim

No "misc" in the file when I view .. maybe I'm missing something somewhere.

xcoaster1 · 04-01-2005, 03:31 AM

I'm headed to bed .. I can deal with this more tomorrow ... any other information would help tho.

Thanks in advance.

jm0 · 04-01-2005, 03:38 AM

Did you compile and install the packages "ndiswrapper-utils" and "ndiswrapper-source"..?

Your attempt to find the misc in modconf failed, beause there's no module called "ndiswrapper" to add to your kernel. You do this with the "modprobe ndiswrapper". You must have make some mistakes under the setup of ndiswrapper. Try to re-install.

jm0 · 04-01-2005, 03:43 AM

Otherwise you need to get the "modconf"-package.

darkleaf · 04-01-2005, 08:51 AM

From the output of ndiswrapper -l it looks like you have an old version too. Might want to upgrade it

xcoaster1 · 04-03-2005, 08:49 AM

I've downloaded the ndiswrapper 1.1 and installed it, the MAKE did take a while, but I didn't see it ask for any ocnfigurations or anything.

darkleaf · 04-03-2005, 11:05 AM

It won't ask for configuration. You'll have to set the essid and keys before you connect to a dhcp server for the rest of the info or you have to set everything static. If you've modprobed it you should have a wireless interface on which you can set those things.