Wireless Configuration
 

Hello Guys,

I am a novice in Radhat, I have installed Redhat 9.0 on my dell 600m. Now i wana configure wireless card on it. I dont know where to start, even not the driver to be used for it, or where can i find the driver info for it.

Pls help me!!

Regards
-Ain

What kind of wireless card is it? Can you post the results of 'lspci' and 'lspci -n' ? This will output information about your hardware, including your wireless card. You'll probably need to su in order to use the command.


Cheers,
Jacob

[root@localhost root]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 3340 (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 3341 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #1) (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #2) (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #3) (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BAM/CAM PCI Bridge (rev 81)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24cc (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24ca (rev 01)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB AC'97 Audio (rev 01)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB AC'97 Modem (rev 01)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R250 Lf [Radeon Mobility 9000] (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation: Unknown device 170c (rev 02)
02:01.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc.: Unknown device 7113 (rev 20)
02:01.1 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc.: Unknown device 7113 (rev 20)
02:03.0 Network controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4220 (rev 05)

[root@localhost root]# lspci -n
00:00.0 Class 0600: 8086:3340 (rev 03)
00:01.0 Class 0604: 8086:3341 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 Class 0c03: 8086:24c2 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 Class 0c03: 8086:24c4 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 Class 0c03: 8086:24c7 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 Class 0c03: 8086:24cd (rev 01)
00:1e.0 Class 0604: 8086:2448 (rev 81)
00:1f.0 Class 0601: 8086:24cc (rev 01)
00:1f.1 Class 0101: 8086:24ca (rev 01)
00:1f.5 Class 0401: 8086:24c5 (rev 01)
00:1f.6 Class 0703: 8086:24c6 (rev 01)
01:00.0 Class 0300: 1002:4c66 (rev 02)
02:00.0 Class 0200: 14e4:170c (rev 02)
02:01.0 Class 0607: 1217:7113 (rev 20)
02:01.1 Class 0607: 1217:7113 (rev 20)
02:03.0 Class 0280: 8086:4220 (rev 05)
[root@localhost root]#


I have Intel® PRO_Wireless 2200BG driver installed in my win 2000 OS.
My Linux kernel version is "2.4.20-6"
I search about this issue and came across to know that I should have atleast 2.6 or higher version Kernel to install this wireless driver. Pls confirm me am I right or suggest me the other way to install this driver.


Regards,
-Ain

Yes, you will need a kernel 2.6.8 or higher. Once you've upgraded your kernel, you can find the drivers and firmware at http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/ or by searching the Intel site for the card. In my experience, Intel provides very good email support for installation issues related to this driver -- but only for the stable 1.0 version.

Jacob

Thanks Jacob!!

Could you pls tell me how can I upgrade the kernel from 2.4 to 2.6.

Regards
-Ain

You can download the source code at www.kernel.org . The readme that comes in the package is pretty useful.

You might also want to check out Kernel Newbies .

Bear in mind that Fedora and Red Hat use modified kernels and that you might want to use their kernel sources instead of the vanilla sources that come from kernel.org. I don't use Fedora or Red Hat, so I can't help you there. I think it is a simple proccess with Red Hat and this link might help you.

I really recommend that you look in the Red Hat forums for help on upgrading your kernel.


Cheers,
Jacob