Hello all, Im quite a beginner when it comes to linux, even more so when it comes to networking. I downloaded knoppix the other day in the hopes that it would detect my network cards and connect me to the internet, so I could do the alternate gentoo install via knoppix:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/altinstall.xml#doc_chap3
Alright, I boot up knoppix, everything is fine. I start the kwlan manager. I don't know what a WPA supplicant is, but it says to choose a driver so I choose the one that says ndiswrapper(something like taht, sorry!) the kwlan manager scans and finds my wireless network. I type in my WEP and it says its connected, but when I go to the internet it says the page can't be found (using
www.google.com and knoppix website.) I try more than one wpa driver and I get rid of the WEP, and it still can't load a webpage. Does anyone have any advice or ideas? Id love to hear them!