Linux - Wireless NetworkingThis forum is for the discussion of wireless networking in Linux.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
Distribution: anything debian based, long live apt-get
Posts: 230
Rep:
iwconfig wlan0
i am somewhat familiar with setting up wireless network cards...i am trying to put a wireless usb adapter in a desktop computer....when i do iwconfig it says eth0 no wireless interface and lo no wireless interface, but wlan0 isn't even showing up.....how can i get the computer to recognize my device? i have used ndiswrapper to install the driver, and it installed successfully
I would say that if wlan0 is not showing up then the driver did not install successfully!
Double check that wlan0 does not show up in ifconfig -a, and also are there any hints in the output of 'dmesg'? I'm not specifically familiar with ndiswrapper but it would help to know what procedure you followed to install the device, what commands you typed, and what type of wireless card you are setting up.
Sorry, if it's a ndiswrapper problem I can't help, but unless you supply some more details of your setup and what procedure you are following then neither will anyone else!
exactly, then it will become available. ifconfig wlan0 up will then bring up the interface followed by dhclient wlan0 to grab an IP. Then you'll be set......ideally.
Originally posted by fatrandy13 yeah your right, the driver didnt install corectly, any help with that?
in dmesg i see that my wireless adapter says no driver associated
I missed that post. Usually just running "modprobe ndiswrapper" will help. But you can also run "ndiswrapper -m" which will add the proper alias to modules.conf. That should clear up the dmesg errors.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.
