Slackware, rc.wireless.conf help.
Hi guys.
Hopefully someone can help here. Slackware seems to load my Laptops intel pro wireless driver at boot as I see something similar to -Intel wireless 2100 found at eth1 -loading ipw2100.fw When I startx into KDE then use Kwifimanager I need to also "activate" config 1 for kwifi to pick my card up, then I need to dhcpcd to obtain IP/gateway etc. Real hassle, no fun and irrelevant when I'm using fluxbox instead. Understand I need to edit rc.wireless.conf to some degree but (and it sounds stupid) what do I need to put and where, do I put my ssid where it says any essid? Also what do I need to edit for it to come on at boot so I don't need to go through the above KDE hassle. Kind regards |
To be honest, for wireless using wicd beats the living bejesus out of using rc.wireless.conf or some other tool. Have a look in the extra directory of your Slackware install disk for the package. Once you have it installed, make sure /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd is executable (and start it if you haven't rebooted) and then when you're in your favorite GUI, run wicd-client. You can get wicd-client to run automatically in both KDE and Fluxbox. If you're using Slackware 13, there is also wicd-curses which runs in console mode. Good for freaking out the Apple fanbois in the coffee shop.
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No probs, finally worked out wireless.conf and set dhcp in rc.inet everything works on boot up and got wireless connectivity from terminal and beyond. woot! |
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Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Beer.
Glad it worked so quickly. That isn't always the case with wireless in Linux. |
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