Ok.. I got the version 4 of the linksys WMP54G - it detected it in hardware in Yast.

I configured it w/o loading any drivers and it sees my ESSID and has a 96% signal quality.

When I go to

cat /proc/net/wireless

it shows

interface ra0
Status 0000
link 86
level 65
noise 0

missed beacon 0



what am i missing to get it to work?? Firefox says page not found! I also have it on autodetect and its not picking up any IP addresses.. could that be the problem?

Are you using dhcp or static IPs?

Do you have a valid IP and dns settings?

i have the option to automatically obtain an IP.. maybe that's why its not working?

How do I get my IP address..doesn't my linksys router have to assign me one?

Type 'ifconfig' in a console to see if you have been assigned one.

it doesn't have one assigned

ok, this is what I get now


iwconfig

ra0 - RT2500 Wireless ESSID: "HOME" Nickname="linux"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.412Ghz Bit Rate=11 Mb/s
RTS thr=off Fragment thr=off
encyrption key "************************8" security mode= restricted


when i do ifconfig

lo Lin encap: Local Loopback

inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask 255.0.0.0
inet6addr: :: 1/128 scope:host



ra0 link encap:ethernet HWaddr= 00:12*********
inet addr:192.168.0.1 bcast: 192.168.0.255 mask:255.255.255.0

do you need any more information? mostly because i have to type this out on another computer..


thanks

well my card is recognised as ath0
ifconfig ath0 up
if the above doesn't work you need to modprobe your card. See yast hardware manager for module details (usually has a system tray icon telling you what you need to modprobe)

if you're using dhcp,
/sbin/dhcpd