Westell Versalink model 327W; Cannot setup wireless or wired connection.
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Distribution: Fedora core 5 Ubuntu 6 Slackware 11(if and when I get it running)
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Westell Versalink model 327W; Cannot setup wireless or wired connection.
Hello all,
Let me say out front, I searched this forum and attempted to resolve this with the previous posts about the similar topic. However, I have had no luck with google or that solution. I tried netconfig, but I don't believe I'm using a DCHP connection because I haven't set anything like this up.
Forgive my naiivity but I am sincerely lacking on this subject insofar as knowledge is concerned.
on Windows it works stellar my wireless and wired to the router connection, here at slack 11 it won't recognize my Ethernet connection out of the box nor will it my wireless which I didn't think it would.
here is some info which may be necessary for any help:
RealtekRTL8139 Family PCI Faster Ethernet NIC #2
Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
lo link encap:local loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask: 255.0.0.0
up loopback running mtu 16436 metric:1
rx packets " same as etho0"
tx packets " same as etho0"
rx bytes " " tx bytes " "
I also tried:
ping -c3 127.0.0.1
(which by the way I don't know if thats my ip, but, I found that when using ifconfig)
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq1 ttl=64 time-.022ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq2 ttl=64 time-.005ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq3 ttl=64 time-.002ms
--- 127.0.0.1 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 recieved, 0% packet loss, time 2016 ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev .002/0.009/0.022/.009ms
if there are any ridiculous errors in that bare in mind I typed it, because its on my other machine the slackware/win xp, which slackware won't get internet, obviously enough not this one.
8139too 13672 1 <this is the right module>
...
5:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek semiconducter co ltd. ltd-8139/8139c/9139c+ (rev 10)
So, now all you need to do is configure it properly. You should run 'netconfig' as root to configure it. Make sure to use DHCP, don't enter any IP addresses, you want it to get those automatically. So all you enter is a hostname and a domain name, then use DHCP for the rest.
Also, I hope you didn't type all the output of those commands out. Usually you can copy and paste, or redirect to a file, open that, and copy and paste.
Distribution: Fedora core 5 Ubuntu 6 Slackware 11(if and when I get it running)
Posts: 151
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I don't know if the router uses DHCP ( I barely understand what that is let alone if my machine uses it ) I'm simply going off your extensible understanding. You say DHCP I say ok. But i dunno. My compy is directly connected to the aforementioned router.
thank you again. but as of now my internet still is inactive.
Distribution: Fedora core 5 Ubuntu 6 Slackware 11(if and when I get it running)
Posts: 151
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thus far it won't allow me to leave the hostname blank nor will it allow me to leave the domain name blank. I then select dhcp and leave that part blank.
You seem to be at least triple booting (Fedora core 5 Ubuntu 6 Slackware 11(if and when I get it running)). Does this card work on there with this router ? If so, get the settings that those distros use.
P.S. By Window$, I mean the one made and distributed by Bill Gate$, and $teve Ballmer. (yes, they should probably change their names, so I stop replacing S with $)
Distribution: Fedora core 5 Ubuntu 6 Slackware 11(if and when I get it running)
Posts: 151
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only dual boot, just haven't got around to changing the ubuntu and fedora yet. I have slackware and xp on this machine currently. xp works flawlessly, it has the nessesary drivers and they woprk. slackware apparently has the essential drivers, they just decide not to work I suppose. Or I'm not telling them properly how if/and when to work.
Distribution: Fedora core 5 Ubuntu 6 Slackware 11(if and when I get it running)
Posts: 151
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windows simply takes my sid and my web code off the back of my router and then picks up the single, also it sences the single off the bat, unlike slack which doesn't even recognize a wireless single or recognize and ethernet plug in my compy.
Yes, in XP, check the network setting. I haven't used it in quite a while. There should be settings on there that may help you set up the connection on Slackware. Then you could use a static IP and fill the rest in.
If you don't use DHCP (and as it seems, it doesn't work), you'll have to use 'netconfig', but enter all the details manually. You can get all these details by booting into XP, opening up your network settings or information or whatever (somewhere in the control panel, I'm betting) and writing it down.
Distribution: Fedora core 5 Ubuntu 6 Slackware 11(if and when I get it running)
Posts: 151
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ok that will work i'll try that and come back on tomorrow and tell you how that goes, thank for the assistance, hopefully it will work. Later for now i'm off to work.
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