Re: Dell X300 and SUSE 9

From: Valentín Guillén (usenet1_at_myrealbox.com)
Date: 04/01/04 

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:50:45 -0700

On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 01:02:21 +0000, olivaw200 wrote:

> The laptop is pretty nice, but there is a problem, of course.
>
> Since Dull, er Dell won't release a linux driver for the wireless NIC
> (Dell TrueMobile 1300 internal),

Now I'm guessing, but does this mean that your laptop might be using a
chipset from Broadcom?

> I used linuxant's driver loader and
> the Win drivers posted at their site. Works great! The wlan0 gets an
> address and can ping and access the local network fine.

So this means you have it running at times on a LAN.....Are you then using
this card in Infrastructure (Managed) mode, in other words, with an AP, or
rather are you using this card in Ad-Hoc mode?

Where and how is the card obtaining its IP address? Are you assigning it
statically, or are you running a DHCP server on it, or maybe are you using
it along with some device which has a DHCP server incorporated?

Once again, HOW can you know that DNS is functioning correctly on this box?

> DNS works
> also. Problem is the wireless can't get out of the network and on to
> the internet.
>
> Checked the default gateway, it's right. When the cable is plugged in
> I can go use the inet, but removing it or booting with it unplugged
> leaves me limited to the local segment.

This cable you mention......Are we talking about a power cable, a TV
cable, an ethernet cable.....?

You know, I sure would like to assist you, and heaven knows, I'm fairly
sharp with this stuff, but I REALLY do need further info if I'm going to
have a shot at it.......

vg

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