Re: Dell X300 and SUSE 9

olivaw2001_at_yahoo.com
Date: 04/01/04 

Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 02:17:04 GMT

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:50:45 -0700, Valentín Guillén
<usenet1@myrealbox.com> wrote:

>> 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?

Yeah, both the wired interface and the wireless are 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?

Managed and to an AP. I also use the AP with both an Actiontec and
ASUS wireless pcmcia cards (under Windows alas), and they have no
issues. The laptop's wireless NIC itself works fine under XP. The AP
is attached to the LAN and is not directly connected externally.

>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?

DHCP from the router. It's getting the address, mask, gateway and DNS
servers fine.

As to whether or not DNS is funtioning correctly.... The same
internal DNS server serves my whole wired and wired network. This
includes 6 wired and two wireless boxes.

As to the laptop itself, when I make a call, via ping, browser or
whatever, to resolve a host address, I can see the query hit the DNS
server and see the reply. The laptop resolves the address fine, it
just pukes on getting out the gateway.

>> 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.....?

Network 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.......

Sure. I appreciate the help. What else can I tell you?

Thanks.

Jim

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