Re: friggin Wireless - Somebody's got to do something
- From: Barnacle Bill the Sailor <mungedandmangled@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:49:55 -0400
TheDoc wrote:
"Barnacle Bill the Sailor" <mungedandmangled@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote inYeah I know. But if the companies aren't parting with the protocols, so
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The Computer Dood wrote:
I have SUSE 10 installed on a Dell Laptop, and have tried several times
to get tow different WIFI cards (Speedstream, and Airlink brand)
working. The card is detected, but cannot get an IP address on an optn
WIFI router. I have been on numerous web sites. I have installed a
NDISWRAPPER driver from the windoze disk, and each time I see the card.
I try and configure it, but it says it wants an IPV6 connection.
Yesterday, while trying every conceivable solution, I added PCI Wireless
Direct as an option. It was one of the built in drivers, under YAST.
The Wireless Card activity light came on, and at one point I saw an
address from my wireless router. But I could not route, and after a
reset, I lost the address.
I am curious why this is so difficult. Sure I am a rookie at Linux, but
it seems there should be better WIFI support. IFUP and IFDOWN on WLAN0
does not make a difference. Like I said, two different cards, same
results.
Looking for a definitive help on this. You know, Step by Step. All the
other features os SUSE seem great. It seems very profesionally written,
and the menues are sharp, and installation was easy. But really want
Wireless. May have to abondon SUSE if I cannot get it to work.
Looking for some GURU's to "plow the field" to help the rest of us get
things working.
Thank you,
Eric H.
When it comes to Linux and wireless, the day is going to come when it
works right out of the box and we will wonder why we put up with this
for so long. Does anybody that knows how to write drivers give a hoot
that wireless is so hit and miss with linux? NDISwrapper my arse! What a
kludge. Put something in the dad blamed kernel for pete's sake! Sorry
Eric that I am no help here, but I had to rant.
Well, it's not Linux that's the problem... it's the wireless card
manufacturers fault..
very very few will release interface/registers/commands etc.. they keep it
proprietory..
they only seem to support windoze.. that's where the sales are ( to date
anyway )..
as we all know, there are some VERY talented Linux software engineers out
"there" and I for one
am very grateful for their talents.. please don't flame Linux.. attack the
card manufacturers..
if the situation were reversed, I'm sure you would be saying "god windows
sux dude.. no Wifi drivers"..
reverse engineer the darn things! And dare them to make something of it!
.
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