Re: friggin Wireless - Somebody's got to do something

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.

Tried to use Suse 10.2 on a Thinkpad with an intel wireless device. Just
would not pick it up. As I needed it in a hurry, I just stuck in a kubuntu
7.04 live CD and it picked it up. So, I just erased the Suse and installed
kubuntu. Still use Suse at home.

Ken D.
.

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