New to Fedora, help with wireless!

[Neo24]

Hello, Im new to fedora core 7 and can't connect with my wireless. I have a Sony Vaio with a IPW 3945ABG adapter. Please help! :confused:

[scotta3234]

Might be worth taking a look here even though it was written for Fc6, i believe the same should still apply. http://fedoramobile.org/fc-wireless/intel-3945-from-freshrpms

[Neo24]

Thanks I'll check it out.

[hermouche]

Hello, Im new to fedora core 7 and can't connect with my wireless. I have a Sony Vaio with a IPW 3945ABG adapter. Please help! :confused:


Hy,

what's the output for the command:
#lsmod | grep ipw


Does it look like this:
[root@ibm ~]# lsmod | grep ipw
ipw2200 142217 0
ieee80211 35593 1 ipw2200
[root@ibm ~]#

Please post also the output of :
#lspci

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[hermouche]

I think you have got all you need to configure your wireless NIC card.
By default Fedora 7 includes both the driver and the firmware for your adapter.

red

[Neo24]

[root@localhost charpro]# lsmod | grep ipw
bash: lsmod: command not found
is what I get.

[Neo24]

My device is shown in my Network Configuration section under System->Administration->Network. I tried to hit the activate button on there but It wouldn't work either.

[Neo24]

Also, I get nothing for #lspci

[scotta3234]

For future reference, to issue those commands you must use su - (yes the dash is necessary).

Have you tried starting NetworkManager under System/Administration/Services?

I haven't used ipw wireless since my old laptop, but I do remember it was just a simple matter of making sure the firmware was installed as support for the card existed in the kernel already. Fedora7 I thought included support for the ipw3945 out of the box .

[FriedChips]

actually you can run them as a regular user so long as you specify their location

/sbin/lspci
/sbin/lsmod

[hermouche]

My device is shown in my Network Configuration section under System->Administration->Network. I tried to hit the activate button on there but It wouldn't work either.

You should configure your wireless NIC card

System-config-network

Then after click:
1- New
2- WirelessConnection
3- Your wireless card should be highlighted
4- Mode: Managed (if you got an Access point)
SSID: specify your SSID (network name)
go ahead

For now forget the encryption Key (security) trying to get working your Wireless card


code:
system-config-services

you should enable both "NetworkManager" and " NetworkManagerDispatcher"
you should start them and save

On your desktop near the clock you have got a new daemon:
left click on it with your mouse and click on your wireless network.

It should work unless i forgot something!!!!

EDIT: The SSID of your ap and NIC card should be the same.

Hope it helps

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