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@  Juan Hernandez
   ` Janina Sajka
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From: Juan Hernandez @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'

Hi guys,

I have installed the driversand module for my wireless interface, intel
pro/wireless 3945 abg...  I got modprobe to load it fine, but it is not
linking to any device.  When I do iwconfig, I don't get any wireless
devices.

Any ideas?

Thanks.



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* Re: Wireless internet
   Wireless internet Juan Hernandez
@  ` Janina Sajka
   ` Janina Sajka
   ` Georgina Joyce
  2 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Janina Sajka @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.

If you do lsmod does your wireless device driver show up? In other
words, is it loaded?

Does it have an entry in /etc/modprobe.conf?

Janina

Juan Hernandez writes:
> Hi guys,
> 
> I have installed the driversand module for my wireless interface, intel
> pro/wireless 3945 abg...  I got modprobe to load it fine, but it is not
> linking to any device.  When I do iwconfig, I don't get any wireless
> devices.


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* Re: Wireless internet
   Wireless internet Juan Hernandez
   ` Janina Sajka
@  ` Janina Sajka
   ` Georgina Joyce
  2 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Janina Sajka @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.

Another thought -- My apologies for pressing send to quickly --

Is this one of those devices for which you need to obtain and compile
firmware separately? I believe the 3945 is pretty common, but I don't
know whether the entire stack has been released in a sufficiently open
license so that Fedora can just include the complete driver.

My recent experience is with the Intel 2100 and more recently the 2200.
Most recently, these are just handled by Fedora. But, until about a year
ago I got only a wrapper from Fedora, and had to get the rest from code
released by Intel on Source Forge. Try going to google.com/linux and
putting something like "Intel 3945 Fedora' in the search.

Janina


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* RE: Wireless internet
   Wireless internet Juan Hernandez
   ` Janina Sajka
   ` Janina Sajka
@  ` Georgina Joyce
     ` Janina Sajka
  2 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Georgina Joyce @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'

Hi

The iwconfig requires a device name.  You need to do a ifconfig -a | less to see what the device has been assigned and pass it's IP etc.  Then use iwconfig to pass keys, mode and channel etc.

Example: iwconfig wlan0 essid MyID

Gena

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VOIP / IM: gena1959uk



-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Juan Hernandez
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:40 PM
To: 'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'
Subject: Wireless internet


Hi guys,

I have installed the driversand module for my wireless interface, intel
pro/wireless 3945 abg...  I got modprobe to load it fine, but it is not
linking to any device.  When I do iwconfig, I don't get any wireless
devices.

Any ideas?

Thanks.


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* Re: Wireless internet
   ` Georgina Joyce
@    ` Janina Sajka
       ` Juan Hernandez
       ` Georgina Joyce
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Janina Sajka @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.

Actually, unless it works differently on other distros for some reason,
a simple iwconfig should gen a report for each network device. For
instance, on my laptop I get:

#iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

irda0     no wireless extensions.

eth1      IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:"xxxxxxx"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point:
aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff
          Bit Rate:54 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   Sensitivity=8/0
          Retry limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=89/100  Signal level=-26 dBm  Noise level=-84 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:6690214   Missed
beacon:10

eth0      no wireless extensions.

sit0      no wireless extensions.


Georgina Joyce writes:
> Hi
> 
> The iwconfig requires a device name.  You need to do a ifconfig -a | less to see what the device has been assigned and pass it's IP etc.  Then use iwconfig to pass keys, mode and channel etc.
> 
> Example: iwconfig wlan0 essid MyID
> 
> Gena
> 
> Amateur Call: M 0 E B P
> 
> VOIP / IM: gena1959uk
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Juan Hernandez
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:40 PM
> To: 'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'
> Subject: Wireless internet
> 
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> I have installed the driversand module for my wireless interface, intel
> pro/wireless 3945 abg...  I got modprobe to load it fine, but it is not
> linking to any device.  When I do iwconfig, I don't get any wireless
> devices.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
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* RE: Wireless internet
     ` Janina Sajka
@      ` Juan Hernandez
         ` Janina Sajka
       ` Georgina Joyce
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Juan Hernandez @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'

HI there,

I have had more success now.  I got the modules working.

When I do 'iwconfig' it shows me all of the nterfaces that I have on my
system, and which ones have wireless capabilities.

Now I did iwconfig eth1 mode managed key abcdefghi essid myaccesspoint

It connects to the access point, but, I get no internet.  It does not get
any ip data from my router's dhcp.

Any ideas?

Thanks, and take care.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca]
On Behalf Of Janina Sajka
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 12:36 PM
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: Re: Wireless internet

Actually, unless it works differently on other distros for some reason, a
simple iwconfig should gen a report for each network device. For instance,
on my laptop I get:

#iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

irda0     no wireless extensions.

eth1      IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:"xxxxxxx"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point:
aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff
          Bit Rate:54 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   Sensitivity=8/0
          Retry limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=89/100  Signal level=-26 dBm  Noise level=-84 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:6690214   Missed
beacon:10

eth0      no wireless extensions.

sit0      no wireless extensions.


Georgina Joyce writes:
> Hi
> 
> The iwconfig requires a device name.  You need to do a ifconfig -a | less
to see what the device has been assigned and pass it's IP etc.  Then use
iwconfig to pass keys, mode and channel etc.
> 
> Example: iwconfig wlan0 essid MyID
> 
> Gena
> 
> Amateur Call: M 0 E B P
> 
> VOIP / IM: gena1959uk
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca 
> [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Juan Hernandez
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:40 PM
> To: 'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'
> Subject: Wireless internet
> 
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> I have installed the driversand module for my wireless interface, 
> intel pro/wireless 3945 abg...  I got modprobe to load it fine, but it 
> is not linking to any device.  When I do iwconfig, I don't get any 
> wireless devices.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 
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> 
> 
> 
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Janina Sajka,	Phone:	+1.202.595.7777;	sip:janina@a11y.org
Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC	http://CapitalAccessibility.Com

Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and
Canada Learn more at http://ScreenlessPhone.Com

Chair, Open Accessibility	janina@a11y.org	
Linux Foundation		http://a11y.org

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* RE: Wireless internet
     ` Janina Sajka
       ` Juan Hernandez
@      ` Georgina Joyce
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Georgina Joyce @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'

Hi

Thanks, I didn't know if it would display a device that hadn't been configured in any way and I as you do, only have a configured interface.  

I see that the lister concerned appears to be making progress.

Thanks.

Gena

Amateur Call: M 0 E B P

VOIP / IM: gena1959uk



-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Janina Sajka
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 8:36 PM
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: Re: Wireless internet


Actually, unless it works differently on other distros for some reason,
a simple iwconfig should gen a report for each network device. For
instance, on my laptop I get:

#iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

irda0     no wireless extensions.

eth1      IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:"xxxxxxx"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point:
aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff
          Bit Rate:54 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   Sensitivity=8/0
          Retry limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=89/100  Signal level=-26 dBm  Noise level=-84 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:6690214   Missed
beacon:10

eth0      no wireless extensions.

sit0      no wireless extensions.


Georgina Joyce writes:
> Hi
> 
> The iwconfig requires a device name.  You need to do a ifconfig -a | less to see what the device has been assigned and pass it's IP etc.  Then use iwconfig to pass keys, mode and channel etc.
> 
> Example: iwconfig wlan0 essid MyID
> 
> Gena
> 
> Amateur Call: M 0 E B P
> 
> VOIP / IM: gena1959uk
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Juan Hernandez
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:40 PM
> To: 'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'
> Subject: Wireless internet
> 
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> I have installed the driversand module for my wireless interface, intel
> pro/wireless 3945 abg...  I got modprobe to load it fine, but it is not
> linking to any device.  When I do iwconfig, I don't get any wireless
> devices.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 
> __________ NOD32 2424 (20070726) Information __________
> 
> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system.
> http://www.eset.com
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup

-- 

Janina Sajka,	Phone:	+1.202.595.7777;	sip:janina@a11y.org
Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC	http://CapitalAccessibility.Com

Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada
Learn more at http://ScreenlessPhone.Com

Chair, Open Accessibility	janina@a11y.org	
Linux Foundation		http://a11y.org

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* Re: Wireless internet
       ` Juan Hernandez
@        ` Janina Sajka
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Janina Sajka @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.

Juan Hernandez writes:
> HI there,
> 
> I have had more success now.  I got the modules working.
> 
> When I do 'iwconfig' it shows me all of the nterfaces that I have on my
> system, and which ones have wireless capabilities.
> 
> Now I did iwconfig eth1 mode managed key abcdefghi essid myaccesspoint
> 
> It connects to the access point, but, I get no internet.  It does not get
> any ip data from my router's dhcp.
Right, this is only the first, though all important step. The iwconfig
is all about the radio portion of wireless.

I would next assign an ip address by hand, just to eliminate any
potential dhcp issues. Use your knowledge of your network to assign an
appropriate ip address, netmask, and default route:

ifconfig eth1 192.168.xxx.yyy netmask 255.255.255.0
route add default gw 192.168.xxx.zzz eth1

The above illustrative only, of course.

Now, ping your gateway address. If successful, you can bring down the
interface:

ifconfig eth1 down

and start playing with:

dhclient eth1

PS: If you already have a dhclient running, you may need to kill it
first.

Janina


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