Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless works with Knoppix CD but not Gentoo

[Robert Crawford <flacycads@cox.net>]

On Friday 17 February 2006 05:17, Rob Oravec wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-02-16 at 23:32 -0500, Grant wrote:
> > I've been struggling to get my wireless card to connect to the WEP
> > Airport router at my housing complex.  It turns out it connects just
> > fine using a Knoppix disc and manual ifconfig/iwconfig commands, but
> > the same commands don't work in Gentoo.  My Gentoo packages are
> > totally up to date.  I'm using madwifi.  Any suggestions?
> >
> > - Grant
>
> Hi Grant,
>
> Firstly have you got wireless extensions enabled in the kernel?
> -CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS=y
> I believe that is a requirement.
>
> Is the madwifi-driver installed and the module loaded?
> -modprobe ath_pci
>
> If it can't find the module emerge the madwifi-driver package
> -emerge madwifi-driver
> or alternatively try the madwifi-ng code at http://madwifi.org
> Both methods should give you a "ath0" interface.
>
> Are you getting any error messages?, when you run "iwconfig" does it
> show wireless related settings on the relevant interface?
>
> Hope this helps.
> Let us know,
>
> Rob

You also need to emerge madwifi-tools, and you need ath_hal loaded too.
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