[LBo] Re: new system setup, progress and questions

[Anita Lewis]

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:28:10 -0700, Ray wrote:

> Hello all,
> Well this has been a learning experience. I've finally got my linux system up 
> and running. (Kubuntu 6.10, now as well as an ugly hardware hack to get the 
> charging system working.) This email is being sent from Kmail, instead of 
> Outlook Express so I guess it's kind of a test email too. 
> Thanks to all who helped me with my wireless network card. Many of your 
> suggestions didn't work properly with KDE and/or Kubuntu, but you pointed me 
> in the right direction and I found a good write up in the Kubuntu forums. 
> I would like to ask a little more about networking in Linux.  at the moment, 
> I can see available wireless networks with this system, but I can't connect, 
> (WEP, or open, no difference) Any suggestions, or pointers? Also, If I don't 
> have a network cable plugged in on power up, I can't connect by a hardwired 
> connection. Is this a configuration issue, or a Linux issue?

The problem with the wireless may be due to using Edgy(6.10) and the
2.6.17 kernel and madwifi (new version).  I use madwifi and it worked in
Ubuntu 6.06 and is working in my upgraded 6.10, but only with my old
2.6.15 kernel which has the old madwifi drivers (restricted modules
package.)  Do 'lsmod |grep ath' to see if you have ath_pci listed.  If you
do, I imagine you are having that same problem.  I have submitted bugs on
this and still have no answer.  I think they need wlanconfig in their
restricted modules package for the the new madwifi.  

If you are not using ath_pci, then please check 'lspci' to see what your
wifi card is.  It may be a similar bug with another driver.

About the network card, I think you just need to do something like 'ifup eth0' 
to bring it up.  If it is not connected at boot, then it cannot be brought up.  

Anita