[Nottingham] SUSE linux 10 and a wireless LAN - help?

[Michael Leuty]

On 19/12/05, Godfrey Nix <godfrey at gnnix.co.uk> wrote:
> We have gone through YAST and put in the
> settings - apart from channel number which I cannot see how to enter in
> Yast. We do not know whether the hub is ad hoc or managed, so I tried
> with both and neither worked.

Is there a wired connection as well. If so the following advice
applies (to SUSE 10 as well as 9.3):

<http://www.susewiki.org/index.php?title=SUSE_FAQ#SUSE_9.x_problems_using_a_wired_and_wireless_interface_on_a_laptop>

The solution is here:

http://susewiki.org/index.php?title=WLAN_setup_with_ifplugd

Have you got Linux drivers for the card or are you using ndiswrapper?

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Michael Leuty
Nottingham, UK