[Sussex] wireless adaptor config for debian

[FRANK JAMES]

Dear Steve,

the device is just listed on the bus, so have to find drivers and then configure .

Pclinux and mandriver spoil us I suppose, there wireless is all laid on.

Anyway, not at all urgent. Thanks for replying so speedily!


----- Original Message ----
From: Steve Dobson <steve at dobson.org>
To: sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk
Sent: Monday, 28 April, 2008 10:56:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Sussex] wireless adaptor config for debian

Hi Frank

On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 07:42 +0000, FRANK JAMES wrote:
> Steve, may I ask for a bit of help?

All you have to do is post to the list, no permission from me or anyone
else is required.
> 
> I have installed a copy of Etch and unlike Mandriva and PC Linux there
> is no wireless set up already configured.

Wireless is a bit of a bitch on Linux.  This is not the Linux
developers' fault, the hardware manufactures are less than forthcoming
with details about their hardware.

> I used a hard wired ethernet to get it all together, but I have tried
> to configure wireless adaptor on a usb port but no joy.

I gave up WiFi years ago - wired is faster and less hassle.
> 
> The adaptor is recognised as being there and that's all.

Do you mean that it was listed as being on the USB bus or that it
recognised and an appropriate driver loaded?
> 
> I would appreciate your guiding hand as and when you can reply.

I'm not the one to help.  I've never used a USB network device so I
don't know all the angles.  But it would help if to give the device's
identity - lsusb is the command to use.

> Great talk that you gave, I have been looking up plasma screens, a
> lottery grant is needed!

Glad you like the talk, and yes plasma screens are not cheap - but the
prices are coming down.

Steve

-- 
Steve Dobson

You will get what you deserve.







      __________________________________________________________
Sent from Yahoo! Mail.
A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.lug.org.uk/pipermail/sussex/attachments/20080428/bdb30568/attachment.htm