stef

(Newbie)

Hi,

I have never used Mandriva or Linux with wireless, so be patient with me.

I have a wireless card/chipset: Intel Corporation|PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or
AGN Network Connection [NETWORK_OTHER]

Going into the Network Center, I can see that all of the wireless
networks available are there; and of course, I can see mine (which at the
moment is NOT encrypted in any way.)

When I click on the button "Connect", it just will not connect or get an
IP address from DHCP.

Can anyone help me resovle this please?

I did a sudo iwconfig and my SSID is shown there

IEEE 802.11g ESSID:" correctnetworkname"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point:
00:A0:C5:37:15:71
Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thrff Fragment thr=2346 B
Encryption keyff
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0


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stef

Lo and behold!

It started to work after I used the Network Center to "disconnect from
ethernet", unplug the ethernet cable (I had plugged it in to get
connected to IRC) and use the "connect" button on the wlan tab.

So it seems fine for now.

Is there a way for me to get automatically connected to that wireless
network upon startup?

Thanks.

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unruh

stef <notvalid@nomail.nul> writes:


That means that your wireless card works. So do not look there for the
problem.

Is your wireless AP able to give dhcp addresses? Are you sure it is set up
for no encryption? What does
iwlist s
say for your access point?

OK, so it IS conected to your access point. and it looks like you are right
that there is no encryption. So now the problem seems to be the dhcp.
Check that your wireless will actually do dhcp.

maurice batey

I am very interested in an answer to that question!
(See posting "Laptop forgets last connection" on Aug 23.)

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teilhard knight

Yes. Right click in the system tray the icon for your connection and
choose "configure network", or open MCC and go to "Network and Internet"
and then to "Set up a New Network Interface (........)" and do the
configuration. At the penultimate step you will see the option of
connecting at boot.

Cheers.

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maurice batey

Ah, thanks, Teilhard!

(Until recently it had been connecting at boot. Perhaps got turned
off by some update...)

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maurice batey

Actually, when I looked, that option was ticked, but it still would
not connect at boot.

However, when I tried that again, I saw that the option to connect
to our specific home router SSID was *not* selected.
Once (re)selected, it now connects at boot...
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