> -----Original Message----- > From: Jay Daniels [mailto:drs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 11:11 AM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: hp laptop and wireless > > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2004 at 03:53:43PM +0800, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jay Daniels [mailto:drs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 3:00 PM > > > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > > > Subject: Re: hp laptop and wireless > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2004 at 09:19:44AM +0800, Chris Kloiber wrote: > > > > On Mon, 2004-04-12 at 09:04, Jay Daniels wrote: > > > > > Have an HP ze4630us and has a wireless interface builtin. > > > > > > > > > > How do I tell if the wireless interface is detected by > > > fedora before > > > > > purchasing a wireless router? > > > > > > > > > > The laptop has a builtin wireless interface and infrared > > > port, however, > > > > > I see no such device in hwbrowser, the hardward browser! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > jay > > > > > > > > Get an lspci and lspci -n from the machine, and start googling. > > > > > > Thanks, it says Network Controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94306 > > > 802.11g (rev 2) > > > > > > WiFi or Home Wireless network, use the same protocol? > > > > > > It's late, I will investigate this further. > > > > If not mistaken, this is a centrino laptop? > > If yes, then perhaps you can look for ndiswrapper. > > It's basically a wrapper for those Intel's Centrino > > wifi card for usage under Linux. > > > > Have a look. > > Not Intel Centrino, it's an AMD Athlong-XP-M > > mobile AMD Athlon XP2500+ under /proc/cpuinfo > > I have never used a wireless network, wifi or bluetooth. I > was under the impression that a wireless network used a radio signal > since the routers have what appear to be an antenna, but this infrared > port and wifi I really don't understand all this? Yes.. You are right. Unless the laptop comes with a mini-PCI based wifi card. If so, this means it's built in, and you're unlikely to see the antenna. > But my laptop doesn't have an antenna like a wireless desktop pc card > but yet it says wifi and wireless network ready! Mini-PCI Card maybe. lspci -vv or lspci -n > Could anyone explain all this? Those infrared keyboards and mouse > were junk, I hope this isn't the same type of wireless setup for the > wireless network? Nope. Wifi and IR are 2 different things. > By junk, I mean you had to put the keyboard in the range of the sensor > or it wouldn't work. I hope this is not the case with wireless > networking? hehe.. actually, it is. Think of Wifi as your local TV station broadcasting Movies/shows for you. Your home/antenna needs to be be able to receive the signal.
