> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Craig McLean > Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 12:27 PM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: kernel source install > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Jeff McKeon wrote: > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > >>[mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Craig McLean > >>Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 12:10 PM > >>To: For users of Fedora Core releases > >>Subject: Re: kernel source install > >> > >> > >>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >>Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> > >>jsmforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> > >>>Ok, one step closer now... > >>> > >>>seems to be an iwconfig issue now: > >>> > >>>[root@localhost log]# iwconfig > >>>lo no wireless extensions. > >>> > >>>eth0 no wireless extensions. > >>> > >>>sit0 no wireless extensions. > >>> > >>>Warning: Driver for device wlan0 has been compiled with > >> > >>version 18 of > >> > >>>Wireless Extension, while this program supports up to > >> > >>version 17. Some > >> > >>>things may be broken... > >> > >>You can generally ignore this message, especially between 17 and 18. > >> > >>C. > > > > > > Thanks Craig, what does the error message mean though? Just for my > > own knowledge... > > Different versions of the wireless tools were used to compile > the driver (kernel space) than to compile the tools (user > space), so if there are big changes in the way the tools > expect the drivers to behave, things will break. 17 to 18 > didn't really introduce any big changes that I'm aware of, > just fixes and tweaks, so you don't need to worry. > > > Now it seems I can't configure the wlan0 interface. > > > > If I issue: > > > > iwconfig wlan0 essid "mynet" > > > > And then issue the command: > > > > Iwconfig > > > > It still shows essid:off/any > > > > What gives? > > > > Are you using WEP/WPA? Unless you configure the interface to > be WEP/WPA aware it won't associate - check google or > fedoraforums for howtos. Are you using MAC filtering on the > access point? (If you don't know what that means, then the > answer is probably no ;-) ). Can you actually see the > accesspoint from where you are? What does "iwlist wlan0 scan" show? > > C. Yes my ap does use WEP/WPA, I'll look up the howto for that. No, I don't use mac address filtering on my AP. I know the AP works because I'm sending this mail to you over it from another laptop :o) Iwlist wlan0 scan returns nothing. Thanks, Jeff
