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To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>

Subject: Re: Minimal Install with Wireless

From: Tod <tod@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 07:22:23 -0500

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Tod wrote:

Can I do a minimal install and still get Fedora to recognize andconfigure my wireless card, D-Link G520?
Thanks - Tod

Yes, but the madwifi package isn't included on the FC4 build. Thisrequired a kernel (from RPM) upgrade, and then the madwifi RPM for thecorresponding upgraded kernel. Once that was complete iwconfig settingsand ifconfig ath0 up did the trick. Create an alias in/etc/dhclient.conf - don't need that if you are using static IPaddress. Make sure to add /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ath0with the appropriate information so the card comes up at boot time. Mayneed to use /etc/init.d/network stop/start a few times to get thingsworking.