> Hi folks. > > I've got set up on my laptop WIFI using ndiswrapper installed by RPM and > alls been working fine. When I want to go wireless I run the script > below. > > However, since I've run a 'yum update' which included a new kernel and > the > dependency of the ndiswrapper rpm it's stopped working. > > ndiswrapper loads with no errors, but does not create a network device. > The > driver says it's loaded fine and detected the hardware. > [root@dcomp5 ~]# ndiswrapper -l > Installed drivers: > neta3ab driver installed, hardware present > [root@dcomp5 ~]# > > > The install worked fine, and the rpm -qa shows: > > [root@dcomp5 ~]# rpm -qa|grep kernel > kernel-2.6.14-1.1637_FC4 > kernel-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4 > kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.14-1.1637_FC4-1.5-0.lvn.1.4 > kernel-2.6.15-1.1830_FC4 > kernel-2.6.16-1.2069_FC4 > kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4-1.8-0.lvn.1.4 > kernel-doc-2.6.16-1.2069_FC4 > kernel-2.6.14-1.1637_FC4.stk16 > kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.16-1.2069_FC4-1.13-1.1.lvn4 > [root@dcomp5 ~]# uname -a > Linux dcomp5.ringways.co.uk 2.6.16-1.2069_FC4 #1 Tue Mar 28 12:19:10 EST > 2006 > i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > [root@dcomp5 ~]# > > This is the script I run. I get no errors from the depmod or modprobe. > > [root@dcomp5 ~]# more bin/wan-up > #!/bin/bash > > depmod -a > modprobe ndiswrapper > iwconfig wlan0 mode managed key open <mykey> > ESSID=`iwlist wlan0 scan|grep ESSID|cut -d '"' -f 2` > echo ESSID=$ESSID > if [ "$ESSID" == "DAP1" ]; then > IP=10.2.1.29 > GW=10.2.1.1 > else > IP=10.1.1.29 > GW=10.1.1.112 > fi > ifconfig wlan0 $IP netmask 255.255.0.0 > route add default gw $GW > [root@dcomp5 ~]# > > -- > Gary Stainburn > > This email does not contain private or confidential material as it > may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown > and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000 > Gary, Why not using system-config-network for the configuration? It is easier. Perhaps, your device got lost, with system-config-network you can (re-)add it again. Roger
