On Fri, 2006-04-14 at 09:16 -0700, Sean Bruno wrote: > FC5 installed very smoothly on this laptop. No real issues at this > point save the Atheros Wireless NIC. > > 04:02.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 > 802.11abg NIC (rev 01) > > > I installed the livna RPM's: > madwifi-0.0.0.20060317-4.lvn5 > kmod-madwifi-0.0.0.20060317-3.2.6.16_1.2080_FC5 > > I have been trying to use NetworkManger (version > NetworkManager-0.6.2-1.fc5 from updates testing) to get the connected to > my wireless network in any mode(en-encrypted, WEP or WAP). I haven't been having much success at this > point. > > NetworkManager shows several wireless networks available, some locked(shown with a padlock icon) and others unlocked. > > > Anyone got a madwifi HOWTO to point me at for FC5 or a piece of information that > I am missing to get me going? > Try copying the three lines from /etc/modprobe.d/madwifi into /etc/modprobe.conf. I then rebooted and was able to use system-config-network to configure ath0.... I do not use NetworkManager nor do I use WPA - so YMMV on those - but I am able to use WEP on my T40 and reconfigure it with system-config-network..... --Rob
