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[SOLVED] wireless internet
Posted: 2012/02/20 08:39:28
by and1_hotsauce
Hi
I'm very new to linux and recently installed centos. I'm trying to get the wireless internet to work, however, I'm not too sure how to.
I have intel pro/wireless lan 2100 3b mini pci adapter and a dell latitude d400 laptop
any help will be appreciated
[SOLVED] wireless internet
Posted: 2012/02/20 16:47:23
by pschaff
Welcome to the CentOS fora. Please see the recommended reading for new users linked in my signature.
Please [url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=28723&forum=54]provide more information about your system[/url] by running "./getinfo.sh" and showing us the output file.
Re: wireless internet [SOLVED]
Posted: 2012/02/21 07:56:31
by and1_hotsauce
hi thanks for your reply
it took over 3 days but i finally managed to complete this
I installed ipw2100 firmware from the website below
http://linux1.fnal.gov/linux/lts46/i386/SL/RPMS/repodata/repoview/ipw2100-firmware-0-1.3-5.html
installed it
typed in
modprobe -r ipw2100; modprobe ipw2100
then you need to enable network manager which can be found on this site
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Wireless
look for the heading Intel Pro Wireless 2100 (ipw2100)
Re: wireless internet [SOLVED]
Posted: 2012/02/21 10:59:06
by pschaff
Might want to consider getting that from [url=http://elrepo.org/linux/elrepo/el5/i386/RPMS/ipw2100-firmware-1.3-11.el5.elrepo.noarch.rpm]ELRepo ipw2100-firmware[/url].
Thanks for reporting back. Marking this thread [SOLVED] for posterity.