Up til now I haven't had any luck with iwconfig or Kwifimanager but I came across info on the web it said to do this: # /sbin/lsmod | grep "orinoco" and if there is nothing outputted then i have to load my drivers myself so I: # /sbin/modprobe orinoco # /sbin/modprobe orinoco_cs now the Kwifimanager at least shows connected but oddly enough no ip! here is the output of iwconfig: eth1 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"WillowHouse" Nickname:"Prism I" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437GHz Access Point: 00:0F:66:20:8F:93 Bit Rate:11Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm Sensitivity:1/3 Retry min limit:8 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=78/92 Signal level=-18 dBm Noise level=-145 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:211 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 yes the willow house is my ap :-) just for the heck of it here's ifconfig: eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:09:5B:23:3B:D6 inet6 addr: fe80::209:5bff:fe23:3bd6/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:3 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:5183 (5.0 KiB) TX bytes:372 (372.0 b) Interrupt:3 Base address:0x100 ok, now that to me is odd. in ifconfig it says inet6. then i dmesg and thot this was weird: [drm] Loading R200 Microcode eth1: Error -110 setting multicast list. eth1: Error -110 setting multicast list. eth1: Error -110 setting multicast list. eth1: New link status: Connected (0001) eth1: no IPv6 routers present irq 5: nobody cared (try booting with the "irqpoll" option. [] __report_bad_irq+0x2b/0x68 [] note_interrupt+0x73/0x96 [] __do_IRQ+0x19f/0x221 [] do_IRQ+0x5e/0x7a ======================= [] common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 [] __do_softirq+0x2c/0x79 [] do_softirq+0x38/0x3f ======================= [] do_IRQ+0x70/0x7a [] common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 [] acpi_processor_idle+0xf1/0x1f6 [] cpu_idle+0x1f/0x34 [] start_kernel+0x16b/0x16d handlers: [] (usb_hcd_irq+0x0/0x4b) Disabling IRQ #5 so is this an irq concflict how can i "try booting with the "irqpoll" option" and should I? my understanding of the problem is that I have great signal strength but no ip addy and that it's configured as ipv6. btw here is a very small pic of the kwifimgr to show it's info: http://members.cox.net/mhoy4/kwifimgr.png and just for the heck of it i connected in xp just to make sure their ap was working and it was. altho i did use a different wifi card in xp. thanks in advance, mike hoy > Michael wrote: > >> That card should work, set up router to give that nic a static ip, >> but keep the nic on DHCP. I found this worked on mine, I am using >> Netgear wg511. >> >> mike hoy wrote: >> >>> Pluggers! >>> >>> Hi, I bought a netgear ma401 wifi nic at the suggestion of a fellow >>> plugger a while back because it 'just worked' when used with >>> slackware. However, since slackware never could get my sound card >>> working I swithced to fedora core 3 and this netgear ma401 802.11b >>> 16-bit PCMCIA wifi nic doesn't work. but i am confused because it >>> seems like it is at least recognized: >>> >>> here is ifconfig >>> >>> eth1 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"" Nickname:"Prism I" >>> Mode:Managed Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00 Bit >>> Rate:11Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm Sensitivity:1/3 >>> Retry min limit:8 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off >>> Power Management:off >>> Link Quality=0/92 Signal level=-68 dBm Noise level=-122 dBm >>> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 >>> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 >>> >>> This leads me to believe it is a prism chipset >>> >>> -------------------- >>> >>> >>> >>> dmesg >>> >>> eth1: Station identity 001f:0006:0001:0003 >>> eth1: Looks like an Intersil firmware version 1.3.6 >>> eth1: Ad-hoc demo mode supported >>> eth1: IEEE standard IBSS ad-hoc mode supported >>> eth1: WEP supported, 104-bit key >>> eth1: MAC address 00:09:5B:23:3B:D6 >>> eth1: Station name "Prism I" >>> eth1: ready >>> eth1: index 0x01: Vcc 5.0, irq 3, io 0x0100-0x013f >>> >>> *these are just the last few lines the entire dmesg can be seen at: >>> http://www.pastebin.com/230853 >>> >>> >>> >>> by the way Dennis K, could you dmesg and iwconfig your netgear card >>> for me and tell me what yours says? we have the same card you and I. >>> >>> Thanks gals and guys, >>> >>> Mike Hoy >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss