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network-manager package

  1. Gutsy (7.10)
  2. Bug #121439
  3. Comment #121

Comment 121 for bug 121439

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote : Re: [Bug 121439] Re: [Gutsy]Network Manager Applet can't connect wireless with ipw3945 driver

On Fri, Aug 31, 2007 at 05:55:10PM -0000, Alex Wauck wrote:
> Here's what I did to use the iwl3945 driver:
> sudo modprobe -r ipw3945
> sudo modprobe -i mac80211
> sudo modprobe -i iwl3945
> sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
>
> Note: iwl3945 will use wlan0 as the interface instead of eth1 (at least
> on my hardware). Also, it seems that loading iwl3945 automatically
> unloads ieee80211.
>
> I was able to connect to an unsecured wireless network and access the
> internet. I do not have a secured network to try it with, so I don't
> know if that works.
>

Alex, does Network Manager itself work with this? e.g. what do you
have in /etc/network/interfaces?

 - Alexander