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Old 17-Oct-2007, 04:23
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Hi, I am having problem with finding networks on my notebook.
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Some web pages for you to look at to obtain information on your Dell 6400 with Linux:

* http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/dell.html [with many users using linux on this laptop]
* http://www.linlap.com/wiki/Dell+Inspiron+6400

Looks to me like you need to focus your search on getting the ipw3945 module running. You could do a search for ipw3945 on our forum, and see if you get any hits. For example:
http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/index.ph...&hl=ipw3945

Did you type "lspci" and "lsmod" in a konsole with root (super user) permissions to see what you could learn about your laptop's hardware specifics, and what modules you have loaded?

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2 ½. If hardware thingy is fine then tell me how to setup a network. I have wireless network in my university. what info do i need to configure my network. in xp i only needed to provide the "key"[/b]
You need to find out what encryption method is being used? Also find out what wireless protocol? (my terminology may be weak.... ) ... ie WPA? WPA-PSK ? WEB ? ... etc ...