Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Networking

#1 (**permalink**) 10-May-2006, 02:27

Hi,

In SuSE Linux 10.0, my Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Card is detected and
configured, but the card is disabled. My laptop came with Windows
programs to monitor a hardware switch, but not available on Linux.

Is there a way to enable the card in any other way (without using
hardware switch, as I have no Linux software for it)?

Thanks in advance,
Ben

#2 (**permalink**) 10-May-2006, 08:51

ben_g_thompson@yahoo.com.au wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In SuSE Linux 10.0, my Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Card is detected and
> configured, but the card is disabled. My laptop came with Windows
> programs to monitor a hardware switch, but not available on Linux.
>
> Is there a way to enable the card in any other way (without using
> hardware switch, as I have no Linux software for it)?

Not exactly sure what you mean. For example on an HP 6230, there
is a Fn key sequence to enable the blue tooth and wireless.

What model of laptop is it? That might provide the information
that people need to answer the question better.

#3 (**permalink**) 18-May-2006, 15:00

> ben_g_thompson@yahoo.com.au wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > In SuSE Linux 10.0, my Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Card is detected and
> > configured, but the card is disabled. My laptop came with Windows
> > programs to monitor a hardware switch, but not available on Linux.
> >
> > Is there a way to enable the card in any other way (without using
> > hardware switch, as I have no Linux software for it)?
>
> Not exactly sure what you mean. For example on an HP 6230, there
> is a Fn key sequence to enable the blue tooth and wireless.
>
> What model of laptop is it? That might provide the information
> that people need to answer the question better.

Tony Fay:
I have the same problem on my 2002 IBM Thinkpad T30 with an Intel Pro
Wireless Board (Pentium M)(Wireless B). It's an older wireless, before G
and when Intel Centrino was called Pentium M.

#4 (**permalink**) 20-May-2006, 14:33

ben_g_thompson@yahoo.com.au skrev:
> Hi,
>
> In SuSE Linux 10.0, my Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Card is detected and
> configured, but the card is disabled. My laptop came with Windows
> programs to monitor a hardware switch, but not available on Linux.
>
> Is there a way to enable the card in any other way (without using
> hardware switch, as I have no Linux software for it)?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ben
>
Do you have an /etc/modprobe.d/ipw2200 file?

Rutger

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