cannot connect to my wireless home network?

geordiejohn · #1 (**permalink**) 25-Jun-2009, 11:16

hello i have got a dell inspiron 1501 laptop,with a broadcom-440x 10/100 integrated controller and broadcom 802.11g network adapter and i have tried suse 11.1 kde and gnome but neither find my wireless home network?
the only linux distro that did this was mandriva.
when i try to setup network nearly all distros ask-ssid/mode/bssid/mac address/mtu
i can see i.p. router and mac address on my belkin router website but i am not sure about bssid?
any ideas how to get a connection to the internet please?
thank you.

lwfinger · #2 (**permalink**) 25-Jun-2009, 13:14

geordiejohn wrote:
> hello i have got a dell inspiron 1501 laptop,with a broadcom-440x 10/100
> integrated controller and broadcom 802.11g network adapter and i have
> tried suse 11.1 kde and gnome but neither find my wireless home
> network?
> the only linux distro that did this was mandriva.
> when i try to setup network nearly all distros ask-ssid/mode/bssid/mac
> address/mtu
> i can see i.p. router and mac address on my belkin router website but i
> am not sure about bssid?
> any ideas how to get a connection to the internet please?
> thank you.

Go to the wireless subforum, read the stickies, and provide the info
requested there.

geordiejohn · #3 (**permalink**) 26-Jun-2009, 05:01

ok will do

weighty_foe · #4 (**permalink**) 26-Jun-2009, 05:44

Just so you know, I have the same laptop as you and wireless does work. Just follow the guide & you'll be alright.

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