I’ve just downloaded OpenSUSE 11.1 and loaded it onto both home computers. My Computer is cabled to a SpeedTouch 570 wireless router, the other (Office) computer is connected to a usb TP-LINK TL-WN321G. The question I am asking is how to I prepare my cabled computer for Home Networking, and how do I prepare the Office Wireless computer to connect firstly with the internet via the SpeedTouch Router and secondly with the Home Network?
Up until yesterday I was a devoted Microsoft Windows XP Pro user. I hope that OpenSUSE is a more reliable alternative.
hi,
i have a aspire one and 11.0 im gonna hopefully do a net install of 11.1 cos wifi doesnt work in 11.0 i tried madwifi and ndiswrapper but it doesnt work… can anyone help
Hi there,
Thanks for replying.
Sorry it took so long to get back to you … I have loaded the GNOME interface. Have I done the right thing?
This is only my first day using a Linux OS … it’s very different from Windows, but if it does what I require then I will be very happy.
Gael.
Hi again,
I did all the above and found that ethO and lo are both there.
I opened Yast - Network - NetworkSettings and received a warning.
“Network is currently controlled by Network Manager and it’s settings cannot be edited by Yast.
To edit the settings, use Network Manager connection editor, or switch the Network Setup method to Traditional method with ifup.”
I cannot find NetworkManager Connection Editor and I unfortunately have absolutely no idea what ifup is.
Could you give me step by step instructions as to how I procede or is there a “How To” link that is relevant to the question.
I appreciate all the help that more experienced people give.
Thank you.
Gael.
Hi Gael, there seem to me to be three questions wrapped up in this one:
Issue #1: You want to prepare your cabled computer for internet access, set up the netwok card and so on.
There are two options. One is to use a network manager, designed for and good for mobile computers, where the manager switches between networks. The other is the so-called “ifup” method, designed for and good for fixed networks. Ifup is an unfortunate word because it scares new users, but it is simple. It’s what you need here.
Here’s a how to on configuring the ifup way: First go to Yast –> network devices –> network settings –> Global options –> tick the “ifup” method. For the rest of it, it might now be good to go! The defaults are as in windows, to use an IP address obtained from the DHCP server in the router.
Issue #2: Regarding the Home networking part, I think by that you might mean network sharing of resources, but I’m not sure. Have a look at this LAN primer: HowTo Set up an openSUSE-Windows Home Office LAN/Network.
Is that what you meant?
Issue #3: Connecting the wireless computer to the wireless router.
Once again there is the issue of whether to use “ifup” or a network manager. Well if it’s a fixed computer like an office computer, then ifup is the go there too. So you’d treat it the same as the wired one except there may be a question of activating the wireless. Sometimes it doesn’t see the access point in the router because the wireless device isn’t “up”. To test whether it’s up and generally see what’s going on with the wireless, open a console window, enter the command su to get rootly powers and then enter these commands one at a time and copy/paste the whole dialogue back here:
no its not wrong its a choice of what you prefer personaly i like kde but some like gnome i have kde 4 and 3 and gnome and xfce
(ok so maybe a bit to much:))
That is my first time that I use Linux and I don’t even know how to find out what version I have, but I have seen a couple of time the description GNOME,
My problem is I have wireless router and no problem to connect wireless with windows but to use Linux to do that seems impossible.
I tried the suggestions above but did not come further.
PLESE HELP ME CONFIGER my connection with the router
Hi, welcome to the Forums.
Here are a few questions:
What wireless device, brand and model, are you using.
Is it a USB plugin or a PCI card inserted or integrated on the motherboard?
Is it listed when you look in Yast? GoTo Yast –> Network Devices –> Network Settings. That opens a panel with Tabs at the top. Under “Overview” is a list of detected netwok devices. How many do you see and what does it say about them?
That’s enough questions to start. We can ask some more based on what you reply.
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3.I go to Yast>Network Devives> but there are no network settings instead I have
network card >>>and that bring me to
Network Setup Method
( ) User controlled with network manager
( ) traditional method with ifup
And that shows me again this
Broadcom NetXtream BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet DHCP
Broadcom Bcm4312 802.11 a/b/g DHCP
You use a networkmanager if you have a roaming connection and need to switch time to time – and “Traditional ifup” if you have a mostly static environment. So, you choose as appropriate to your situation.
On a recent thread here: SuSE Linux 11.1 and Broadcom BCM4312 - openSUSE Forums
about the bcm4312, lwfinger reiterated that the chip was not supported natively (out of the box). You have to install the broadcom-wl driver from the Packman repository. In yast you will see a bunch of broadcom-wl-etc-etc RPMs. Choose the one that matches your kernel. You can see your kernel type with this console command: uname -r. So Have a go at that.
swerdna wrote:
> You use a networkmanager if you have a roaming connection and need to
> switch time to time – and “Traditional ifup” if you have a mostly
> static environment. So, you choose as appropriate to your situation.
>
> On a recent thread here: ‘SuSE Linux 11.1 and Broadcom BCM4312 -
> openSUSE Forums’ (http://tinyurl.com/cav36u)
> about the bcm4312, lwfinger reiterated that the chip was not supported
> natively (out of the box). You have to install the broadcom-wl driver
> from the Packman repository. In yast you will see a bunch of
> broadcom-wl-etc-etc RPMs. Choose the one that matches your kernel. You
> can see your kernel type with this console command: uname -r. So Have a
> go at that.
There are two different cards that are called BCM4312. One is, and the other is
not, supported. You need to look at the PCI ID to tell for sure. If the code is
14e4:4315, it is not supported and you need to use the Broadcom wl driver
mentioned above.
I think that all of the a/b/g versions have PCI ID’s 14e4:4312. These are
supported by the native driver b43, and all you need to do is install the
firmware. If you have Internet access while in Linux, then all you need to do is
open a console and enter the command
sudo /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware
If you do not have Internet access while in Linux, then go to the sticky
entitled “Welcome”, read about 2/3 of the way down, and you will see the steps
needed to install the firmware when the only Internet access is using another
computer or OS.