OpenSuse 11.2 + Linksys wusb54gc ver 1

English Network/Internet
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Hi everyone,
this is my first time ever installing a different Operating System (other than windows). My living situation forces me to connect to internet only by using wireless, and I don’t have access to the router because my landlord is out of town until next week. so hopefully you guy’s here can help me because I’m tired dual booting to read articles in windows and then boot opensuse to apply them.

the problem might be really simple as I can already see the router, but I have no idea how to fix it.

When it’s trying to save the config. it always fails/quits in this phase…
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8281/95417654.png

How do I find out:
1.Operating Mode
2.Key input Type and the bit?
it might not matter tho, because I’ve tried all combination (i think)
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9244/94389510.png

Thanks in advance and sorry if I made noobish mistake…

*more images in the next post, I can only post 4 img per post

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More Information
I have no idea what I’m listing here, I just follow the guidelines in primer-what-i-should-do-next

1.lsusb
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6719/3lsusb.png

2.dmesg | less
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/6349/dmesg1.png

3./usr/sbin/iwconfig
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1249/snapshot8.png

4.sudo /usr/sbin/iwlist scan
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/5169/snapshot9u.png

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Your iwlist output shows that you wireless device is receiving (and
probably transmitting). I do not know why YaST is crashing when you
try to save the configuration. Look in /var/log/YaST2/y2log to see why
that happens.

From what you have included, I do not know whether NetworkManager is
running, or not. If it is, you should have an applet in the lower,
right-hand corner of the screen. Click on it, and select “Manage
Connections”, then “Network Connections”, “Wireless”, and add the
connection. As you cut off the output for your AP, I cannot tell if
you are using WEP or WPA encryption. If WEP, you need the hex key. For
WPA, a passphrase will work.

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Thanks for replying,

I tried running ‘/var/log/YaST2/y2log’ and it says “access denied”, I suppose to run it in the konsole, correct?

and there is no NetworkManager Icon/applet running :frowning:

The router is using WAP-open, I got that from looking in my windows 7

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On 11/27/2009 11:26 PM, nevsky6 wrote:
>
> Thanks for replying,
>
> I tried running ‘/var/log/YaST2/y2log’ and it says “access denied”, I
> suppose to run it in the konsole, correct?

It is not a command. Log files are meant to be viewed with an editor
or with less. You will need to be root to open it.

> and there is no NetworkManager Icon/applet running :frowning:
>
> The router is using WAP-open, I got that from looking in my windows 7

Did you set the network to use “ifup”? You can find that by looking at
the file

/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0

You will find the line

USERCONTROL=‘no’

No means control with NetworkManager.

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http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1466/snapshot10j.png

I think I miss something, because

  1. I can’t enter the folder /var/log/YaST2/
  2. I can’t find /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0
    there is however, ifroute-lo and config file. on which the USERCONTROL=‘no’

hope that helps

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On 11/28/2009 12:36 AM, nevsky6 wrote:
>
> [image: http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1466/snapshot10j.png]
>
> I think I miss something, because
> 1. I can’t enter the folder /var/log/YaST2/
> 2. I can’t find /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0
> there is however, ifroute-lo and config file. on which the
> USERCONTROL=‘no’

You need to be root. From a terminal enter the command

kdesu less /var/log/YaST2/y2log

There are a number of ways to create the eth0 configuration, but for
you it would be best to use YaST. Go to Network Devices => Network
Settings. Ignore the warning. Under the Global Tab, select the ifup
method. Then configure your wired device to “Start on cable
connection”. After saving the results, go back in and switch back to
using NetworkManager.

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Hey, just registered an account here because I’ve been following this (and other similars) thread, and finally came out with half a solution that I’d like to share with you and anyone who gets frustrated by the same trouble.

First of all, known bugs are TWO and different:

  • KNetworkManager routes bug.
  • KNetworkManager enable wireless bug.

The first one is, as said in this thread, fixed in the updated release of KNetworkManager.
The question everyone seems to ask is: “how can I get the update since I have no network???”. That is part of the true. Actually, with cable connection at least, disabled IvP6 and given KNetworkManager to manage connections, we DO HAVE a connection to the router.
What we do not have, is a nameserver lookup. So basically, we can not access google.com. But if we try with Google’s IP (Google)… Ta-daaaaa!

SO, back to the point: how can we get the update? In YAST, just edit the update repository and change download.opensuse.org into 195.135.221.130.
As easy as it is. Skip other repos, you’ll be able to get them later, when the net is up and working.

Now just start all the updates from YAST, then reboot.

Ok, we got it: wired connection with DNS lookup.

Now the second bug: we can connect through our cable, but we can not “enable wireless” (grey disabled option on KNetworkManager menu). No enables, no connections.
The funny thing is this is just a non-fixable bug; chances are that if you can not “enable wireless”:
a) you have no wireless adapters connected. > Connect one.
b) you are on a laptop, with wireless adapter turned off. > Turn it on.
c) you are on desktop/laptop with TWO wireless adapters. Maybe the first one integrated (with its own on/off switch), the other just an USB with no switches.

Well, if you’re the C case, take off the USB/PCMCIA adapter, just turn on the integrated wlan, wait 5 seconds and… Ta-daaaaaa! Wireless is up and running.

Still not enabled? Ok, try with “ifconfig wlan0 up”, maybe your wlan adapter is still sleeping. Wait 5 seconds again and… Well, ta-daaaaaa! Wireless is finally running.

Seems like KNetworkManager requires that if ONE adapter has a on/off switch, BOTH adapters have to got an on/off switch, otherwise no chances to enable wireless.

THAT is insane.
Don’t come back to 11.1, just follow the previous lines and you all will be ok. Gonna post this on other threads like this.

Peace.