Setting up a wireless network in suse 11 KDE4

Hello! I am also a new user to suse as well as linux. I got tired of windows and think it’s about time I started learning a real OS! Please go slow as I know little to nothing about linux. I’ll do the best I can.

As for my problem, I want to setup my wireless network card to access the internet. Having checked a few other posts, I entered some commands:

linux-pkzu:/home/rich # cat /etc/resolv.conf
domain site

linux-pkzu:/home/rich # iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

linux-pkzu:/home/rich # ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:240 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:240 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:16496 (16.1 Kb) TX bytes:16496 (16.1 Kb)

linux-pkzu:/home/rich # route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
loopback * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo

Is that of any help?

Thanks

Hmm, if you take a quick peek, we have a wireless sub-section, in there you will find a few stickies,full of useful info. Also, you would be better posting there, that’s where the wireless GURU’s hang out

Andy

On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:06:01 GMT
deltaflyer44 <deltaflyer44@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:

>
> Hmm, if you take a quick peek, we have a wireless sub-section, in there
> you will find a few stickies,full of useful info. Also, you would be
> better posting there, that’s where the wireless GURU’s hang out
>
> Andy
>
>

If they’re wireless, what do they hang on?


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Andy

Are you using the traditional method or knetworkmanager?

I’ve been using network manager. I know little to nothing about using the console. I’ve also been reading up on using ndiswrapper. I’m also trying to get hold of the DVD version of suse 11 (I don’t have a DVD burner) from ebay. That should give me more repositories and a better install. I’m quite keen to learn but the first thing I need to do is get it online first!

you mean you are waiting for a copy of the dvd from e-bay ?? cripes, if you’d asked i would have sent you a copy in the post for nowt

Andy

Well, I’m looking into it! If you’re offering… the yeah, I’d love that!

p.m. me!

Thanks!!!