Re: Help getting WiFi working on laptop

"Dale J. Chatham" <dale@xxxxxxxxxxx> · Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:13:49 -0500

I cannot remember the package, but there is a package that will let you
run Windows drivers under Linux.  I had to do that to get a wireless
card working on an Ubuntu machine (get EMC (www.linuxcnc.org) or
something better working on Fedora and we'll talk).

If you can't dredge it up, I'll try to find the name of the package,
but I suspect we're about to see a dozen posts with it :)

On 06/18/2010 09:59 AM, Steve Johnson wrote:

  Greetings,

  I’ve got Fedora 13 installed on my new Dell
Studio
laptop.  I haven’t had any other issues with the install, and wired
networking is working fine.

  I can’t, however, get wireless networking to
work.  The card in the laptop is a " Intel Centrino WiMAX 6250
Advanced-N +”.  It appears that the system has recognized the card,
but I don’t see any WAPs listed in the network menu at the top-right of
the screen.

  I’ve followed section 5.3 of the Wireless Guide
from the
Fedora 13 docs collection.  Everything looks right, up to step 5 where
I’m
supposed to see my WAPs.  Two other laptops in the house see my WAP as
well as a few others in the neighborhood.  My new Linux box sees nada.

  I’m thinking that maybe this card is too new and
isn’t
really supported even though the system recognizes it.  Looking at the
driver
lists referenced via section 5.2 of the Wireless Guide, I don’t see it
listed.

  Can anyone tell me for sure if the Intel 6250 is
supported?  If so, any ideas as to what’s going on with my new box?

  TIA for any help.

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