maylin

Hi, all I am trying to setup wireless network for my old laptop. I just installed Fedora 5 on it. I am a newbie in linux world. I have done reading for a week but each time I tried I failed to follow the instructions one way or the other. Please help me with step by step instructions if you can. The wireless card I have is d-link DWL-650 (revision P) I read from somewhere that it is a prism 3 SSF card. I like to learn how can I install the driver for this particular card so I can setup a network connection? Note that I don't have ethernet port on this laptop so as far (not too far tho~) as I know, I can not use YUM. So please provide a work around. Thank you in advance! Maylin Additional information on my system -- uname -r 2.6.15.2054_FC5 pccardctl ident Socket 0: product info: "D-Link", "DWL-650 Wireless PC Card RevP", "ISL37101P-10", "A3" manfid: 0x000b, 0x7110 function: 6 (network)

Here is what I got after typing /sbin/iwconfig - lo no wireless extensions. sit0 no wireless extensions. By that it probably means the drivers are not loaded... Now it kinda like I recognize there is an 'airplane' on my driveway but I don't know how to fly it My laptop is quite old, it is a Compaq Presario 1600. It was almost retired until give linux a try. Maybe I should try orinoco (didn't quite follow the readme file though)? Or I do have the CD for windows drivers, how can I utilize it? Sincerely, maylin Maylin

Hi danleff, Thank you so much to response back! What I was trying to do is just to be able to surf the internet, that's it. I think I am using a gnome because I do see a desktop kind of user interface like this. I opened up firefox but I don't feel there is a network connection established yet. When I try to configure the network by selecting System ->admin(? sorry I am at work without the laptop)->network. At the hardware tab, add new, select "wireless", then there is a dropdown list for "adapter". Where I do not see this particular card and I am not sure which alternative (if) I should select. That's where I got stuck. [i tried to ramdomly select some pcmcia cards and the system will tell me "no such device..." when I try to 'activate':p] Please let me know what should I do next in order to proceed. I do have the essid and passphrase for my router, but the problem seems to occure ahead of this step. Sincerely, Maylin