Can't get a wireless connect

[shultzjr]

hey all,

I have two devices that I can't get to link:
a. a 2WIRE wireless access node and
b. a Gateway M275 with builtin Intel 2200BG wireless subsystem.
I am using Kubuntu 9.04 as the os on a dual boot system.
The 2WIRE has WEP set to 10 digit/the default. I tried
network manager/plazma-widget-network-manager and couldn't
get a connect. I then installed WICD which deleted the
other two and it doesn't work either. It gets to the
point of "acquiring an IP" and fails. So my question is
how do I uninstall and reinstall the Intel wireless driver
and if that fails what else should I try. I have found
others on the Internet who have had similar problems but
no solutions. If you could point me to any url's that
may be of some help that would be great.

It works fine in Windows XP Pro so it's not the hardware.

later,
charles.....

[GreyGeek]

Intel has a Linux driver for it at:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=all&ProductID=1637&OSFullName=Linux*&lang=eng&strOSs=39&submit=Go!

[shultzjr]

I can get a new driver, I just don't know how to unload the old one and reload the new one at the command line which is what I would like to do.

thanks....

[GreyGeek]

I can get a new driver, I just don't know how to unload the old one and reload the new one at the command line which is what I would like to do.

thanks....



That depends on where you got the old driver. If from the repository then mark it as "complete removal" and apply.

If you downloaded a tar file and installed the driver from it, then it depends on if you had to compile the tar file or just run a binary that resulted from untarring the tar file. Usually the tarred app includes a README and an "install.txt" file which explains how to compile and install or remove the app. If you compiled the source from tar files then most include an "uninstall.sh" script or "uninstall" ELF binary. Run it to remove the driver. If the tar gave a binary and you ran it, then use the "locate" command to find which directory the binary files were installed (besides /usr/bin) and search there for a binary uninstall program.

After you download the tar file from the URL I gave you there are 6 files in it. Four are text files. Read all four of them. The driver requires that you download and install the appropriate firmware for your version of the wireless. You can select that firmware from this site: http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php

[shultzjr]

thanks, will give it another shot on sunday afternoon, the soonest I can get at the machine.

later.....