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Anybody using Open SuSE?
Anybody using Open SuSE?
Dear Friends:
I tried the OpenSuSE distro, installed it to a partition, but could not get wifi to connect, though it doe see my router, no matter what. Perhaps I am using the wrong kind of password (wep)?
I am a licensed ham radio nut, and SuSE has a ton of ham software built in, thus my interest.
Thanks in advance!
I tried the OpenSuSE distro, installed it to a partition, but could not get wifi to connect, though it doe see my router, no matter what. Perhaps I am using the wrong kind of password (wep)?
I am a licensed ham radio nut, and SuSE has a ton of ham software built in, thus my interest.
Thanks in advance!
Re: Anybody using Open SuSE?
I haven't used that distro in years.
The beauty of linux though is this: find the HAM radio programs you want and install them in another distro.
The beauty of linux though is this: find the HAM radio programs you want and install them in another distro.
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Re: Anybody using Open SuSE?
Well, hope I'm not too late on this reply, but openSuSE is all I've been running since 2001 when it was still a German company. I've installed on a 760ED, 770, T21, T30,T41 as well as T60's and T61's. Installation and configuration has gotten massively straightforward in the last few years. Just my $0.02.
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Re: Anybody using Open SuSE?
Does the wifi work with another distribution or Windows?
Do you see the network list?
Do you see the network list?
Re: Anybody using Open SuSE?
if your pass is wrong it should show up ( im linux user and if my wifi pass inserted incorrectly - it warns me ) so this one should fall back, next if its intels , try to disable N and use 2.5Ghz . wifi is very strange thing ..even says N is strong and future, but its weak and useless in my experience... if im using N signal on x230 ... im loosing signal when i change the room , so i have to go back to router room to get back on it . try use G (5ghz ) i think or A .. its 5Ghz, or maybe you check your router and see what settings are .. 2.5 or 5
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Re: Anybody using Open SuSE?
The wifi works fine on the Windows sideof the same laptop.felixzero wrote:Does the wifi work with another distribution or Windows?
Do you see the network list?
Re: Anybody using Open SuSE?
With the same WEP encryption?XE1UFO wrote: The wifi works fine on the Windows sideof the same laptop.
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Re: Anybody using Open SuSE?
Have you tried a few other wifi cards? If you have some around, that's the first thing I'd try. On my x22 the original card would see my network but would not connect - it was an 802.11b wifi card. Changing the card fixed the problem - I changed to Atheros as it is well supported by Linux.
If you don't have another wifi card to try....search the web for your [specific card] and "Open SuSE", i.e. "Intel 2100 Open SuSE" and see if there are some steps needed to load a driver.
Check which card you have installed with one of these commands 'lspci' or 'lshw' (or open the machine and check).
Also try this: http://www.opensuse-guide.org/wlan.php
If you don't have another wifi card to try....search the web for your [specific card] and "Open SuSE", i.e. "Intel 2100 Open SuSE" and see if there are some steps needed to load a driver.
Check which card you have installed with one of these commands 'lspci' or 'lshw' (or open the machine and check).
Also try this: http://www.opensuse-guide.org/wlan.php
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Re: Anybody using Open SuSE?
Be aware testing old wifi cards on linux atm there is a regression in the commonly used redhat networkmanager package namely bug 1371623 that prevents them connecting at all.
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