[SOLVED] Slax USB question: Wireless

Robert.Thompson · 02-01-2011, 08:36 AM

Hello:

I am trying to connect to the net wirelessly using Slax off my USB stick.

I did the best I could using the wireless configure tool but Firefox will not surf - no connection.

The configure tool shows that I am 'partly' connected in that it shows siginal strength in green but I noticed that there is no entry for IP address.

Am I suppose to know this and enter it?

In LMDE, I see the IP as 192.168.2.10 and other addresses. Do I need to enter this stuff?

Thanks for any help,

yooy · 02-01-2011, 09:52 AM

pinguy os is very easy to boot off usb and have all wireless drivers.

3 ways to get wireless working on linux

rody · 02-01-2011, 10:09 AM

im use this module

try it

http://www.slax.org/modules.php?action=detail&id=284

dive · 02-01-2011, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert.Thompson

Hello:

I am trying to connect to the net wirelessly using Slax off my USB stick.

I did the best I could using the wireless configure tool but Firefox will not surf - no connection.

The configure tool shows that I am 'partly' connected in that it shows siginal strength in green but I noticed that there is no entry for IP address.

Am I suppose to know this and enter it?

In LMDE, I see the IP as 192.168.2.10 and other addresses. Do I need to enter this stuff?

Thanks for any help,

Well I don't know how close slax is to slackware but you should be able to get some useful info from ifconfig, wpa_supplicant (for wpa connection) and dhcpcd.

ifconfig wlan0 up
wpa_supplicant -iwlan0 -Dwext -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
dhcpcd wlan0

After starting wpa_supplicant you will need to run dhcpcd in another terminal.
Replace wlan0 by whatever slax is using for you iface.

darkduck · 02-01-2011, 10:55 AM

http://www.slax.org/forum.php?action...parentID=55124

this helped me with full WiFi configuration.

Robert.Thompson · 02-01-2011, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rody

im use this module

try it

http://www.slax.org/modules.php?action=detail&id=284

Thanks rody!

I used this (Wireless Assistant 0.5.7) and I was on the net!

I am posting this from my wirelessly connected Slax USB system!