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 ====== Wifi configuration, easy method ====== ====== Wifi configuration, easy method ======
  
-==== Introduction ====+===== Introduction =====
  
 To install wifi under Linux, two methods are possible: To install wifi under Linux, two methods are possible:
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     * If all goes well, you may start surfing!     * If all goes well, you may start surfing!
  
-==== Identifying your hardware ====+===== Manually Configure your Wifi ===== 
 + 
 +If you want to understand how wifi works in SliTaz, then you can try configuring your wifi manually.  
 + 
 +But if you want to know how wifi generally works under linux, or if your kernel module is not on this list, you should look at the step by step wifi. 
 + 
 +Here is a quick summary of the steps needed: 
 + 
 +    * Know your wifi card 
 +    * Check and install if your wifi card needs any firmware, e.g., b43 
 +    * Load the kernel module specific to your wifi card        
 +    * Check that your wifi card is detected and your module is loaded 
 +    * Configure /etc/network.conf 
 +    * Load up your WIFI interface 
 +    * Start /etc/init.d/network.sh 
 + 
 +The following commands do all of the above steps. This is also the easiest way:  
 + 
 +<code> 
 +# tazhw detect-pci --get-firmware 
 +# /etc/init.d/network.sh restart 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +Now for more detailed instructions:  
 + 
 +===== Detailed Instructions ===== 
 +=== Identifying your hardware (Which wifi card do I have?) ===
  
-=== Which wifi card do I have? === 
 You can list your hardware using the terminal. It's useful to know which wifi card you have. You can list your hardware using the terminal. It's useful to know which wifi card you have.
  
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-===== Manually configure your wifi =====+===== Troubleshoot your wifi =====
  
-If you want to understand how wifi works in SliTaz, then you can try configuring your wifi manually.  +Here is a quick summary of the steps needed (Repeated again for understanding):
- +
-But if you want to know how wifi generally works under linux, or if your kernel module is not on this list, you should look at the step by step wifi. +
- +
-Here is a quick summary of the steps needed:+
  
     * Know your wifi card     * Know your wifi card
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 </code> </code>
  
-Now for more detailed instructions:  +===== Configure /etc/network.conf =====
-First do "lspci" to know which card you have. Once we know which card you have, we can surf the internet to find which module you require, and if we need any special firmware. To help you, here are some useful links: +
- +
-    * [[http://linux-wless.passys.nl/|Linux wireless LAN support]] (The column on the right, tells you where to get the firmware, if applicable) +
-    * [[http://help.ubuntu.com/|Ubuntu documentation]] (Good Ubuntu website, wifi page) +
-    * [[http://www.google.com/|Google]] with "//the name of your wifi card//" + "//modprobe//" or "//linux//" +
-If these links are not useful, you can ask at the [[http://forum.slitaz.org/|forum]] +
- +
-So we learn that the //Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter// works with the //IPW2100// module and the firmware is available at http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/. +
- +
-=== Configure /etc/network.conf ===+
  
 Slitaz launches wifi using the script ///etc/init.d/network.sh//. This script uses the config file: ///etc/network.conf//. You should first edit your config file using the instructions in the sample /etc/network.conf. Slitaz launches wifi using the script ///etc/init.d/network.sh//. This script uses the config file: ///etc/network.conf//. You should first edit your config file using the instructions in the sample /etc/network.conf.
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 LOAD_MODULES="nls_utf8 my_module" LOAD_MODULES="nls_utf8 my_module"
  
-=== Sample /etc/network.conf file with comments ===+===== Sample /etc/network.conf file with comments =====
  
 <code bash> <code bash>
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 </code> </code>
  
 +===== Extra Information =====
 +Now for more detailed instructions: 
 +First do "lspci" to know which card you have. Once we know which card you have, we can surf the internet to find which module you require, and if we need any special firmware. To help you, here are some useful links:
 +
 +    * [[http://linux-wless.passys.nl/|Linux wireless LAN support]] (The column on the right, tells you where to get the firmware, if applicable)
 +    * [[http://help.ubuntu.com/|Ubuntu documentation]] (Good Ubuntu website, wifi page)
 +    * [[http://www.google.com/|Google]] with "//the name of your wifi card//" + "//modprobe//" or "//linux//"
 +If these links are not useful, you can ask at the [[http://forum.slitaz.org/|forum]]
 +
 +So we learn that the //Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter// works with the //IPW2100// module and the firmware is available at http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/.
 +
 +---- 
 +\\
 +^  Page Review Section  ^^ 
 +|Quality| Good  |
 +|Review| Minor Updates  |
 +|Priority| Medium |
 +|Problems| add a [[http://forum.slitaz.org|forum post link]]|
 +|:::     | OR add a [[http://labs.slitaz.org/issues |lab issue tracker link ]]|
 +|How to Improve| Suggest briefly|
 +|::: |  |
  
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