network driver

Mahalingam Subramaniam smal at ccmb.res.in
Mon Aug 11 11:54:25 UTC 2008



    
        
            
-- Original Message --
From: Barry Brimer <lists at brimer.org>
To: redhat-sysadmin-list at redhat.com
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:17:59 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Re: network driver
On Sun, 10 Aug 2008, Mahalingam Subramaniam wrote:
> Dear All
> DELL PRECISION M4300 - LAP TOP
> The above laptop is loaded with dual OS having Win XP/ RHEL Server Edition 5.2 with kernel 2.6.18.92.el5 x86_64 GNU/LINUX which is
> RHEL Server release 5.2 (Tikanga)
> The issue is that the network connectivity of both Wired and Wireless are functioning perfectly for Win XP without any issue whilst the same is not well with Linux .
> The available NIC drivers for RHEL are as follows
> Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5755M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
> Intel Ehter Express/1000 gigabit
> Intel Ehter Express/100 driver
> Intel Ehter Express Pro 100B ...etc...
> For Win XP
> Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit controller
> Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945 XBG Network Connection
> kindly help me in offering your valuable solution to resolve the above issue. Your valuable suggestion/recommendation shall be higly appreciated and complimented.
> with kind regards
Most likely you do not need to download a driver from Dell. The correct 
driver is most likely included with RHEL, although additional firmware 
may be needed. As Dell offers different 
choices in network cards in their laptops, we need to know what network 
cards are in your laptop. Running the command "lspci -v" should give you 
enough information about your network cards to find out what hardware you 
have and then if needed, you can obtain the correct firmware for your 
wireless card. My guess is that your wired ethernet works fine, but your 
wireless does not work. Is that correct? I am also guessing that you 
have a Broadcom wireless card.
Hope this helps.
Barry
Hello Barry
Yes , you are correct to mention that my laptop has broadcom wireless card and the problem is with wireless only which I came to know of late. I was told by others that the rpm such as ipw3945-kmod-1.2.0-4.8.el5.src.rpm will able to solve my issue with wireless connectivity. kindly let me know the source of availability. I have  been making extensive serarch including google and sourceforge.net but to no avail.
with regards
s.mahalingam

        
    

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