wireless help

[sdben]

I just installed fedora 5 on my notebook and updated it and it reconized my wireless card but i can't make it active. when i try it says: Determining IP information for eth1... failed; no link present. Check cable? I'm new to linux and don't know what else to do.

[wneumann]

What exactly are you doing to "make it active"

Have you set it up using the network tool (menu system --> administration --> network) or are you using NetworkManager?

[sdben]

i go to system --> administration --> network and select it then click make active. i tried to install NetworkManager. i followed the instructions on the fedora website but nothing seemed to have happened.

[scotta3234]

What type of wireless card do you have? model number?

[kopete]

what was your wireless card and what device you are activating.Are they same ?. To know your wireless card run 'lspci' command in terminal and find your wireless card.
If this device is the same device you have seen in system --> administration --> network ,then edit the device to your
wireless parameters using the 'edit ' option and then try to activate it.
Otherwise you have to install wireless drivers and activate the device.

[wneumann]

Did you set up your wireless in system --> administration --> network to "Automatically obtain ip address with dhcp"?

As to NetworkManager: If you have NetworkManager running but nothing seems to be happening then you need to run nm-applet and you should get an icon in your taskbar. But maybe you didn't start the NetworkManager service ("chkconfig NetworkManager on" as root).