fedora 8 problem with wireless

hi,
i just installed a fedora 8 but while the wired network works fine..
the wireless is trying to connect but after 2-3 minutes i get the message that is been disconnect..

is this has to do with network adapter drivers/..?(if it has then how to make it work?/)
or is it just something elese



thanxxxxxxxx

 

Try using network manager it should be fairly easy

 

the problem is that my network adapter is intel pro 3945abg

ifollow up every how to thats on the internet but i am keep getting errors...
i try with ipw3945 drivers andbut the ieee80211 kept not installing...
the following errors is whein i try to install iwlwifi-1.2.25..


[root@localhost g3org3]# cd iwlwifi-1.2.25
[root@localhost iwlwifi-1.2.25]# make
Kernel Makefile not found at '/lib/modules/2.6.23.1-42.fc8/source'
chmod: cannot access `compatible/*': No such file or directory
/bin/sh: line 2: compatible/kversion: No such file or directory

can u please tell me how to fix this?i definitely need a wireless network

 

Hi psychobeauty,

the drivers for Intel WLAN cards are installed on Fedora 8 by default - there's no need to install another driver.

Please have a look at ...

http://www.howtoforge.com/installation-guide-fedora8-desktop-p3 - step 4.5.1, 4.5.2 and 4.10

http://www.howtoforge.com/installation-guide-fedora8-desktop-p6 - step 11

Best regards,

Olli

 

thanx for replying but if its fedora 8 have intel card by default then why i dont have wireless?? the problem is that my pc finds wireless networks..but whrn i click to connect,the circles on the network icon start it turns green and then after a couple of minutes it tells me that its disconnected....

anythoughts??

 

Hi psychobeauty,

set a fixed value for the wireless channel in the router configuration and set the encryption to WPA/WPA2.

Best regards,

Olli

 

thats fixed now i have wireless thanx a lot olli u saved me!!!

 

hey the instalation how to that u write you are using a nice theme...how can i get that??//?



thanx olli