[TriLUG] Help w/ wireless setup

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

On Fri, 13 Jul 2007, Christopher Blackmon wrote:

> ckblackm at ckblackm-laptop:~$ sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
> SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device


>>> root at ckblackm-laptop:/home/ckblackm# iwconfig
>>> lo        no wireless extensions.
>>>
>>> eth0      no wireless extensions.
>>>
>>> wlan0     no wireless extensions.

this doesn't make sense: ifconfig can't see it but iwconfig 
does see it. what devices does ifconfig see?

Joe

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