Inel Wireless 2915ABG & FC4 on Dell Inspiron 9300

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Rick Stevens wrote:
> Linux wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 Laptop, and is getting a problem with my 
>> Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection miniPCI adapters. 
>> Running FC4 with all updates & latest kernel at the time of writing.
>>
>> I can see the card in the hardware browser, but when i try to add it 
>> in the network setup i can not get it to work. The message says it 
>> can not activate it. In the network setup it is detected as a regular 
>> network card and not a wireless...
>>
>> The WiFi indication light is also not working, but the bluetooth 
>> indicator is lighting up, so it should be activated. (those are 
>> turned on and of together)
>
> Does "lsmod" show the ipw2200 driver as being loaded?  That's required
> for that card.  If it's not loaded, try "modprobe ipw2200", then see if
> "ifconfig -a" shows a "wlan0" entry (the name for the wireless card).

lsmod shows ipw2200 and on the next line ieee80211 wich uses ipw2200

The ifconfig -a only shows eth0 wich is the "normal" network card, the 
lo & sit0. So it shows no wireless interface.

THT