getting on the net

[manish411]

hi! i am just 2 days old to linux. the first thing i want to do is get to the net. i have my password and my user name and my modem and i able to run it on windows 7. please guide me.

[Dapper Dan]

Hi manish411 and welcome to the forum! We need a lot more info on what you have there. Are you trying to get connected via wireless or wired? Is the modem a dial up phone type modem or high speed internet cable, dsl etc.? Is the modem a modem/router? Is it a wireless modem? Or are you connected by wire from your computer directly to the modem? Which distro are you running?

[manish411]

i m using redhatenterprise.trying to connect via wireless.i have a wireless modem.dsl

[Dapper Dan]

See the Linuxforums wireless guide created by waterhead. It will get you started in the right direction. After following though with it, feel free to post back any questions.

[manish411]

i tried all the commands of which only <lspci> worked- the output is[root@localhost ~]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile Memory Controller Hub (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile LPC Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation Mobile 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation Mobile 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) Thermal Subsystem (rev 03)
04:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. Unknown device 002a (rev 01)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. Unknown device 1063 (rev 01)

[Dapper Dan]

I'm assuming your wireless device is Atheros chipset from the second line from the bottom. Open a terminal and become su...

su -

Then do:

/sbin/modprobe ath5k

If no errors, open the network configuration utility...

system-config-network

And configure your device from there. You should see it listed as wlan0.

If you get an error about ath5k, then try ath9k instead. Since you are using RedHat Enterprise, you can also get support from them if you have paid the license.

[manish411]

please can you elaborate about configuring the divice.

[MikeTbob]

Which part are you haiving trouble with?

[manish411]

none of your commands worked. I cannot see my device as wlan0 after system-config-network

[MikeTbob]

Please try to be a little more specific...what happens when you type the command:

/sbin/modprobe ath5k

Did nothing happen? This is normal, it means the module loaded with no errors.
When you run

system-config-network

Do you see any devices listed at all?