RHEL5 - How to Install driver and setup wifi network in dell inspiron 1525?

[sunita.chhetri]

Hi All,

This is my 1st post...
I have just installed RHEL5 in my dell inspiron 1525.

Would like to know how to get wifi network running in my system.
I have downloaded the required drivers i.e.

iwlwifi-3945-ucode-15.32.2.9
ieee80211-1.2.18.tgz

and untared/installed it.. but it doesnt seems to work.
Can anyone help me with step-by-step process to install and setup wifi network?

I tried following ( if it helps )..
#lspci
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Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)

#ifconfig
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1D:09:41:04:8B
inet addr:192.168.1.3 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::21d:9ff:fe41:48b/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:22619 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:22208 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:18081460 (17.2 MiB) TX bytes:4466220 (4.2 MiB)
Interrupt:169 Memory:fe8fc000-0

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:100 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:100 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:16768 (16.3 KiB) TX bytes:16768 (16.3 KiB)

[toddb@toddbailey.net]

what does iwconfig have to say?

and lshal

[waterhead]

This is a duplicate thread. You can follow the action on the other thread:

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/wir...on-1525-a.html