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samweller:
My problem seems to be a mixture of not knowing some basics and not being able to follow certain threads because my terminal results aren't the same as the results from the instructions. I have consulted with the TC wiki and this thread which seemed very thorough although I got hung up early on for said reasons.http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=22469

I have always used wireless with my Puppy configurations so it's not the computer. Using my Puppy config I copied some info that I thought would help.

PUPPY...

--- Code: ---iwconfig
--- End code ---
gets

--- Code: ---lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"belkin54g"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:17:3F:A9:48:BF
Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Sensitivity=8/0
Retry limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=89/100 Signal level=-40 dBm Noise level=-89 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:16 Missed beacon:1
--- End code ---

Puppy network interface readout

interface===eth1 type====wireless dule====ipw2200 device descrip===pci: Intel 2200BG Network Connection.

This is some of the information I tried looking for on my TinyCore configuration. But in TinyCore using the root terminal when I type:

--- Code: ---iwconfig
--- End code ---
I get

--- Code: ---lo no wireless extensions.

dummy0 no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

--- End code ---

Here's TC Root shell

--- Code: ---lsmod
--- End code ---

--- Code: ---Module Size Used by
snd_seq_dummy 632 0
snd_seq_oss 17232 0
snd_seq_midi_event 2640 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 25980 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 2788 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 24620 1
snd_mixer_oss 8536 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_intel8x0m 6804 0
joydev 5388 0
snd_intel8x0 16780 1
snd_ac97_codec 66288 2 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0
ac97_bus 408 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 36852 4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 10340 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 25936 10 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 2192 2 snd
snd_page_alloc 4028 3 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
ipw2200 101140 0
libipw 16600 1 ipw2200
lib80211 1948 2 ipw2200,libipw
pcmcia 13964 0
firmware_class 3188 2 ipw2200,pcmcia
squashfs 11732 51
serio_raw 2240 0
scsi_wait_scan 260 0
yenta_socket 13336 1
rsrc_nonstatic 5744 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 16976 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
8139cp 10988 0
8139too 13640 0
wbsd 7000 0
mmc_core 23428 1 wbsd
battery 5976 0
parport_pc 18352 0
parport 18768 1 parport_pc

--- End code ---

I honestly don't know what my wireless module is what my driver is supposed to be. Maybe that would be a helpful clue.

Juanito:
I assume you have the wireless_tools extension loaded and udev appears to have automatically loaded the drivers for your hardware.

You could try something like "dmesg | tail -20" to see if there are any relevant messages about your wireless hardware.

I guess you will need to do something like this to get your wireless started:
--- Code: ---$ sudo iwconfig eth0 essid "belkin54g"
$ sudo udhcpc -b -i eth0
--- End code ---

samweller:

--- Quote ---I assume you have the wireless_tools extension loaded and udev appears to have automatically loaded the drivers for your hardware.
--- End quote ---
Yes

--- Quote ---You could try something like "dmesg | tail -20" to see if there are any relevant messages about your wireless hardware.
--- End quote ---

--- Code: ---
root@box:/home/tc# dmesg | tail -20
usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
usb 4-2: device descriptor read/8, error -110
usb 4-2: device descriptor read/8, error -110
hub 4-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 2
xonclock[11038]: segfault at 20 ip b7e25201 sp b7aa5300 error 4 in libX11.so.6.2.0[b7dea000+fc000]
usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 2
usb 2-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
input: Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/input/input8
generic-usb 0003:045E:0040.0002: input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM)] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1/input0
kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3-fs warning: maximal mount count reached, running e2fsck is recommended
EXT3 FS on hda4, internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
ACPI: EC: non-query interrupt received, switching to interrupt mode
ACPI: EC: GPE storm detected, transactions will use polling mode
intel_rng: Firmware space is locked read-only. If you can't or
intel_rng: don't want to disable this in firmware setup, and if
intel_rng: you are certain that your system has a functional
intel_rng: RNG, try using the 'no_fwh_detect' option.

--- End code ---

--- Quote ---$ sudo iwconfig eth0 essid "belkin54g"
--- End quote ---

--- Code: ---root@box:/home/tc# iwconfig eth0 essid "belkin54g"
Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
SET failed on device eth0 ; Operation not supported.

--- End code ---

?

4-stroke:
I think you need the firmware for your wireless card.

http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php

Download the version that is appropriate for your card, unpack it in /lib/fimware and add /lib/firmware to your .filetool.lst.

Puppy comes with most firmware included. Tinycore doesn't and this confused me too at first.

Jason W:
I had looked into whether ipw2200 could be in the repo, but it appears to be non-distributable according to the license you have to agree to before download. The relevant part:

--- Code: ---LICENSE. You may copy and use the Software, subject to these conditions:

1. This Software is licensed for use only in conjunction with Intel component
products. Use of the Software in conjunction with non-Intel component products is
not licensed hereunder.
2. You may not copy, modify, rent, sell, distribute or transfer any part of the
Software except as provided in this Agreement, and you agree to prevent
unauthorized copying of the Software.
3. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software.
4. You may not sublicense the Software.
5. The Software may contain the software or other property of third party
suppliers.

--- End code ---

I am not sure if there is a loophole or a way to obtain a distribution license.

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