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From: David Abbott <david@×××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Problem configuring Intel Wireless 5300 device
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:05:54
Message-Id: 1265578540.12581.10.camel@opteron.dwabbott.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Problem configuring Intel Wireless 5300 device by "John H. Moe"
1 On Mon, 2010-02-08 at 06:55 +1000, John H. Moe wrote:
2
3 >
4 > You need to enable Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11) first. You don't need
5 > either of the 2100 or the 2200 modules; once you select Wireless LAN
6 > (IEEE 802.11) a new slew of options should come up, including the Intel
7 > Wireless Wifi option, and in there you should find your wireless card.
8 >
9 > John Moe
10 >
11
12 Also make sure Networking => Wireless => [*] Generic IEEE 802.11
13 Networking Stack (mac80211) and maybe [*] cfg80211 - wireless
14 configuration API