I appended a line at the bottom of /etc/modprobe.conf to get it to show up on Fedora Core 4 with the GUI network config.

/etc/modprobe.conf
….
alias ath0 ath_pci

I think /etc/network/interfaces is used in other flavors as thats what I use to configure networking in Debian. You are going to want to look in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts for files that look this: ifcfg-<network_alias>. Eg. ifcfg-eth0 and ifcfg-ath0.

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I think I am pretty close too. I just installed the madwifi drivers with FC4 for the D-Link DWL-G510 and when I run

# iwlist ath0 scan

I am able to see the wireless G access point I am trying to connect to but when I try

# ifup wlan0

it fails with

Determining IP information for ath0… failed.

a tail of /var/log/messages gives

No DHCPOFFERS recieved.

here is detailed output of iwlist:

Cell 01 – Address: 00:0C:41:DC:4E:17
ESSID:”linksys”
Mode:Master
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=32/94 Signal level=-63 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm
Encryption key:on
Bit Rate:1 Mb/s
Bit Rate:2 Mb/s
Bit Rate:5 Mb/s
Bit Rate:6 Mb/s
Bit Rate:9 Mb/s
Bit Rate:11 Mb/s
Bit Rate:12 Mb/s
Bit Rate:18 Mb/s
Bit Rate:24 Mb/s
Bit Rate:36 Mb/s
Bit Rate:48 Mb/s
Bit Rate:54 Mb/s
Extra:bcn_int=100
Here is my config file:
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0

IPV6INIT=no
ONBOOT=no
USERCTL=yes
PEERDNS=yes
TYPE=Wireless
DEVICE=ath0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
HWADDR=00:11:95:BE:A1:D9
IPADDR=
NETMASK=
GATEWAY=
DOMAIN=
DHCP_HOSTNAME=
ESSID=linksys
CHANNEL=6
MODE=Managed
RATE=54Mb/s
IWPRIV=”authmode 2″

the access point is using 64bit WEP encription I used the GUI tools to enter the key and I have also tried adding it as a line in the config file.

KEY=”0000000000″

Either way I cannot establish an IP address for this card;

#ifup ath0

always fails. I’ve read through lots of logs. Most people say they are really happy with these drivers and they just work. I know I am so close any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.