Of course, you will need to enter the correct password. If your WiFi network is encrypted, Mageia recognizes the encryption type and selects it automatically. If you can't see any, try this I_have_no_access_point_in_the_list Then, you must select your WiFi Access Point by clicking on its SSID (Callsign).
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If the driver isn't in the repositories, try to find it and install it, you can ask help in the Mageia forum. Check the repositories are correctly configured. It is possible Mageia need to download a driver it doesn't find. Anyway, let us assume your card is there. If your card is not in the list or the only option is "Use a Windows Driver (with ndiswrapper)", see the alternative method, below. Once MCC has launched, click on the tab "Network & Internet" and then "Set up a new network interface (LAN, ISDN, ADSL.)" (You will need to give the root password) Your shiny new Mageia operating system is installed on your computer, the hardware is well detected, and you decide you want to use WiFi. See the troubleshooting section below to know the more common drivers. Software_management#Configure_media_sources_for_install_and_updatesīut if you haven't any internet connection, you must install the needed drivers from a CD or a USB stick. See here how to configure the repositories if necessary: Here is an answer that says there is no wireless adapter and another one which is nicer, "wlan0" is what we are looking for (it may have other names):ĭrivers or firmwares are also needed, most of them are available in the Mageia repositories (Core and Nonfree), if you have an internet connection (a wired one), there is no problem, Mageia will fetch what it needs automatically. Using the command line is also possible, open a console and enter under root:.You can see also what are the hardware vendor and reference, it may be useful later on. It is important to find a device referring to "802.11" or "wireless" terms. There are below two examples where wireless adapters are present and correctly detected, the first one is a USB stick and the second a PCI card: In this case, there is unfortunately no wireless adapter! Select the Ethernet line (see below) and see what the MCC found : Using the Mageia Control Center (MCC) menu -> Tools -> System tools -> Mageia Control Center, tab Hardware and then Browse and configure hardware.Suitable hardware is obviously needed to create a Wifi connection, that means it must be correctly detected by Mageia. 4.4 related links with further information.4 Structured troubleshooting for wireless issues - WORK IN PROGRESS.
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