I'm finally trying to get my wireless working. I guess I could use a few pointers, or perhaps pointers to a current HOWTO. It's all a bit mysterious at this point.
I've got an SMC access point and a SMC 2632W card. That's the entire setup. The access point is connected to the hub on my 192.168.0.x network where I run a NAT/firewall box. Works fine under Windows on the laptop. I have HOWTO overload. I'm never sure when searching google which are out-dated, or have instructions for installing things I don't need. Some say I need to install linux-wlan but I'm not sure I do, or if I do, why... As it sits now, if I just plug in the card into the laptop it beeps and says: eth1: Intersil firmware earlier than v0.08 - several features not supported That seems promising. I did install the wireless-tools package, too. My internal network uses static IPs. So I'd like to learn how to switch between the wireless card and the lapttop's internal NIC. I'll also be using the laptop on the road, both with the hardware and wireless interfaces, and that will require DHCP. Is "pump" the way to go? And what's recommended way to move between static and DHCP? Am I feeling Clueless? Yes. Thanks very much, -- Bill Moseley mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
