Hi to everyone ! I would like to install wireless facilities on my old Thinkpad. It has a 300 Mhz processor, 128 MB of RAM, and 4.1 GB of space on hard disk. It used to run on RedHat 7.2, which stayed there for about six years without any problem. Since I have been unable to get wireless working on it using pcmcia IBM 'EtherJet' card and a router in client mode 'FON2200' (the so called Fonera), I installed Debian Sarge instead of RedHat 7.2.
This Debian system still did not acknowledge the EtherJet card, but it accepted an Ethernet pcmcia 'D-Link 660' card, and gave me a good fast 1 MB DSL connexion. Now, my purpose is to have a wireless connexion to my DSL modem/router (as well as connexions to hotels wireless facilities etc..). I thought that I could achieve this with the router Fonera, but, even though I have tested this with Microsoft Windows 98, I can't get it working on Linux. My first question concerns the cable connexion between the router Fonera and my pcmcia Ethernet cards. My first Ethernet card, the IBM 'EtherJet' gets connected with four plugs : five pins, six pins, then a sort of a hook in the center, then again six pins, then five pins. It seems rather weird as a plugging system. This, as I said, goes into the pcmcia EtherJet card ; in the other end of the cable there is something that looks like a standard network plug ; it is supposed to get plugged into the router Fonera. This EtherJet card, with this special cable does provide a connexion with the router under Microsoft Windows. But, as I said before, this EtherJet card is not being reckognized on my Debian system (or I have not been able to get it to work on it). On the contrary, the D-Link Ethernet card is being reckognized under Debian... but it does not provide the same plugging system as the other card... Instead of that weird 4 plugs system, it takes only one central plug with I can't count how many pins, which central plug is connected to a converting cord which other end has a female outlet in which any network cable can be inserted. This system does work for Ethernet either on MS Windows or on Linux, but I have not been able to get it to connect to the router Fonera in either system. I mean : the plugging is feasable as far as plugs and converters are concerned, but, once done, the Fonera does not respond to calls to its addresses 169.254.255.1 and 192.168.1.1, while it does with the other plugging system, at least under Windows. Is this normal, or have I missed something ? In any case, how can I solve this problem ? which Ethernet pcmcia card will have the same plugging system as the EtherJet card as well as being workable under Linux ? From the above report of trials, I am unable to know whether the fact that I cannot run this system under Linux is due to this system or to the connection mode... Thanks in advance for any useful tips or information. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
