J. Toman wrote: > I just got a Linksys WPC11 and put it on my Mandrake 8.1 laptop. The > module is obviously getting loaded because it sets up a link and the > pretty red light stays on. But a quick ifconfig doesn't show the > device being set up, and if I go through Mandrake's network config I > can't find the wlan module in the big list of real drivers. I could > set it up by hand I'm sure, but I don't want to break whatever > Mandrake is doing in it's config. Ideas?
I run Mandrake 7.1 on my laptop, and I've configured it to work with an Orinoco 802.11b card. If you have a built-in ethernet, the wireless card will be eth1. Here are some ways to test how much is working. Run "cardctl ident" and make sure card services identified your card. Run "lsmod" and make sure it loaded the right driver(s). Run "ifconfig -a" and see how many ethernet interfaces you have. Run "ifconfig eth1 up 1.2.3.4" (but use a good IP address) and see if you can ping somebody. If you have a DHCP server, run "dhcpcd eth1" or "pump -i eth1". See if you get a response. To set it up permanently, take a look at the scripts in /etc/pcmcia. Specifically /etc/pcmcia/network.opts and /etc/pcmcia/config.opts. If you have a DHCP server on your 802.11b network, then you shouldn't have to do anything beyond setting the network parameters. For the Orinoco driver, those are in /etc/pcmcia/config.opts. Not sure about your driver. If you don't have a DHCP server, then set the IP, netmask, etc. in network.opts. As of 7.1, that was the way to set up a Mandrake system. (That, and install a newer kernel and PCMCIA card services because they were broken when 7.1 shipped.) (I *do* intend to upgrade this laptop someday. Right after I figure out how to get QuickBooks to run under WINE, I'll wipe the disk and install Woody on the whole disk.) > We have a free crippleware evaluation version of our SignalPro software. I would love to get a copy of that. Whom do I have to bribe? -- Bob Miller K<bob> kbobsoft software consulting http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
