Bob Miller wrote: > > 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.
Ok, manual set up it is. What about modules.conf ? I assume I have to set the channel, ESSID, and so on in there? > 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? Go to the 'request info' page of http://www.edx.com. Note that the office manager has to burn these by hand, so be kind, folks. Oh, and before I forget, along with this WPC11 I bought a Linksys BEFW11S4 . One of the reasons I chose this access point was because it has IPSec passthrough, and because the literature I found sounded like it could act as the endpoint of my DSL connection, allowing me to get past the IPSec through NAT problem. Well, after close inspection I think it can, but only if your DSL connection is using bridge mode. My ISP, cyber-dyne.com, and also Qwest when I was using their service, uses PPP over ATM. So while this it's a switch/it's a router/it's an access point/it's a dessert topping seems to work well enough, I think the documentation and the marketing material are a little vague. The other annoyance is that the sole interface is web based, and uses javascript which I think is nuts for an embedded system. I think the interface should first be stable, not pretty. J. Toman
