There is somethin wrong with your Compaq cards, I'm using them 2 last years (I have 5 AP under linux) and all works great, distances is between 800m and 6 km.
Dmitri. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dmitri Gofmekler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 2:44 PM Subject: Re: [leaf-user] WISP Dist related queston. > > I have used Compaq wireless cards before (not in a LEAF install). If you > are going over 50 feet you will not get good result. The radio has > terrible receive sensitivity. I am still learning LEAF so I cannot help > on other issues. > Scriv > > > Dmitri Gofmekler wrote: > > >I have downloaded a 2631 image and trying to make an AP, the config is > >following: > > > >1. Celeron 266 / VIA Chipset > >2. Compaq PCI WL200 (Prism 2 PCMCIA + PCI CirrusLogic Bridge) Firmware 0.8.0 > >3. 3Com 509 ISA ethenet card. > >4. 64MB SunDisk IDE Flash. > > > >Router has been started, hostap drivers loaded, but there is a few problems > >and > >qustions that does not allows me to complete the task: > > > >1. Is there a common correct way to inject a module? Just copy to > >/lib/modules? > >2. Why my wireless card is netcs0, not wlan0? > >3. After creating layer 2 bridge (configured interfaces with 0.0.0.0/24 and > >br0 > >with the real IP), console has a continious messages, e.g. hostap_cs: netcs0 > >Tx > >Timed out. > > > >And also nothing works :) > > > >Is there any succcess stories or howtos regarding my enviroment? > > > > > > > >Thanks in advance, > >Dmitri. > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- > >This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. > >Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for IBM's > >Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. > >Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1278&alloc_id=3371&op=click > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > >SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for IBM's Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1278&alloc_id=3371&op=click ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
