Here is another thread as well highlighting what Scott said about the airo module.
http://justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?s=72234698b5f4d50f02d58ca5d6f34db1&threadid=72066&highlight=Mandrake+and+Cisco+Wireless Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Scott Belford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Linux/Unix Advocates/Users Hawaiian community discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 8:29 AM Subject: Re: [LUAU] Mandrake 10.0 + Cosco 350 = 0 > tony clapes wrote: > > Aloha from another Linux-using lawyer. AM running Mandrake 10.0. On my > > IBM T20 laptop, I've had trouble with wireless internet access. > > Experienced similar problems with 9.2. > > During the install process, the network-install module does not see the > > Cisco 350 pcmcia wireless adapter. Manual install does not succeed. > > Everything else seems to install ok. After reboot, I see that the > > pcmcia service is running, but when I "enable pcmcia" from the KDE > > panel, the 350 is not recognized. The lights on the adapter are off. > > I am curious to know what modules are loaded. As root, can you type > lsmod? You should see airo and/or airo_cs. Modprobe airo if you do not > see it. Let us know the results of this step. > > I have found a number of sites that deal with this. It will work. If > you don't want to mess with all this, bring it by the workshop at > McKinley on Saturday and we'll have a go at it. See our calendar at > > http://www.hosef.org > > --scott > > > > > This guy seems to have wrestled with it. > > http://www.kismetwireless.net/archive.php?mss:92:200203:iboooeilkanfpahfnnnh > > > Looking at Cisco's website, > > http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/wireless/airo_350/350cards/linux/instlcfg/icglchp3.htm > > they appear to have a driver, configuration software, and > well-documented instructions for installing this card in Linux. The > document seems dated, but the steps are solid. If the modules for your > card are now part of the kernel, this step will not be needed. > > According to this thread, they appear to be part of the kernel. > > http://www.ethereal.com/lists/ethereal-users/200301/msg00000.html > > > These guys use it with Mandrake, and they did some cool stuff. > > http://www.mrx.com.au/wireless/AironetModifications.htm > > Star Log - January 2002: > > Well at last we have our masts up and we have a permanent 11Mbps link. > We have installed Mandrake Linux onto laptops, and use these for the > Cisco Wavelan cards. The Laptops run the security and act as gateways to > the other computers on our network. Also now that we have seen some > heavy rain, we have proved that the link is stable in most weather > conditions (only fog to go... ). Signal strength varies from 56% to 48% > during the day, and I've seen it as low as 26% during a torrential > downpour. Link quality ranges from 92% to 98%. Pretty good results > considering we don't have line of sight and are transmitting with 100mW > of RF! > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.hosef.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luau >
