Brilliant, it works, was missing the s:string in the gui, cheers ! Ian
> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Moran > Sent: 06 February 2003 17:11 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks Derek ! Yes the card appears to have been recognised > as the machine beeps twice during boot and the power light at > least comes on in the card. > > The driver loaded is wvlan_cs and I have set the parameters > you indicate, these are written to > /etc/sysconfig/network-script/ifcfg-eth0 > > I'll have another play, thanks again ! > > Ian > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Derek Jennings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 06 February 2003 11:20 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Thursday 06 Feb 2003 1:15 am, Ian Moran wrote: > > > Could someone please offer guidance/pointers as to how to > get this > > > card working under Mandrake 9.0 ? > > > > > > Ian > > > > A quick Google reveals that the Compaq WLAN110 is an OEMed Lucent > > Orinoco card. As such it ought to be recognised OK by Mandrake 9.0 > > > > When you boot you should hear some 'beeps' when the pcmcia card is > > recognised. > > > > Make sure you have the 'wireless-tools' RPM installed and then go > > through the networking wizard in Mandrake Control Centre. > The wizard > > should recognise your card and install either the wvlan_cs > driver, or > > the orinoco driver (they both > > work) When in the wizard you will be prompted for the wireless > > parameters. The most important ones are MODE - Managed for > use with an > > Access Point or Ad-Hoc for no access point ESSIS - set this > the same > > as the other wireless cards in your net. > > KEY - Your encryption key. Must be the same as your other > cards enter > > as either a series of Hex numbers (aabbccddeeff or > aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff ) > > or as an ascii string ( s:ascii_string ) > > > > HTH > > > > derek > > > > > > -- > > ---------------------------------- > > www.jennings.homelinux.net > > > > > >
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