Hello all I downloaded and installed the latest Madiwifi drivers in order to see if my Netgear WG511T (Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)) card would work on a fresh install of RC1. (In case anyone is interested my computer is a Thinkpad T40).
Being used to seting up my wireless network connection using the "Traditonal Method with ifup" on SUSE 10, I gave that a shot first. The bad news is that I had problems to get a wireless connection to work 'on boot'. I did manage to transfert 700 MEG file at 2.6-3.1 Megs/sec if I configured it from the command line (using something like "iwconfig ath0 essid XXXX; ifconfig ath0 up") but I never did get a wireless connect to work 'on boot'. Note: If anyone has managed to get a wireless network connection using the "Traditonal Method with ifup" work automatically on startup please let me know. The good (great?) news is that when I opted for the "User controlled with Network Manager" option (under Network Card/Network Setup Method) is that my Netgear WG511T wireless card worked right off the bat (as well as 'on boot'). What I found even more interesting is that, if I also configured my "Ethernet controller" connection (e.g. both my "Netgear AR5212 802.11abg NIC" and my "Ethernet Controller" where setup and configured as DHCP) I could use one or the other automatically. If both the ethernet cable and wireless card were both plugged in, Network manager would automatically use the ethernet cable connection. If however, I unplugged the ethernet cable, "Network manager" would automatically connect to Internet via the Atheros wireless card - 3 or 4 seconds later. Final thoughts. I just thought I would mention (that despite the fact that I dislike "more technology") that the "Network manager" is all and all pretty cool :) All comments, thoughts and wireless experiences welcomed. Regards James --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
