What driver are you using? Prism2 Project's or linux-wlan? I've been using linux-wlan driver for Prism2 with my Linksys WPC11, and it was a straight build, install, configure, and run.
#At some point, I *will* still have to get it working with the #generic Linus (or one of the alternate) kernel. For now, suffice #it to say that that's too much trouble and i won't go into it #yet as I've wasted two weeks or so futzing around with the thing :). # Just post questions here if you want to discuss more about WiFi and Linux. I currently do not have an accept point though -- I just use adhoc mode with another linux-based box as a peer that gateways wireless packets to the web (I only have three endpoints in my wireless subnet.) Also, I currently use ssh tunneling to secure HTTP channels; I have a SQUID instance running in the gateway that proxies HTTP requests. In the future, I'll likely switch to IPSec for establishing VPN between the wireless nodes. In the meantime, I can live with ssh tunneling. #On a separate issue, has anyone used Win4Lin 4.0? I've tried #VMWare and it's just too slow to use. I've seen some reviews that #state that it runs almost at full speed. Adjusting for marketing #hype, i figure that means that on a 233Mhz box, Windows under Win4Lin #might feel like it's running on a 166 or 133 Mhz Pentium. that's #good enough for me. But I'd like confirmation from those who've #actually tried it. And the docs I've read indicate that Win4Lin #requires the use of a special kernel configured to run Win4Lin. #Is this a binary only kernel? or is there source? if there's #source then i'll have at least a fighting change at getting the #wireless card working. if it's binary, it might still be possible, #but i think it's unlikely and i'd give up on Win4lin before even #trying it. # You're in luck. I've been using Win4Lin since version 1.0. I haven't upgraded to 4.0 though. I don't know how I can accurate quantify Win4Lin's speed.. but I'll give it a stab. My laptop has PII-500, 256MB RAM, and 7200 RPM HDD. I normally run a development instance of BEA Weblogic/JDK1.3, NetBeans/JDK1.3, Win4Lin with Rational Rose and ErWIN open, and the usual Linux services.. and so far I have no complains. The reason is Win4Lin's resources directly binds to Linux resources -- e.g the file system is just a link to a Linux directory, sound module is just a wrapper on top of Linux'; the networking layer can either a WinSock implementation that routes calls to the underlying Linux socket lib, or a soft-ethercard where the physical device is switched to promiscuous mode. There are available kernel binaries for popular distros but you can certainly build your own. The source is availabe in the netraverse website as a patch file. (I don't use a pre-built kernels myself.) stay cool. jeff -- -- Jeff Gutierrez Pinoy Ako! May reklamo? Mapua Online! http://www.mapua.org http://www.mapua.com http://www.mapua.net Intertainer, Entertainment On Demand http://www.intertainer.tv _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
