He is not using the wireless card, pcmp100 is a 16 bit nic I believe. I
have the pcmp 200 and it has worked out of the box since 7.2...tulip
driver I think..








On Wed, 2002-10-02 at 16:48, Carter, Shaun G wrote:
> Try grabbing RedHat 8.0 (purchase or download and burn) if you can,
> otherwise, install 7.3 with the linksys card plugged in.  The installer
> should detect and install the card for you.  I never got into manually
> installing the card in 7.3.  Last time I did that was when I was using
> Mandrake 6 and I used the wvlan_ng program.  8.0 will allow you add the card
> through the program 'neat'.  
> 
> To answer your two questions at the end of your response:
> 
> (null) was the beta version for the new RedHat 8.0 Psyche
> 
> The Prism2 module is the "driver" that linux uses to drive the linksys
> PCMCIA WPC11 card (which I'm guessing you are using, check the model number
> on the card).  I have also heard of problems with v.3 of this card.  Is this
> the card you are using?
> 
> http://www.linksys.com/Products/product.asp?grid=22&prid=427
> 
> Shaun
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kim Allbritain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 4:29 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Lynksys PCMCIA support ?
> 
> 
> I appreciate your response, but being new to RH, I really do not know
> what you are telling me.
> 
> My nic is a Linksys 10/100 PCMPC100 PCMCIA card.
> 
> You say you are using (null) and that Linksys uses the prism2 module ?
> Can you elaborate on those 2 items please ?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Carter, Shaun G
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 4:09 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: Lynksys PCMCIA support ?
> 
> 
> I have used a WPC11 card since Redhat 7.1.  I am using (null) right now.
> The linksys card uses the prism2 module.  I did notice, however that the
> wireless config option in 'neat' was removed.  That was remedied in 8.0.
> All of the installs I did for 7.3 though, detected and installed my card
> flawlessly.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kim Allbritain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 3:36 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Lynksys PCMCIA support ?
> 
> 
> Just recently installed 7.3 on my Toshiba Satellite 4015CDT
> with only a bit more difficulty that Suse Linux 8.0.
> 
> One glaring difference is that RH does not seem to support any hardware
> from Linksys (i.e. Pcmcia Ethercard). 
> 
> Do I have to buy a new card just because of RH ?
> Everyone,:-) else supports this vendor.
> Is there not some way of trying to use this card ?
> 
> The pcmcia services are running OK.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Kim
> 
> 
> Kim Allbritain
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Rehabilitation Documentation Services
> 813.657.1007
> 
> 
> 
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