Re: Wireless setup
On Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 02:30:51PM -0700, Bill Moseley wrote:
>I'm finally trying to get my wireless working. I guess I could use a few
>pointers, or perhaps pointers to a current HOWTO. It's all a bit
>mysterious at this point.
>
>I've got an SMC access point and a SMC 2632W card. That's the entire
>setup. The access point is connected to the hub on my 192.168.0.x network
>where I run a NAT/firewall box. Works fine under Windows on the laptop.
>
>I have HOWTO overload. I'm never sure when searching google which are
>out-dated, or have instructions for installing things I don't need. Some
>say I need to install linux-wlan but I'm not sure I do, or if I do, why...
>
>As it sits now, if I just plug in the card into the laptop it beeps and says:
>
> eth1: Intersil firmware earlier than v0.08 - several features not supported
>
>That seems promising. I did install the wireless-tools package, too.
>
>My internal network uses static IPs. So I'd like to learn how to switch
>between the wireless card and the lapttop's internal NIC. I'll also be
>using the laptop on the road, both with the hardware and wireless
>interfaces, and that will require DHCP. Is "pump" the way to go? And
>what's recommended way to move between static and DHCP?
>
>Am I feeling Clueless? Yes.
>
>Thanks very much,
>
>
I have the same SMC card as you do, I have had success with both the
kernel Hermes drivers, as well as the linux-wlan-ng drivers. I have
found that the linux-wlan drivers work a little better, though. I can
give you a step by step to get them running.
1) get vanilla kernel 2.4.18 from kernel.org ( I had troubles getting
the linux-wlan drivers to compile with the debian kernel sources for
some reason)
2) download pcmcia-cs source from sourceforge
3) download linux-wlan-ng drivers from linux-wlan.org
4) compile kernel with pcmcia turned off; turn on wireless LAN
(non-hamradio)
5) compile pcmcia-cs
6) compile linux-wlan-ng drivers
HTH
-Peter
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