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 -- Peter Hicks http://jah.net/~petong 4E24 3C78 A165 537C 729C 8D25 3547 3CE9 9E7D 42B6 You need more time; and you probably always will. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
