hi ya nx
On Tue, 29 Jun 2004, nx13372 wrote:
> I'm a bit (well... a lot) confuse about wi-fi! I'm using Debian Sid, kernel 2.6.6-2
> or 2.4.26-1
> I'm also using a desktop machine, not a laptop.
> As far as I understand I only need ndiswrapper, in case of not having a supported
> card, right!?
yup
> Lots of how-tos talk about pcmcia, since I'm using a desktop I donīt need pcmcia,
> rigth!?
you don't need pcmcia if you dont want to use pcmcia cards
- some folks like to use the same pcmcia card on the laptop in
their desktop with an pci adpator that came with it
> Just suppose my card is supported and I have the right kernel module load.
> Or better, suppose my card is prism2 card. If I donīt use DHCP I will not need pump?
yup
static ip# is "better" anyway
> The configuration of wlan0 is done in /etc/network/interfaces?
every package and distro puts their wireless options "everywhere"
- copy your eth0 config file, add a few wireless options to it
> Can somebody show me an example, please.
http://www.linux-wireless.org/Install-HOWTO/other-config-files/
- may or may not be what you need
> Are these the minimal necessary packages?
> # apt-get install linux-wlan-ng linux-wlan-ng-modules-2.4.26-1 wireless-tools
and a sniffer ( kismet + ethereal )
c ya
alvin
