On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 12:08:35 +0200 Frederik Dannemare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Thursday 08 July 2004 15:46, Frederik Dannemare wrote: > On Wednesday 07 July 2004 05:40, Rodney D. Myers wrote: > >> I know this card is supported under Linux, and debian, but... > >> > >> What is involved in getting this card found/configured under Sarge? > >> Specifically under the new net install cdrom? > >> > >> A lady friend is seriously considering letting me move her off of > >> windos and onto debian. The hangup is this wifi card. I don't ant > >to> spend all day trying to get this piece of hardware working, > >unless I> absolutely have to. > > > > Don't know how the new installer handles wifi, but this is more or > > less what you should do to get the netgear ma311 working: > > > > apt-get install hostap-utils hostap-source wireless-tools hotplug > > echo "alias wlan0 hostap_cs" >/etc/modutils/hostap > > Should have said _pci, not _cs. Thus: > echo "alias wlan0 hostap_pci" >/etc/modutils/hostap > > > update-modules > > > > Ensure that you have a wlan0 section in /etc/network/interfaces... > > > > iwconfig wlan0 essid foobar > > iwconfig wlan0 mode managed > > Did you get it to work, btw? > - -- > Frederik Dannemare | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Actually I missed the first reply to this message, not sure how or why.. I know have this email printed out so I can try. Thanks -- Rodney D. Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux User #96112 ICQ#: AIM#: YAHOO: 18002350 mailman452 mailman42_5 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Ben Franklin - 1759
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