On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 20:39:36 +0200 Frederik Dannemare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Saturday 17 July 2004 16:40, Rodney D. Myers wrote: > > 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. > > Oh, I also forgot to mention that you should, of course, compile the > hostap kernel module. This can be done like this (after having > apt-get'ed hostap-source and assuming that you compile your own > kernels with kernel sources located in /usr/src/linux): > > cd /usr/src > tar zxvf hostap-source.tar.gz > cd linux > fakeroot make-kpkg --append-to-version -foobar modules_image > sudo dpkg -i ../hostap-modules-2.6.5-foobar_0.1.2-2_i386.deb > depmod -a > > Should you ever want to use the MA311 as an access point, have a look > at my notes: http://sentinel.dk/cookbook/?Linux_wireless_access_point > - -- > Frederik Dannemare | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] many thanks.. I have the kernel-source, and everything you mentioned above.. Now to try and compile the source code, and get a functioning kernel & wifi card. -- 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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