Hmmm... I'm tempted to try HostAP with my D-Link DWL-650 vP1 on the basis of a note in this list from last Dec (Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>).
The main obstruction I see ahead of time is that my Inspiron 3200 only has PCI support 2.1. Now Andrew Barr (http://home.columbus.rr.com/andrewbarr/linux/dwl520e1.html) documents using the D-Link DWL-650 vP1 and says that PCI 2.2 is required, that without it the card won't even show up on lspci. And it's true, mine doesn't. But this card *does* show up under "cardctl ident". Should I move on to another card or laptop? Or do I have a chance with HostAP with this hardware? Oh, I do have wireless tools installed--but I can't use that unless I get an interface to the card to configure first, right? Thanks. Mark On Thu, Aug 04, 2005 at 05:08:58PM -0400, Mark Copper wrote: > Hi, > > I've got a custom 2.6 kernel running on a Dell Inspiron 3200. > > I am able to use a 16-bit pcmcia ethernet card following 10.10.5, "Network > configuration and PCMCIA" in the Debian reference. (ifupdown controlled > by hotplug with pcmcia-cs confined to loading modules) > > I want to get a wireless card configured for travelling. > > One card I have is a Linksys WPC11 v4. If I insert it, discover > provides the info: > Realtek Semiconductor Co.,Ltd. RTL8180L 802.11b MAC > > But that is all I get. Nothing shows up in dmesg, nothing shows up in > ifconfig. > > What is my next step in getting the machine to recognize the card? > > Thank you. > > Mark > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
