On Thu, 2003-03-13 at 22:37, Peter Møller Neergaard wrote: > On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 04:48:46PM -0800, James Sparenberg wrote: > > How have any of you solved this? > > I agree with your experience: Mandrake does not provide nice support > for roaming with your laptop (perhaps Starbucks is not widespread > enough in France :-) ). What makes it even more depressing is that > Linux pcmcia package actually comes pretty much with the tools you > need through the command cardctl. However, Mandrake insists on having > only one setting of the encryption key. > > So here is my solution: > 1) I have installed the pcmcia-cs package > 2) I have replaced /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-wireless with > the attached script which incorporates a few bits from pcmcia-cs > package > 3) I have changed /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts to include settings for > two schemes: a default unencrypted and my home zone. This is done > with the following setting: > > # Lucent Wavelan IEEE (+ Orinoco, RoamAbout and ELSA) > # Melco/Buffalo Networks WLI-PCM-L11 > # Note : wvlan_cs driver only, and version 1.0.4+ for encryption support > home,*,*,00:60:1D:*|home,*,*,00:02:2D:*) > INFO="Wavelan IEEE example (Lucent default settings)" > ESSID="any" > MODE="Managed" > KEY="XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XX open" > ;; > > *,*,*,00:60:1D:*|*,*,*,00:02:2D:*) > INFO="Wavelan IEEE example (Lucent default settings)" > ESSID="any" > MODE="Managed" > KEY="off" > ;; > > After this, all I need to do to change between the two keys are > > cardctl scheme home > > or > > cardctl scheme default > > as root and then of course ifdown, ifup on the card. > > This is as seamless as I have been able to get it. I can however > still envy Micro$oft user's the ability for the driver to recognize > the name of the network and set the key accordingly. > > /Peter
Peter thanks.... busy weekend ahead for me *grin*.... James
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