On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 13:06:50 +1100 "Patrick Griffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi All, > Running mandrake 8.2 and I'm trying to install a plx wireless carrier with >an Orinoco wireless card. Tried reading the how to's with no success. Can any one >step me through how to add this module. Hardware reports an unknown device. > > > Thanks in advance > > Regards pat You need to install the pcmcia_cs and wireless-tools RPMS from your CDs Then next time you reboot yor pcmcia sockets should be detected and become active. You will hear two beeps from your computer when the pcmcia slots are enabled. Two beeps of different tone means your oricoco card was detected OK. Two beeps of same tone means it was not. Go through the Mandrake Control Centre Networking wizard. It should have detected your card and installed the 'wvlan_cs' driver. In the wizard you can set the wireless parameters (encryption key rate etc) after you complete the wizard with OK, DO NOT exit the GUI with OK. A bug means that it will write your old configuration back again. You must exit the GUI with 'Cancel' Your card should now be working. If it is not it is most likely a problem with encryption key or essid (Note ASCII encryption keys have to be entered in the format s:key_name ) You can use the command 'iwconfig eth0' in a root terminal window to set up the wireless card by hand, and 'man iwconfig' will give you all the parameters. HTH derek
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