----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Detecting WLAN Card -- FIXED --Just one new problem
> On Monday 12 Jan 2004 5:21 pm, Marc Resnick wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marc Resnick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 11:15 AM > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Detecting WLAN Card > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Derek Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 10:56 PM > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Detecting WLAN Card > > > > > > > On Monday 12 Jan 2004 1:57 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > SNIP > > > > > > > > > Derek, > > > > > I've located the Prism2_cs module, exactly where you said it was. > > > > > That means I definitely have it. But when I launch the wizard to > > > > > setup the > > > > > > LAN, > > > > > > > > therefore detecting network cards also, this module does not show up > > > > on > > > > > the > > > > > > > > list. This probably has to do with the problem. > > > > > > > > > > When I do modprobe prism2_cs, nothing happens. This card definitely > > > > > > works, > > > > > > > > because, as I said, it works fine on Windows XP. > > > > > > > > > > I also checked Force No APIC in the CC, and nothing changed. > > > > > > > > > > /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia contains PCMCIA = yes > > > > > > > > > > I added the card to the config file also. > > > > > > > > > > There must be something one of us is forgetting or doing wrong, > > > > because > > > > > the > > > > > > > > card works fine. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for all your help so far, > > > > > Marc > > > > > > > > I am not surprised you do not see prism2_cs appear in the driver list. > > > > > > Drivers > > > > > > > for pcmcia cards are always autodetected. > > > > > > > > > > > > When you say nothing happens when you do a modprobe, that is actually > > > > > > quite > > > > > > > positive. It implies the driver is loading, and is not being rejected. > > > > What do you see if you do > > > > > > > > lsmod | grep prism > > > > > > > > after the modprobe? That will tell us if the driver is loading. > > > > > > > > And what do you see if you do > > > > > > > > tail -n 30 /var/log/syslog ? Any entries about pcmcia or prism? > > > > > > > > And > > > > iwconfig ? > > > > > > > > There is one other thing I forgot to check. > > > > The pcmcia service has to be started. In a root terminal enter > > > > service pcmcia restart > > > > You should hear two beeps as it restarts, then do > > > > tail -n 30 /var/log/syslog again to see what it says. > > > > > > > > derek > > > > > > > > -- > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > > www.jennings.homelinux.net > > > > http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org > > > > > > Derek, > > > To make it easier for you, I've posted some screenshots here(because the > > > files are too big to send through the mailing group): > > > http://www.freewebs.com/linuxss/ss1.png > > > http://www.freewebs.com/linuxss/ss2.png > > > http://www.freewebs.com/linuxss/ss3.png > > > http://www.freewebs.com/linuxss/ss4.png > > > http://www.freewebs.com/linuxss/ss5.png > > > > > > I gather from those that we got part of the name of the network card > > > wrong when inserting it in the config file. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Marc > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >- > > > > -- > > > > > ---- > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > Derek and all that have been following, > > Linux now detects my WLAN card after who know's what I did as wlan0. The > > only step remaining is to configure it to my network. I entered the > > Mandrake Control Center, and went to the Network settings to configure it. > > It still does not appear on the list, and is not detected when I run the > > wizard. The lights on the card illuminate when I do 'service pcmcia > > restart', and I recieve information about wlan0 when I enter 'iwconfig'. It > > also now appears on the hardware list. There must be some command that I > > don't know. > > > > Just a little more help, > > Marc > > > > Great. > I was just thinking you might end up compiling the driver after all. > Setting up the driver is simply a matter of creating a text file called > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0 > > containing something like :- > > DEVICE=wlan0 > BOOTPROTO=static > IPADDR=192.168.1.43 > NETMASK=255.255.255.0 > NETWORK=192.168.1.0 > BROADCAST=192.168.1.255 > ONBOOT=yes > WIRELESS_MODE=Managed > WIRELESS_ESSID=8848DBjennings > WIRELESS_RATE=11M > WIRELESS_ENC_KEY=s:my_key > > > If you need to get an IP address from DHCP then put > BOOTPROTO=dhcp and then you do not need an IPADDR > > WIRELESS_MODE=Managed is for use with a wireless access point. > If you are running peer to peer (no wireless access point) use Ad-Hoc > > The WIRELESS_ENC_KEY is what catches everyone out. It can be ASCII like mine > in which case it must be oreced3ed by 's:' or a Hex number in the format > 3456-789a-bc > > See 'man iwconfig' for a full description of the parameters. > > service network restart > will apply the parameters. > (so will ifup wlan0 / ifdown wlan0 ) > > Nearly there! > > derek > > > > > ---------------------------------- > www.jennings.homelinux.net > http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org > > > Well I think we both saw this coming, Derek. I got 5 errors after trying to restart the network. Error for wireless request Set Encode, Set ESSID, Set Mod, Set Bit Rate, Set ESSID. Then it say Determining IP information for wlan0...SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device. Here is the ifcfg-wlan0 exactly how it up, and I believe it goes according to my network settings: DEVICE=wlan0 BOOTPROTO=dhcp NETMASK=255.255.255.0 NETWORK=192.168.1.1 BROADCAST=192.168.1.255 ONBOOT=yes WIRELESS_MODE=Managed WIRELESS_ESSID=linksys WIRELESS_RATE=11M I removed the encyption key because I'm positive that I don't have one. If all of these values are defined, why am I receiving these errors? --Marc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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