[newbie] How to configure eth1 for wireless connection?

[Wei Wang]

I have Mandrake 9.0, kernel 2.4.19, Linksys WPC11 ver3.1 and orinoco 0.13e.
Now the card is already recognized:(/var/log/messages

Apr 13 23:47:02 china cardmgr[2893]: socket 1: Linksys WPC11 11Mbps 802.11b
WLAN Card
Apr 13 23:47:02 china cardmgr[2893]: executing: 'modprobe hermes'
Apr 13 23:47:02 china cardmgr[2893]: executing: 'modprobe orinoco'
Apr 13 23:47:02 china cardmgr[2893]: executing: 'modprobe orinoco_cs'
Apr 13 23:47:03 china cardmgr[2893]: executing: './network start eth1'
Apr 13 23:47:03 china /etc/hotplug/net.agent: invoke ifup eth1
Apr 13 23:47:17 china su(pam_unix)[3041]: session opened for user root by
(uid=502)

As a newbie to linux, I was told that the next step should be:

1 update also /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts

2 update init script configuration file (which depends upon the distribution you have; mine is /etc/conf.d/net)

 

As for point 2, I don't know where I should do it in Mandrake 9.0?

ifup eth1 shows:

configuration for eth1 not found.

 

I have an access point running simple DHCP with no WEP protection. So I guess the configuration should be simple enough.

 

Another thing that worries me is the "session opend for user root" message in the system

log. If that implies only root user can use the connection, how do I enable other normal users

to use this wireless connection?