WLAN

Hi Michael

If you want to update the root fs so that cards which use the orinoco driver
can be used my changes (+ comments) are below.
(sorry about the way I supply them, but Im quite new to Linux so diff patch
etc is new words for me)

The card I have used is a D-Link DCF-660W

In /etc/pcmcia/config
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device "orinoco_cs"
  class "network" module "orinoco_cs"
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changed to:
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device "orinoco_cs"
  class "network" module "orinoco_cs" opts "ignore_cis_vcc=1"
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Don't know what cis_vcc is, but the driver sugested that we should ignore it
and it did make it work.

In /etc/network/interfaces the following is added
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# WLAN network
# Static
iface eth0 inet static
    wireless_essid my-access-essid
    wireless_key 1122334455
    address 192.168.1.55
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    network 192.168.1.0
    gateway 192.168.1.1

# DHCP
#iface eth0 inet dhcp
# wireless_essid my-access-essid
# wireless_key 1122334455
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wireless_essid (access points "name") and wireless_key (encryption key if
used) must ofcourse be changed.

The DHCP can get an IP, but if we later remove the WLAN card or run ifdown
the system crash without giving any information at all (if anyone have an
ide why I would like to hear it).
Static IP does work (possible to insert and remove WLAN card without
problems)

Note:
To make DHCP work the Networking support -> Networking options -> Packet
socket must be selected when the kernel is build
Drivers: Networking support -> Wireless LAN -> Hermes chipset and Hermes
PCMCIA card support

In /etc/network the sub-folders if-down.d and if-post-down.d are added to
avoid ifup and ifdown complaining.

Best Regards
Benny
Received on Wed Apr 07 15:50:55 2004