Subject: Re: Wireless
From: Adam Elkins (i-robot@gci.net)
Date: Sun Feb 16 2003 - 11:24:00 AKST
Hey Fielder,
Well, I'm having _some_ luck with the prism2_cs module. When I boot WarLinux
on a laptop, it has no problems detecting the card.
I'm getting my access point today (So I don't have to stand on the corner
where I found the open network)
Hopefuly, I'll have some more luck, I'll be sure to let you know how it goes.
Adam
On Sunday 16 February 2003 11:26 am, Fielder George Dowding wrote:
> Greetings Adam and everybody,
>
> I, too, have a Linksys WPC11 v3 pcmcia card for my Sony VAIO laptop.
> I, too, had heard that the orinoco module would work. However, not
> true! Apparently the previous hardware versions (<= 2.5) of the
> WPC11 used the same tranceiver chip as the Orinoco pcmcia card. The
> chip in the WPC11 _V3_ is different and cannot use the Orinoco
> driver.
>
> I wrestled with the problem last year without success. I tried
> compiling for the 2.2.x kernel on my laptop. Aside from the problem
> of limited hard disk space, I could not figure out how to get the
> source to compile.
>
> There are open source people working on the module, and Linksys at
> http://www.linksys.com, select "support" and then "downloads". Or
> you can go directly to http://www.linksys.com/download/ where you
> then select the product and operating system using two pull down
> boxes. Find, "WPC11 - Instant Wireless Network Adapter - Version
> 3.0" as the product, and select "other" for the operating system.
> When you get the resulting screen select "driver". On the next
> screen, scroll, if needed, to the bottom where you will see "Linux
> Driver". All the other links pertain to Windows in their various
> flavors.
>
> This tar.gz file is the same one I downloaded last year. I want to
> upgrade my laptop to the 2.4.x kernel, then, I plan to try again.
> Visit http://www.linux-wlan.com/linux-wlan/ and root around to find
> the latest regarding available modules, drivers, etc.
>
> On Sat, 15 Feb 2003 16:45:59 -0900
>
> Adam Elkins <i-robot@gci.net> wrote:
> > I'm new to the wireless thing...And I just spent a bunch of
> > money....
> >
> > I have a Linksys WPC11 ver.3 pcmcia card.
> >
> > I found on the net to use the orinoco_cs module. so I loaded it.
> > When I do an 'ifconfig -a' shouldn't I see a Wlan0 or something?
> > I get his:
> >
> > tun10 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
> >
> > Whats that?
> >
> > What an\m I missing?
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >
> >
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