Re: [Fwd: Re: Office Max $19 Microsoft adaptors]

On Thu, 2004-07-01 at 15:32, jsw@wadell.org wrote:
> Please excuse ugly headers, are we a .net or a .org? We are a .org! Duha!
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> Subject: Re: Office Max $19 Microsoft adaptors
> From: jsw@wadell.org
> Date: Thu, July 1, 2004 3:29 pm
> To: "Justin Dieters" <enderak@gci.net>
> Cc: aklug@aklug.net
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>
> Hello, this is your remote diagnostic center! We-all only speek texas,
> whatch all speak?
>
> I consider MAC a pretty good security fix, but I am happy to be blasted by
> the group (Arthur?). I REALLY would like to do a Friday on this, but I am
> drowning in Houston.
>
> J
> > Okay, long story short, I finally got it working after upgrading my
> laptop to Fedora 2.
> >
> > So, any idea when we might be able to do Wireless Friday? I need to
> learn about setting up security for wireless devices ASAP :) In
> particular WEP and SSID. I imagine it's easy enough to change the
> options on the basestation, but it's setting it up on the card in Linux
> that i'm not so sure about.
> >
> > Anyway, all seems to be working good now, except the fact I don't really
> have any security set up. I'm afraid to touch any of the options on the
> access point for fear of it all the sudden not working. Right now my
> only security consists of my limiting access by MAC address and leaving
> it turned off when I'm not using it.
> >
> > Maybe I'll be able to figure out some more stuff later (like when it's
> not 3:30 AM :) ) but I'd still be interested in getting some help at a
> Friday Night thing. It's been forever since I've been there on Friday.
> >
> > Justin
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim wrote:
> >> Using Fedora 2. Did you configure the adaptor as a network device? I
> will admit that I used the Gui to do the basic config. Once it was
> recognized, I set it up as wlan0. I was able to enter most of the info.
> Most important is to make sure the ESSID is ok. Look in
> >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts. Note that this fill is hard linked to
> two others on RedHatish systems:
> >>
> >> [root@mister sysconfig]# find . -name '*eth0' -print
> >> ./network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
> >> ./networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0
> >> ./networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth0
> >>
> >> so do NOT delete one, then replace it without fixing the links!
> >>
> >> Hope this helps
> >>
> >> Also, we might do a Friday on Wireless after I get out of this hell
> hole. Dee, wanna give it a go?

If only I could make it Friday. No so sure with holiday weekend, as we
are heading out till Monday.

> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >>
> >> Justin Dieters wrote:
> >>
> >>>Jim, what distro/kernel are you using? Anything special you had to do
> to get it to work?
> >>>
> >>>I'm using Redhat 9.0, kernel 2.4.20, and all I get is:
> >>>unsupported card in socket 0
> >>>product info: "Microsoft", "Wireless Notebook Adapter MN-520", "",
> >>> "1.0.3"
> >>>manfid: 0x02d2, 0x0001 function: 6 (network)
> >>>
> >>>The lights come on and everything, but I can't get anything from
> ifconfig. I can do "modprobe orinoco_cs" just fine, no errors aside
> from what's listed above.
> >>>
> >>>Justin
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Jim wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Risked the $19. The one I got has the Linux friendly Orinoco chip set.
> Might want to get em fast. They are all the way to the right on the
> discount table in the front of the store!
> >>>>
> >>>>J
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Jun 26 18:46:03 mister cardmgr[1133]: socket 1: Microsoft Wireless
> Notebook Adapter MN-520 1.0.3
> >>>>Jun 26 18:46:04 mister cardmgr[1133]: executing: 'modprobe orinoco_cs
> 2>&1'
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