[Preston] Network Newbie need help with WiFi
Jon Hill
preston at mailman.lug.org.uk
Thu Nov 21 16:46:03 2002
Ken,
I have just ordered some Orinoco Silver cards and got a donated laptop to
try out as a Linux access point. Would you mind if I throw some questions at
you over the coming days?
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Wolstencroft" <kenw@keeper.org.uk>
To: <preston@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Preston] Network Newbie need help with WiFi
> Looks like it didn't compile properly.
>
> make pci
> make install_pci
> modprobe hostap_pci
>
> If you get it to build, but the module doesn't load, try building the plx
> module:
>
> make plx
> make install_plx
> modprobe hostap_plx
>
> I have a Pheenet WL002, which is a fully packaged pci card, but requires
the
> plx driver.
>
> I hope this helps...
> Ken
> WNAP (Wireless Network Access Project)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "entwisi" <entwisi@dsl.pipex.com>
> To: <preston@mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [Preston] Network Newbie need help with WiFi
>
>
> > Ken
> >
> > Thanks for the response, I have just downloaded the hostap stuff , It
> > compiles OK it fell over on the make install_pci bit due to a dodgy path
> > error, I have put it in /lib/modules/2.4.19-16mdk/kernel/drivers/net
> > but on running /sbin/depmod -a I get unresolved symbols in
> > hostapp_pci.o
> >
> > Any Ideas?
> >
> >
> > Ian
> >
> > PS Yes I would be happy to participate in your scheme as long as it
> > isn't hogging my system too much and I have no security concerns
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 20:23, Ken Wolstencroft wrote:
> > > It looks like you haven't assigned an ip address for your wireless
card.
> You
> > > should be able to do this by creating an ifcfg-eth0 in
> > > /etc/syconfig/network-scripts/
> > >
> > > You also need to set an IP address on your XP machine in the same
range
> as
> > > your Linux box. Either set this manually or set up a dhcp server
> operating
> > > in the same subnet as your linux box.
> > >
> > > The orinoco driver is ok, but I suggest compiling the hostap driver
> > > http://hostap.epitest.fi/
> > >
> > > If you get this working, would you be willing to join our community
> wireless
> > > LAN project. This is a completely voluntary project, trying to create
a
> > > coherent wireless network accross the region.
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > > Ken
> > > WNAP (Wireless Network Access Project)
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "entwisi" <entwisi@dsl.pipex.com>
> > > To: <preston@mailman.lug.org.uk>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 8:06 PM
> > > Subject: [Preston] Network Newbie need help with WiFi
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi guys(and gals)
> > > >
> > > > I am a relative newbie to linux and networking in general and was
> > > > wondering if anyone could help. I have a wireless LAN running in XP
> Pro
> > > > but I am trying to convert to Mandrake. I have sorted all my other
> > > > issues(NVidia drivers, ADSL connection etc) but this has me
stumped.
> > > >
> > > > IN XP my setup sort of defies convention but works OK. Basically I
> have
> > > > an Actiontec PCI wifi card(DABs value range) in my box and a
Actiontec
> > > > USB WiFi adaptor in SWMBOs set to Ad-hoc. Under XP I had a little
fun
> > > > getting everything working. In the end the setup is as follows. My
PC
> > > > has a fixed IP (192.168.1.0 subnet 255.255.255.0) with a workgroup
> > > > called "Workgroup". SWMBOs has a dynamic assigned IP(which is always
> > > > 169.254.171.47 subnet 255.255.0.0) with workgroup "MSHOME". This
> allows
> > > > File sharing and Internet connection through my box with no major
> > > > problems. I don't really know why it works cause I was told both
> > > > workgroup names should be the same as should the IPs be in the same
> > > > range.
> > > >
> > > > So... I need to get ICS and file sharing working under MDK9.0. I
> > > > understand that for the file sharing I need to configure Samba but
at
> > > > the moment I can't even ping the boxes so I am not playing around in
> > > > that just yet. Through searching Google I found that my card needs
the
> > > > orinoco_pci module (it has a Prism 2.5 chipset which is recognised
in
> > > > Harddrake) rather than the orinoco_cs or wavelan drivers. I
eventually
> > > > found this module. On issuing modprobe orinoco_pci when I start MDK
> > > > Control centre an eth0 appears. In the /var/log/messages file I see
> > > >
> > > > Nov 20 19:31:20 localhost kernel: eth0: Channel out of range (0)!
> > > > Nov 20 19:31:21 localhost /etc/hotplug/net.agent: invoke ifup eth0
> > > > Nov 20 19:31:24 localhost kernel: eth0: Channel out of range (0)!
> > > > Nov 20 19:37:49 localhost last message repeated 2 times
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I have the wireless tools installed, the output of ifconfig and
> > > > iwconfig are as follows, I had set essid before doing this(my ppp IP
> > > > munged for security)
> > > >
> > > > [root@localhost log]# ifconfig
> > > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> > > > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> > > > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
> > > > RX packets:454 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > > > TX packets:454 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> > > > RX bytes:28898 (28.2 Kb) TX bytes:28898 (28.2 Kb)
> > > >
> > > > ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
> > > > inet addr:*.*.*.* P-t-P:81.86.144.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
> > > > UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> > > > RX packets:10534 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > > > TX packets:9982 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
> > > > RX bytes:10065226 (9.5 Mb) TX bytes:908863 (887.5 Kb)
> > > >
> > > > [root@localhost log]# iwconfig
> > > > eth0 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"Workgroup" Nickname:"Prism I"
> > > > Mode:Managed Frequency:42.9497GHz Access Point:
> > > > 00:00:00:00:00:00
> > > > Bit Rate:11Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm Sensitivity:1/3
> > > > Retry min limit:8 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
> > > > Encryption key:off
> > > > Power Management:off
> > > > Link Quality:0/92 Signal level:-68 dBm Noise level:-122
> dBm
> > > > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> > > > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is teh last hurdle to
a
> > > > M$free world.<fx: cheers abound as another one leaves the nest>
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > Ian
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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