[Preston] Network Newbie need help with WiFi
kenw
preston at mailman.lug.org.uk
Thu Nov 21 17:13:01 2002
Not a problem, just ask away...
Ken
Jon Hill wrote:
> 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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