Proper Wireless PC Card Setup

[Net Llama!]

kbb0927 at cs.com wrote:
> LLama,
> 
> No such bird as ifcfg-eth1. I did put alias eth1 orinoco_cs in 
> /etc/modulesconf.  I found ifcfg-eth-pcmcia-0, but no entry for
> ONBOOOT. I restarted the network using rcnetwork restart, but I have
> not rebooted. Will do it now and get back to you.

I should have prefaced my suggestions with the warning that I have zero 
wireless experience, and i'm just basing everything on how this all 
works with a traditional 10/100 NIC.  Its quite possible that SuSE uses 
ifcfg-eth-pcmcia-0 instead of ifcfg-eth[0,1].

> 
> Thanks for your response. Enjoy that new baby!!!

Thanks.  We're trying, in between the lack of sleep :)


> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Keith B.
> 
> "Net Llama!" <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Sounds like Joel might be onto something.  First, *forget* YAST.  Its 
>>obscuring what you need to accomplish.  You should first look at 
>>/etc/modules.conf to see if there is an entry for eth1.  If not, add it 
>>like this:
>>alias eth1 orinoco_cs
>>
>>Next, look at /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 and verify that 
>>ONBOOT=YES, and all the other info listed is correct.
>>
>>Report your progress.
>>
>>Joel Hammer wrote:
>>
>>>Don't know nuthin' about wireless, laptops, or PCMCIA, but: This sounds
>>>
>>
> 
>  like the drivers aren't loading at boot up. What modules are present after
> 
>>>YAST sets up your card and  what modules are loaded after reboot (lsmod) ?
>>>
>>>You might look at your bootup messages (/var/log/messages, dmesg) and
>>>see if your card is being detected at bootup.
>>>
>>>Does ifconfig show this type of card?
>>>
>>>Joel
>>>
>>>On Sun, May 19, 2002 at 01:35:55PM -0400, kbb0927 at cs.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hello Lists,
>>>>
>>>>I have set up my Siemens Wireless PCMCIA card using the orinoco_cs drivers
>>>>and according to the manufacturer, I have altered the following files:
>>>>
>>>>1.  /etc/pcmcia/config  - put the info about the card and told it to
>>>>                         bind to orinoco_cs here.
>>>>2.  /etc/wireless.opts  - put the INFO aabout INFO, ESSID, MODE here.
>>>>
>>>>3.  Setup the card under yast as eth-pcmcia-0 which gets put up as eth1.
>>>>4.  When I finish the set up it runs like a charm. 
>>>>
>>>>When I shutdown the laptop when I'm done and later reboot it, nothings
>>>>works until I go back to yast and reset the card up again. What am I
>>>>missing?
>>>>
>>>>HARDWARE INFO:   Compaq M700 (PIII-850, 256M RAM, Two Type II PCMCIA slots
>>>>                Linksys Access Point
>>>>                Siemens PCMCIA Wireless NIC in Slot 1 (2nd slot)
>>>>
>>>>SOFTWARE INFO:   SuSE 8.0 Pro, KDE3, Basically out of box install with
>>>>                YOU updates. Uses yenta_socket drivers.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks in advance for help.  BTW, Can't get it to run at all under WinXP.
>>>>Go figure!!!


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