Proper Wireless PC Card Setup

Mon May 17 11:31:27 PDT 2004

Thanks Joel,

Found a site that addresses this very issue for SuSE 8.0 with a
SXS at the Unofficial SuSE FAQ site from the SuSE List. I'l try that
and if I still have trouble I will send you the scripts.

BTW, what distro do you use? COL 3.1.1? I'm a former eD2.4 refugee.

Best Regards, 

Keith B.
Joel Hammer <Joel at hammershome.com> wrote:

>I can't give you an example of pcmcia scripts because I don't use it. And, I
>don't use SUSE.
>
>I would just put into rc.local, or whatever SUSE calles it, the
>commands to configure your card. rc.local runs after everything else
>during bootup. ?Another place to put these commands is in .bashrc in
>your home directory. (I assume you use bash.) ?If you can't figure out
>the commands, send me the SUSE startup scripts (for pcmcia) and the
>configuration files and I will take a look at it.
>
>BTW, I have given up on the complicated network configuration scripts which
>come with the distros; just write those scripts yourself to apply to your own
>hardware. It is much simpler that way.
>
>Joel
>
> On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 07:17:49AM -0400, kbb0927 at cs.com wrote:
>> Joel,
>>
>> What I have figured is that I need to restart pcmcia and network after
>> all is said and done. ?I notice in rc?.d that pcmcia loads before
>> network and again after network stuff. Could you give me an example
>> of how to put up a script to make pcmcia reload or load after the
>> network has started?.
>>
>> BTW, I have changed to a Linksys Instant Wireless pcmcia card in order
>> to get it to work under winXP, I know, but I need winXP for business
>> right now. I had to figure out what to do to get it to run under linux
>> as there is no info on configuring this card under linux. I am still at
>> the delimna of boot order/restart, but once that is figured out I
>> could write a SxS for this card if anyone is interested.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Keith B.
>>
>> Joel Hammer <Joel at hammershome.com> wrote:
>>
>> >You have two choices, in general.
>> >
>> >1. Try to figure out the convoluted logic of the professionals who
>> >set us the SUSE distro, who had to figure out how to anticipate any
>> >number of combinations of devices and drivers and who knows what else.
>> >This might take a while, since you may not find any documentation explaining
>> >just how those bash startup scripts work.
>> >
>> > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?OR
>> >
>> >2. Just put the command to start the thang in rc.local or whatever it is
>> >on SUSE. I have by now rewritten some of my startup scripts a number of
>> >times. In the process I have leaned to write bash scripts and I have very
>> >good control over my devices and daemons. It turns out it is impossible
>> >to setup linux so that no matter what devices or daemons you add, the
>> >startup scripts that come standard with the distro will be able to start
>> >all the devices and daemons properly for you. (dynamic host resolution,
>> >network cards in general, and jazz drives come to mind). ?Order of loading
>> >is the sort of thing the startup scripts can't figure out, for example.
>> >
>> >Joel
>> >
>> >On Sun, May 19, 2002 at 05:55:11PM -0400, kbb0927 at cs.com wrote:
>> >> Llama,
>> >>
>> >> Ok, I no longer have to do yast. It still requires however, a rcnetwark
>> >> restart to turn on the card. Should I try alias eth-pcmcia orinoco_cs in
>> >> /etc/modules.conf? ?Where do I change the order so that the pcmcia loads
>> >> after network loads?
>> >>
>> >> Best,
>> >>
>> >> Keith B.
>> >>
>> >> "Net Llama!" <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >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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