[lug] Wireless networking

[jhswope]

The Mandrake default install does not install Wireless tools.  Check to 
make sure you have the package wireless-tools-25-4mdk installed. 
Easiest way to check is to try the command "/sbin/iwconfig".

Terry Branaman wrote:
> I'm trying to get wireless networking on my laptop, with no success. The
> laptop is a Toshiba Satellite 5205 running Mandrake 9.1. The wireless
> nic is a SMC2635W. I followed the instructions on the SMC web site:
> 
> 1. Add the following lines to your /etc/pcmcia/config file: 
> card "SMC2632W" 
> manfid 0x0156, 0x0002 
> bind "wvlan_cs" 
> 
> 2. Add or uncomment the following lines to your /etc/pcmcia/config.opts
> file: 
> # Options for WaveLAN/IEEE driver (AccessPoint mode)... 
> #module "wvlan_cs" opts "station_name=MY_PC" 
> # Options for WaveLAN/IEEE driver (ad-hoc mode)... 
> module "wvlan_cs" opts "port_type=1 channel=6 station_name=Linux" 
> 
> 3. Add or uncomment these lines to your /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts file: 
> # Note : wvlan_cs driver only, and version 1.0.4+ for encryption support
> *,*,*,00:e0:29:*) # Here you should enter the MAC address of your 
> INFO="SMC test network adapter" #wireless adapter 
> ESSID="any" 
> MODE="Infrastructure" 
> RATE="auto" 
> CHANNEL="6" 
> Lastly, run the Linuxconf Utility and configure your first network
> interface (assuming you only have one network adapter in your system) to
> use the "Net Device" = "wvlan0" and set it to DHCP or static depending
> on your network infrastructure.
> 
> I then restarted the pcmcia and network services, but the system is not
> seeing the wireless nic; it is seeing the built-in 10/100 nic (eth0)
> just fine. "ifup eht1" gives the message "wvlan0 device eth1 does not
> seem to be present, delaying initialization."
> 
> I've looked on google, without success, for aditional information that
> might help. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

-- 
Jack Swope
Systems Administrator
Minolta-QMS, Inc.
Core Technology Laboratory
Boulder, CO
(303)443-7227 x 310