]> http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/blog/blog/628 en http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/blog/node/273 <p>Ok...well things are moving along.....slowly. I have installed a wireless pci card (atheros chip) in my k-6 desktop, and it is up and running. The AT&#038;T card is up and running on the lapptop. Still need to install the Motorolla USB adapter on the windows box. I have configured the two machines up and running but can't get them to talk. I'm kind of stumbling along blindly here but so far I have;</p> <p>- ifconfig ath0 up<br /> - ifconfig ath0 xxx.xx.xx.xx (ip)<br /> - ifconfig ath0 mode ad-hoc<br /> - ifconfig ath0 rate 11MB<br /> - iwconfig ath0 essid pluto</p> <p>Now I go to either machine and type</p> <p>iwlist ath0 peers.........and get no scan results</p> Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:35:51 +0000 http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/blog/node/272 <p>i'm gonna put together a DSL wireless as-hoc network. been wanting to do this for a while, and now is the time.i'm going to network 3 machines, may even try samba with my winblows box later. my 3 machines are as follows;</p> <p>1- Desktop 850mhz duron, 256mb ram, 160gb hd, dualbooting w2k and DSL liveCD</p> <p>2- Desktop 350mhz K-6, 64mb ram, 8gb hd, booting DSL hd install</p> <p>3- Laptop 400mhz celeron, 192mb ram, 10gb hd, booting DSL frugal</p> <p>3 different machines, 3 different installs...should be interesting, or impossible, we will see.</p> <p>will try and keep the blog updated, no promises though........</p> Tue, 21 Feb 2006 02:50:40 +0000