Networking :: dsl is hopeless - can't configure wifi

Can't configure an orinoco gold card to remember my ssid and key on boot.

-- edited out a snivel about installing ubuntu --

DSL on the other hand, v4.0 has net setup, several different config options. Which do you choose? What if you choose the wrong one?

-- removed a little more drivel --

DSL is great if it works.

I'm not a linux expert but this isn't my first rodeo either.

Amazing!

Apps Folder -> DSLpanel -> Iwconfig

Fill out the GUI, wep key requires format of 99:99:99:...

iwconfig script is in ~/ (home) folder with icon for you to click.

You do, have to do a backup for anything to persist.

Orinoco Gold is the standard on which I created Iwconfig and is the one that I reguarly use and test with
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I honestly can't think of anything that I could do to make it any easier.

BTW: Fluxbuntu is not 50MB. But perhaps a much larger distro will suit you better.

I'm using a pendrive install, my first attempt with that. Not being familiar with the orinoco gold card, and fumbling around with the various net setup utilities made a mess of my setup. Could just be the thinkpad too. On a toshiba I was playing with before, dhcp was automatic.

Installing ubuntu is not an option, it's taking forever. DSL will install in just a few minutes. If I can reinstall and get a persistent network connection I promise to stop snivelling.

With a fresh pendrive install and an access point reboot, the iwconfig utility in the DSLpanel returns "Connection failed" error.

Any hints on what to troubleshoot?

Last line of dmesg is eth0: orinoco_set_multicast_list() call when hw_unavailable

During boot pcmcia cardmgr attempts to initialize eth0 and fails. Is that a factor?

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