Networking :: Help with D-Link DWL-650



aah , it did not ding with me that you do not use DHCP , but assign manually.

IP address = tied to mac address  ??

I have a script I used to use, that is similar to the iwconfig, where you can enter
in your ip address manually ..    I'll try to grab it here shortly..

73
ke4nt
Thanks.
One thing that I have noticed is that the orinoco_cs is trying to load.  I noticed in the config that is what is listed, but according to This page from the first post my card is a prism 2/2.5/3

How do I change the config to use the correct configuration and not try to load the other?  When I attempt to edit it I keep getting that it is a system read only file.  Even when logged on as root.

Again... thanks for helping out the noob  :D
Try typing:

sudo su
rmmod orinoco_cs
exit
exit

and then trip the prism control panel config.
Older Prism2 devices are supported by the orinoco_cs driver, as defined in /etc/pcmcia/config - which lists your D-Link DWL-650 at line 2031.
So you could actually use the orinoco driver ... but the linux-wlan-ng driver (prism2_cs) is probably a better choice.

So as cbagger01 suggested, your first step is to remove the orinoco driver - "sudo rmmod orinoco_cs"

In the DSLpanel > Prism2 prompt leave the wep field blank (sorry, probably obvious ... but worth mentioning).
The script that is run (/usr/local/bin/prism2.sh) assumes DHCP.  I think this should be OK, because using Mac Address Access does not necessarily mean that your router assigns fixed IP numbers to its clients.  I just checked this with my Netgear router.

To check for success, ping your router.
You could also run "ifconfig" to see the status of your wireless interface.

If no success, you could check the router's LAN IP setup to see if IP assignment is automatic or static.
If static, you could hack the /usr/local/bin/prism2.sh script for static IP,
... or run all setup commands manually,
... or create your own configuration script.
Well...thanks for the help.  I removed as suggested and still get the same results.  Specifically, the light goes on and I get a beep, then a second or two later a low beep. No connection.
I verified that the card works in Windows on another laptop, so that I Know that the card is still good.

I could try running the setup commands manually if I knew what those were...obviously creating a script is also beyond my current linux knowledge.

My (netgear) router is set to give an IP address automatically (DHCP)  I am only using the MAC address for access to the network.
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