Hello, I installed DSL on an old COMPAQ Armada 4220T (P233, 64Mo RAM) as a virus-proof mobile mail and internet machine, and it works like a dream with a PCMCIA V90 modem for that use. Thanks to the developpers! However, I was not able to connect it to my home wireless network. I test 3 802.11b cards: Intel 2011b Compex WL11A Atmel 502 and had none working. Is there somewhere a detailed Howto for a Linux beginner to get at least one of these connected? Thanks!what have you already tried to get those working? just plugged them in and booted? which driver do you use? have you tried the ndiswrapper-method? if not, use the search-function on the forum.
another thing you can do, is ask google for "wireless howto". Because you are using a pcmcia card, the "pcmcia howto" can give you further information on how the things work. maybe a post of the output from dmesg could help here, for further diagnosis)
hope this helps - if you need further information, drop a pn to my account. iŽll try to help you, as far as i can. greetz escayJust a dumb question: as a key, should I enter the hex WEP key or a passphrase?AFAIK the hexkey is needed here. so you got your other problem solved?
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AFAIK the hexkey is needed here. so you got your other problem solved?
Not yet, but the WL11A (Prism2 chipset) seems to be the best candidate. No joy with the ndiswrapper method for the other cards!Next Page...
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