wirelessForum: Networking Topic: wireless started by: costamario Posted by Guest on April 28 2004,13:37
Hi all,does anyone uses wireless (802.11a/b/g) with DSL ?? Tks Posted by woverin on April 28 2004,18:52
yes i didI have Syntax USB-400 (prism3) It did not work with DSL default install but I got it work by compile the latest linux-wlan-ng on Knoppix 3.3 and copy the driver to DSL. DSL supports a limited number of wlan adapter. So if you want new driver you have to add it by yourself Posted by roberts on April 29 2004,00:30
I think DSL supports alot of wireless cards. Version 0.6.x supports many more than the version 0.5.x. And usually I find that it works "too good". In other words, Upon boot up I usually connect immediately to my neighbor's un-protected wirelsss network. "Surf for free". So, to be an honest guy, I have to issue some iwconfigs for my wireless network, followed by pump -i eth0. Adding these commands to /opt/bootlocal.sh and I can boot right into my wireless network.
Posted by echo6 on May 15 2004,15:00
Can you briefly explain how you did this, I know how to remaster DSL. Just need some pointers on configuring a D-Link DWL-122 usb wireless for ad-hoc use. I know it uses the p80211.o and prism2_usb.o and these exist on the latest DSL 0.6.3! but I can't get configure it to use the hardware, do I still need linux-wlan-ng drivers on this version? Posted by woverin on May 16 2004,00:40
echo6, Download linux-wlan-ng lastest version from <a href="http://www.linux-wlan.com/linux-wlan/< Linux" target="_blank">http://www.linux-wlan.com/linux-w....website > you need Knoppix 3.3 (using 2.4.22-xfs kernel) - because it has gcc get kernel source wget -c < http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix....all.deb > The next step installs the kernel sources to the right place (/usr/src) then extracts them to a new directory: dpkg -i kernel-source-2.4.22-xfs_10.00.Custom_all.deb cd /usr/src tar xvjf kernel-source-2.4.22-xfs.tar.bz2 ln -s kernel-source-2.4.22-xfs linux cd linux cp /boot/config-2.4.22-xfs /usr/src/linux/.config make oldconfig cp linux-wlan-ng.tar.gz /usr/src tar -zxvf linux-wlan-ng.tar.gz cd linux-wlan-ng ./Configure make all then all driver are compiled copy linux-wlan-ng directory to DSL then "make install" to install the driver Posted by gjhicks on May 28 2004,02:55
Hi,I also have a USB wireless device not supported as a default by DSL - it is a D-Link DWL-120. There is a driver that works just fine and I got it working under Knoppix. So, I read your post on the kernel sources installation with great interest. Tried your instructions and have a couple of questions. At the 'make oldconfig' step, I got lots of questions about whether I wanted to do this or that. Obviously it is impossible to provide specific help but can you recommend a source (URL, etc) where I might educate myself? Also, there are lots of directories added for architectures, etc. Do you reckon I could just delete all the directories that refer to hardware not present in my system? Thanks. Posted by wordgiver on May 31 2004,18:25
I downloaded DSL the other night and booted to a removable harddrive I use for Linux exploration and it found all of my wireless flawlessly. I have a wireless network in the house and use Belkin FSD6050 usb adapters.The only problem is every time after I have booted it the first time it does not find the Belkin. I cannot figure out what is going on? Posted by SilentDawn on June 06 2004,19:49
Sorry... rong place
Posted by woverin on June 10 2004,17:43
sorry i forgot to tell you one step you should copy /boot/config-2.4.22 to /usr/src/linux/.config eg. cp /boot/config-2.4.22-xfs /usr/src/linux/.config then make old config There should be a few questions about enable support sth with kernel you can safely answer "no" Posted by cybered77 on June 20 2004,07:17
I use an ORINOCO LUCENT SILVER PCMCIA Card,, it works excellent in my laptop, (Texas Instruments TI5300, P-133MHz, 32MB RAM, 1GB HD) no special instructions, no recompilation of drivers, nada! just plug it in and it works!Ed San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora Mexico |