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I have also use the "pcmcia-cs" package successfully on a Toshiba Tecra 8000 in conjunction with an Lucent Orinoco Siver wifi card. Lucent also had a Linux driver I downloaded but I don't remember if I used it or if I used the built in support in pcmcia-cs (I think the later). Worked perfectly once installed and configured but it took some doing on my part. I'll check my notes to see if I have anything further to offer.
Also, use the "iwconfig" package/utility to setup and check the configuration of the card/driver.
"wireless-tools" is also a decent text/curses based utility for setting up and configuring you wireless access point.
All should be available on freshmeat.net (or via apt in debian possibly).
On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 09:22:16 -0500 (EST)
Martin DiViaio <scatterbrained@usermail.com> wrote:
>
> Does the kernel (or cardmgr) recognize the card? If so, as what?
>
> Chances are, the driver module for the card is not loading when you insert
> the card. This could be because the module is not installed or the card is
> not recognized to run with one of the existing modules.
>
> See http://www.80211-planet.com/tutorials/article.php/953531 for a brief
> tutorial and links to other resources.
>
> If you think that the card is 100% hardware based and only needs a basic
> driver to communicate; there are a couple of generic ethernet drivers in
> pcmcia-cs you can try to get the card up and running. Setting that up is
> fairly easy but non-trivial.
>
> I've never used the kernel's internal pcmcia support (I'm use to pcmcia-cs
> and feel it's more mature/stable) so I couldn't say what is available or
> how to force it to load.
>
>
> On the 16th day of November in the year 2002 you wrote:
>
> > Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 08:38:36 -0500
> > From: Louis Dallara <ldallara@comcast.net>
> > To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
> > X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=IN_REP_TO version=2.20
> > Subject: [PLUG] WiFI config
> >
> >
> > Hello;
> >
> > Can any help me with some basics on configuring a wireless card (generic
> > band with no web purport)
> > for Mandrake 9.0. on a Dell Isp 7000 laptop.
> >
> > The card powers up and transmits in the pcmica slot, but has no hardware
> > configuring.
> >
> > Any help will be appreciated.
> >
> > Lou Dallara
> >
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