[ltp] wireless on T30?

[Errikos Pitsos]

The remove/insert module technique is the first I tried, but it did not 
work for me:(
If the procedure you describe below, works, using the hostap drivers, 
could you please post another server for them, the one you wrote is 
unfortunately down. I have been looking for a solution to getting rid of 
that pcmcia wlan card for a long time and would be super happy if I too, 
could fix that problem.

Thanks a lot!

cheers
erik


>> 2. Has anyone had positive experiences installing the linux-wlan-ng 
>> prism2
>> drivers (prism2.unixguru.raleigh.nc.us)?  If so, do the drivers really 
>> work
>> better than the orinocco_pci driver?  If you recommend them, do you 
>> have any
>> installation tips?  My first attempt at installation didn't work.
>>
> 
> I use the prism drivers from:
> http://hostap.epitest.fi
> 
> After compiling/installation, (typing `make pci; make install_pci`),
> I can load the modules and start the network using a script that looks 
> as follows:
> 
> ESS_ID=<your essid here>;
> dev=wlan0;
> PASS = "s:<your password here> [1]"
> 
> modprobe -a hostap_pci;
> iwconfig $dev mode ad-hoc
> iwconfig $dev sens 3
> iwconfig $dev essid $ESS_ID
> iwconfig $dev freq 2.457G
> iwconfig $dev key $PASS
> iwconfig $dev txpower 10dBm
> iwconfig $dev rate 11M auto
> ifup wlan0;
> 
> 
>> 3. Are there utilities for switching between wired and wireless ethernet?
>> Currently I do this by commenting out the appropriate "alais eth0" 
>> line in
>> /etc/modules.conf.  Is it possible to switch without rebooting?
>>
> 
> You should never have to reboot to do anything :-) (That is unless you 
> are changing the kernel or the kernel options during booting)
> 
> The way I switch between wired and wireless is to `ifdown wlan0` (to 
> disable the wireless network) and '`ifup eth0` (to enable the wired 
> network) and similarly the other way around.
> 
> I have no 'alias eth0 <>` in my /etc/modules.conf as it tries to 
> configure the wired ethernet during boot time that way.
> 
> To get your ifup, ifdowns to work, you might have to edit the 
> appropriate /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/[ifcfg-eth0|ifcfg-wlan0] 
> files (to use dhcp or static addresses). These are also changeable using 
> configuration utilities that come with Redhat/Mandrake....
> 
> If you choose to keep on using the orinoco_pci modules, then `ifup eth0` 
>  schemes wont work as both the ethernet drivers and the wireless drivers 
> will use eth0. In that case, you have to removed the module using 
> `ifdown eth0; rmmod [orinoco_pci|eepro100|e100]` and then insert the 
> appropriate module using `modprobe -a [orinoco_pci|eepro100|e100]; ifup 
> eth0'
> 
> Good luck. Like I said, I have them working reliably. Here's to lengthy 
> uptimes on your T30.
> 
> DS
> 
>>         --Jody
>>
>