[ltp] wi fi 101 ??

[mukesh agrawal]

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004, Dan Sawyer wrote:

> I just purchased a Realtec chipset wi fi card. It is recognized by the
> bios as a "rtl8139". I have a few questions:
>
> 1. can two PC's with these cards create a connection?

Yes. Look for information on "ad-hoc" mode.

> 2. is this supported by Linux?

Yes, though it depends on the driver for your card.

The command you want is "iwconfig eth0 mode ad-hoc".

> 3. What is the correct module for this card?

Off-hand, I don't know. I would check

http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/