[aclug-L] Re: 802.11b in Linux

[Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

What are you using for the access point?
Is the server on the wired LAN set to allow the connections from your
wireless? (does it allow any MAC address or only the specified
addresses)
Does the LAN you are having trouble with require authentication before
allowing a wireless client to connect to the LAN?


Jonathan Hall wrote:
> 
> does it work in any other OS?
> 
> On Sat, May 04, 2002 at 08:20:40PM -0500, Stephen S wrote:
> >
> > I have a Lucent WaveLAN Turbo 11Mb. (same hardware as an ORiNOCO)
> >
> > The Linux 2.4.* kernel in RH7.2 recognizes it and tries to bring up eth0 =
> > but

Is eth0 set to use DHCP? or does it have a fixed IP?


> > doesn't ever get connected to the network. What am I overlooking?
> >
> > There has to be a way to make it find the right channel and a place to =
> > set
> > the network name.
> >
> > The on-line how-to's all talk about getting the drivers into the =
> > kernel...  but
> > nothing about actually connecting to the Access point.
> >
> > Anyone been thru this before?
> >
> > Stephen S.
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