[aclug-L] Re: 802.11b in Linux

[Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stephen S wrote:
> 
>   I'm not sure what brand the access point is.
> It's in the office at the coffee house. (Bean Scene)
> It's set up so that anyone with an 802.11b card can
> walk in, fire up their computer, and surf.
> 
>   It works flawlessly in windows. The network name
> is "beanscene" and it seems to be on channel 3.
> 
>   I just can't figure out what prog I need to run to get
> Linux to sniff out the connection. Or what config file
> to edit to make it work.
> 
>   This seems to be one of the things Windows has
> automated better than Linux. Unless there is a prog
> that I'm overlooking.

You did not say what sequence services are loaded, nor did you say
whether the problem is at boot or when you plug in the card after the
system is up.

One thing I have noticed about Linux and networking via pc cards is that
often the network configuration is done before the pc card drivers are
loaded (in RedHat) by default.
This makes it difficult to have the network come up as soon as you boot
unless you modify the sequence of loading things in the init sequence.

What I do in that case is I look in /etc/rc.d/rc3.d and find out what
the sequence for starting services is. I then change the sequence to
move the pc card stuff before the network stuff and it works flawlessly. 
Note that I boot to text mode, run level 3, thus the rc3.d location
above.
If you boot to graphical (X) then you would use rc5.d



> 
> Stephen S.
> -------------------------
> 
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Jeff Vian" <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 11:42 PM
> Subject: [aclug-L] Re: 802.11b in Linux
> 
> >=20
> > 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?
> 
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