help with D-Link DWL-650: a physical manifestation of

[Alex Deucher]

Thanks for the info.  I'm gonna try it again tonight
when I get home.  I need the option 'cause without it
it get the GetNextTuple error message when the module
loads.

Alex

--- Steven Hanley <sjh at wibble.net> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 07:09:38AM -0700, Alex
> Deucher wrote:
> > If you could, I'd appreciate it.  Also what is the
> > proper method for passing the the ignore_cis_vcc
> > option to the orinoco driver?  I've been adding
> the
> > option to the module line ie: opts
> "ignore_cis_vcc".
> 
> why do you need that module option? (just curious)
> 
> in the /etc/pcmcia/config file I have
> 
> device "orinoco_cs"
>   class "network" module "hermes", "orinoco",
> "orinoco_cs"
> 
> in the device driver definitions section near the
> top
> 
> then
> 
> card "D-Link DWL 650 802.11b Adapter"
>   manfid 0x0156, 0x0002
>   bind "orinoco_cs"
> 
> in the wireless network adapters section
> 
> I didnt bother trying to make the
> /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts do anything as it
> doesnt seem to do it reliably so that the card will
> work, instead I have a
> /etc/network/interfaces file (this is debian of
> course) with the following
> entry
> 
> iface eth2 inet static
>         noauto
>         pre-up iwconfig eth2 essid wireless
>         pre-up iwconfig eth2 freq 2.422GHz
>         pre-up iwconfig eth2 rate 11M
>         address 192.168.15.1
>         netmask 255.255.255.0
>         network 192.168.15.0
>         broadcast 192.168.15.255
>         up route del -net 192.168.15.0 netmask
> 255.255.255.0
>         up route add -host 192.168.15.2 dev eth2
>         up ciped-cb -o /etc/cipe/options.shiva
>         down ifconfig cipcb0 down
> 
> although I dont know if it works or not as I have
> not rebooted in ages but
> seem to remember doing iwconfig and ifconfig
> commands by hand at some stage.
> 
> as for passing the module paramater
> 
> you would have something like 
> 
> device "orinoco_cs"
>   class "network" module "hermes", "orinoco",
> "orinoco_cs"
>   module "orinoco" opts "ignore_cis_vcc=1"
> 
> (the source code says this is a paramater of type
> int so you need to set it to
> 1 or 0 (defaults to 0)
> 
>         See You
>             Steve
> 
> -- 
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