What is the output of lsmod when you have the orinoco drivers
installed?
You will also want a line in the /etc/modprobe.conf file
like this:
alias eth1 orinoco_cs
On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 12:33:33AM -0700, Mike Hoy wrote:
> [mikeaz_laptop@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
> cat: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1: No such file or directory
> [mikeaz_laptop@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
> DEVICE=eth0
> BOOTPROTO=dhcp
> ONBOOT=yes
> TYPE=Ethernet
> [mikeaz_laptop@localhost ~]$
>
> I'm guessing that since this is set to be eth0 I need to make an
> identical one named ifcg-eth1.
>
> because it always seems to be eth1 for my wifi card.
>
> any ideas?
>
> mike hoy
>
>
>
> Gerard Snitselaar wrote:
>
> >In FC2 I have it all in the ifcfg file for the wireless interface.
> >I imagine it is the same for FC3. Take a look at
> >/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 and see what it contains.
> >
> >This is what my wireless ifcfg file looks like. ath0 because I have
> >the atheros chipset, which I have had no problems with. My laptop
> >and one of my pcs use atheros wifi.
> >
> >DEVICE=ath0
> >BOOTPROTO=dhcp
> >TYPE=Wireless
> >ESSID=essid
> >RATE=Auto
> >IWCONFIG="key 123456789a"
> >
> >You can also set other wireless things like
> >
> >CHANNEL=
> >MODE=
> >PEERDNS=
> >
> >Once you have everything set in the ifcfg-eth1 file
> >you should be able to do ifup eth1, or ifconfig eth1 up
> >and have the interface using dhcp.
> >
> >On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 11:01:25PM -0700, mike hoy wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Ok, can you tell me exactly what you want me to type to 'keep this card
> >>on dhcp'?
> >>
> >>/sbin/iwconfig eth1 xxxxxx ??
> >>or
> >>/sbin/ifconfig eth1 xxxx ?
> >>
> >>or is there some setting elsewhere perhaps in an application?
> >>
> >>and as fars as the router goes it is not my own so I can't do anything
> >>for it.
> >>btw using gnome in FC3 2.6.10 kernel
> >>
> >>thanks,
> >>
> >>mike hoy
> >>
> >>Michael wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>That card should work, set up router to give that nic a static ip, but
> >>>keep the nic on DHCP. I found this worked on mine, I am using Netgear
> >>>wg511.
> >>>
> >>>mike hoy wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Pluggers!
> >>>>
> >>>>Hi, I bought a netgear ma401 wifi nic at the suggestion of a fellow
> >>>>plugger a while back because it 'just worked' when used with
> >>>>slackware. However, since slackware never could get my sound card
> >>>>working I swithced to fedora core 3 and this netgear ma401 802.11b
> >>>>16-bit PCMCIA wifi nic doesn't work. but i am confused because it
> >>>>seems like it is at least recognized:
> >>>>
> >>>>here is ifconfig
> >>>>
> >>>>eth1 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"" Nickname:"Prism I"
> >>>> Mode:Managed Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00 Bit
> >>>>Rate:11Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm Sensitivity:1/3
> >>>>Retry min limit:8 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
> >>>> Power Management:off
> >>>> Link Quality=0/92 Signal level=-68 dBm Noise level=-122 dBm
> >>>> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> >>>> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
> >>>>
> >>>>This leads me to believe it is a prism chipset
> >>>>
> >>>>--------------------
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>dmesg
> >>>>
> >>>>eth1: Station identity 001f:0006:0001:0003
> >>>>eth1: Looks like an Intersil firmware version 1.3.6
> >>>>eth1: Ad-hoc demo mode supported
> >>>>eth1: IEEE standard IBSS ad-hoc mode supported
> >>>>eth1: WEP supported, 104-bit key
> >>>>eth1: MAC address 00:09:5B:23:3B:D6
> >>>>eth1: Station name "Prism I"
> >>>>eth1: ready
> >>>>eth1: index 0x01: Vcc 5.0, irq 3, io 0x0100-0x013f
> >>>>
> >>>>*these are just the last few lines the entire dmesg can be seen at:
> >>>>http://www.pastebin.com/230853
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>by the way Dennis K, could you dmesg and iwconfig your netgear card
> >>>>for me and tell me what yours says? we have the same card you and I.
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks gals and guys,
> >>>>
> >>>>Mike Hoy
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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