LinuxQuestions.org HCL - MN-520

mi6 · 08-23-2004, 11:29 AM

Insert card with pcmcia services running. Your lsmod should show:

Code:

yenta_socket
pcmcia_core

Now insert card into pcmcia slot and issue:

Code:

#cardctl ident

Output should be:

Code:

Socket 0:
  product info: "Microsoft", "Wireless Notebook Adapter MN-520", "", "1.0.3"
  manfid: 0x02d2, 0x0001
  function: 6 (network)

Now fire up your favorite editor

Code:

#vi /etc/pcmcia/config

Find the Wireless section and add the MN-520 info:

Code:

card "Microsoft Wireless Notebook Adapter MN-520 1.0.3"
  manfid 0x02d2, 0x0001
  bind "orinoco_cs"

Save file and restart pcmcia services

Code:

#/etc/init.d/pcmcia restart

Now you should have the orinoco modules loaded

Code:

#lsmod

Should have the following modules:

Code:

orinoco_cs
orinoco
hermes

Now if you have wireless-tools installed, you should have some output:

Code:

#iwconfig

eth1 IEEE 802.11-DS   ESSID:"WLAN"   Nickname:"Prism I"
        Mode: Managed  Frequency:2.412GHz  Access Point:  00:00:00:00:00:00
        Bit Rate:11Mb/s  Tx-Power=15dBm  Sensitivity:1/24270000000
        Retry min limit:8  RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
        Encryption key:off
        Power Managemnet:off
        Link Quality:92:1 Signal leve:-10 dBm Noise level:-149 dBm

The rest (start up scripts, WEP, DHCP) will be distro specific. See your documentation on how to configure those parameters.