wireless lan, kernel compile/rc.modules

YBA^[x] · 09-22-2005, 09:18 AM

Hey all.

1. I got a Acer Travelmate 4501LCi with an Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG which is very close to working now. I've added the firmware, ieee80211, drivers and the tools needed. Output from

Code:

ifconfig:

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0E:35:4E:E4:A7
          inet6 addr: fe80::20e:35ff:fe4e:e4a7/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:575 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:120718 (117.8 Kb)  TX bytes:348 (348.0 b)
          Interrupt:10 Base address:0x4000 Memory:e0208000-e0208fff

Code:

iwconfig:

eth1      IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:"T_ELEV"  Nickname:"laptop"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point:
00:11:85:50:1D:57
          Bit Rate=54 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm
          Retry limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=46/100  Signal level=-73 dBm  Noise level=-88 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:13

Code:

lsmod:

Module                  Size  Used by
ipv6                  232384  6
pcmcia                 31720  0
pcmcia_core            35792  1 pcmcia
ipw2200               175496  0
ieee80211              47364  1 ipw2200
ieee80211_crypt         4744  1 ieee80211

Guess it's working as intended. Trouble is that I know I have to edit a config file somewhere but do not know which nor what to add. The wireless card (eth1) will only be used at school for now, I need it configured for dhcp and activated at boot. Will it conflict with the wired eth0 which is configured with a static ip, subnet mask and gateway?

2. I've been trying to compile a 2.6.13.2 kernel. Mostly got it working and would appreciate if any would have a look at the .config. Any suggestions, tips and tricks will be greatly appreciated. The .config can be found here. Speaking of kernel compiles, I recently saw a post here at LQ with a command to rebuild the rc.modules against the current kernel.... figures that I cannot find it now when I need it.

Running Slackware 10.2 with 2.6.13.2

Thanks in advance. Regards.

Tino27 · 09-22-2005, 10:10 AM

The file you are looking for is /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf. Change the value USE_DHCP[1] to be "yes".

YBA^[x] · 09-23-2005, 08:16 AM

Thank you. However, kwifi tells me that I'm connected to the network but I'm for some reason not recieving an ip adress. Unless there are some log files I can copy from I cannot provide any details before monday. Anyone got any ideas? As for the other questions, I'd still appreciate a little help.

Thanks. Regards.