WLAN and Mandrake 9.2

XeoNoX · 02-18-2004, 08:38 PM

I installed WLAN from one of the CDs and i was just wondering were do i go to run it?

I have a cisco 350 aironet PCI card installed. I am wondering if it will even work with WLAN.

Forgive me, for i am a complete linux n00b!

mishmash · 02-19-2004, 11:35 AM

Hi,

I know that on one of the Mdk 9.2 CDs there is a rpm package called wireless-tools. Is it the one you are referring too? If so, this rpm installs (among other things...) the "iwconfig" command. It is kind of the "ifconfig" command for the wireless... Just do a "man" on "iwconfig", it should give you information about it.

XeoNoX · 02-19-2004, 12:28 PM

i kinda of got it working, but how do i get my card to be known as "wlan0" instead of "eth0"

mishmash · 02-19-2004, 12:49 PM

Hi again,

When I tried to configured a wireless USB adapter (the Netgear's MA101 adapter), I did a lot of search and find out all the tools and configuration I needed. I was able to configure the wlan0. Now, I know your device is not the same but the technic should be.

Look at this post I wrote a few weeks ago:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=140047

If you read carefully, you will notice the following link which provides the info on how to configure the wlan0 config file:

http://www.jennings.homelinux.net/atmel_92.html

XeoNoX · 02-19-2004, 10:19 PM

thanks for trying to help mesh, those are good articles, but i they dont help me out much cause i dont have a usb card, nor is my card based of that atmel.

I have a cisco airnoet 350 PCI card.

so far all im trying to do is figure out how to make it known as wlan0 instead of eth0.