[TriLUG] Linksys WPC11 (wireless PC Card)

[Robert Baker]

Jeremy,

/var/log/messages shows this line:
Oct 29 13:15:59 localhost kernel: wvlan_cs: Unrecognised card, card return
vendor = 0x0000, please report...
I see this during boot up also

Orinco_cs is not loaded (lsmod)

Iwconfig:
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      IEEE 802.11-DS  ESSID:"non-spec"  Nickname:"Prism  I"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.422GHz  Access Point: 44:44:44:44:44:44
          Bit Rate:2Mb/s   Tx-Power=15 dBm   Sensitivity:1/3
          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:0/92  Signal level:-102 dBm  Noise level:-102 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

Hope this helps

 

>>> Rob Baker <<<
Webcentric Applications Developer

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Portzer [mailto:jeremyp at pobox.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 1:32 PM
To: trilug at trilug.org
Subject: RE: [TriLUG] Linksys WPC11 (wireless PC Card)



I'm not sure that's actually a problem, although I would have expected it to
show up as "PrismII" instead of Lucent/Agere/Melco, but whatever. 
As long as it's actually using the orinoco_cs driver, it doesn't really
matter what the config tool thinks it is.  Look at /var/log/messages and
also type "lsmod" at a shell prompt... does orinoco_cs get loaded
properly?   If you type "iwconfig" at a shell prompt, do you get a bunch
of stats about your wireless card, or an error?

Now, as far as the card timing out when activated, have you set up the
TCP/IP configuration yet?  If you leave everything at the defaults, it will
attempt to connect to a DHCP server.  Do you have a wireless network and a
DHCP server?  Is the ESSID (and WEP, if applicable) configured correctly?

If you haven't yet set up the DHCP server or other appropriate TCP/IP
settings, the card timing out when activated is the expected behavior.

--Jeremy


On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 13:21, Robert Baker wrote:
> Jeremy,
>  
> Now when I go into Network Configuration RH8 sees the card as a 
> "Lucent/Agere/Melco PCMCIA..." It's 'Inactive' and when I try to 
> activate the card is times out with an error.
>  
> I've tried to go in and add a new adapter (Network Configuration > 
> Hardware) but do not see the Linksys listed and no where to add it.
>  
> I'm not sure what to do next--most of the devices listed in 
> /etc/pcmcia/config are not listed in the GUI dropdown.
>  
> Any suggestions?
>  
>  
>  
>  
> 
> >>> Rob Baker <<<
> Webcentric Applications Developer
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Baker [mailto:rbaker at smithlaw.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 4:32 PM
> To: 'trilug at trilug.org'
> Subject: [TriLUG] Linksys WPC11 (wireless PC Card)
> 
> 
> Jeremy,
>  
> I added the following lines to /etc/pcmcia/config:
>  
> card "Linksys Instant Wireless Network PC Card WPC11 v3"
>   manfid 0x0274, 0x1613
>   bind "orinoco_cs"
>  
> Thanks again for showing me the way...
>  
> I left the actual card at home so I can't test at work (no access here 
> anyway).
>  
> Where would I configure the card (security etc...) once RH8 recognizes 
> it?
>  
>  
>  
> <> Rob Baker <>
> Webcentric Applications Developer
> Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell, Jernigan, L.L.P. 
> 2500 First Union Capitol Center (Box 2611)
> Raleigh, NC 27602-2611 
> v. 919-838-2010 <> f. 919-821-6800 
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>  
> 


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