[PLUG] Wireless D-link PCI card

[Russell Evans]

Does yast2 see the card and only the wireless setting are not available? If so,
setup the card in yast2, `yast2 lan`. This should leave a ifcfg-ethX file in
the /etc/sysconfig/network directory.

Open the ifcfg-ethX in an editor and add  WIRELESS='yes'  or 
echo WIRELESS='yes' >> /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-ethX.

Start yast2 lan again and choose edit. Choose ethX and the options for wireless
should now be avialable for you to setup.

You will need to have the wireless tools, pcmcia, and wlan-ng rpms installed. 

If `yast2 lan` does not see the card at the command prompt 

modprobe prism2_pci 
#see if yast2 lan sees the card, do the above
rmmod prism2_pci
modprobe prism2_plx
#see if yast2sees the card, do the above
rmmod prism2_plx

modprobe orinoco_pci
#see if yast2 lan sees the card, do the above
rmmod orinoco_pci
modprobe orinoco_plx
#see if yast2 lan sees the card, do the above

Thank you
Russell

On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 11:10:06 -0800, Bob said:

> Good Morning Everyone;
>  
>  I am running SuSe 8.1.  I have a DWL-520+, D-Link AirPlus Wireless PCI 
>  adapter, I would like to use it on the modest server I put up. I tried using 
>  the iwconfig tool.  When I tried to use iwconfig it spits out "no wireless 
>  extensions find"  AT this point I assume the D-Link card I am using is not 
>  going to be usable. . Can anyone suggest a card the does work in linux or any 
>  more ideas.  I would like to get the server out of the small office to 
>  different place.  I was hoping to avoid doing any cable running.   
>  
>  Thanks for your help
>  bob
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