[MLB-WIRELESS] Enterasys card under Mandrake 8.2

[Ben Grech]

> Spent a bit of time yesterday trying to get one of my $50 Enterasys cards
> working under Mandrake 8.2.  The system selects the wvlan_cs module, and
> like the case with a Red Hat 6.2 system, the card didn't seem to work with
> this module.  It would light up, and iwconfig could see it.  I tried
> setting it to "ad-hoc" mode, but couldn't see any signs of real
communication.
>
> Anyone else got any hints to try?

I've been down that very same road. :)

The file "/etc/pcmcia/config" tells the pcmcia services what modules to load
for each card. It seems to need a bit of hacking with the Cabletron cards so
that orinoco_cs is loaded instead of wvlan_cs.

I don't remember if there is already an entry for the Cabletron cards or not
(search for "Cabletron"). If there is, try moving it to the top of the
"Wireless network adaptors" section, and make sure it ends in

    bind "orinoco_cs"

and not

    bind "wvlan_cs".

If there is no entry, chuck in a new one. My one looks like this:

card "Cabletron RoamAbout 802.11 DS"
  version "Cabletron", "RoamAbout 802.11 DS"
  bind "orinoco_cs"

Hope this helps!

Cheers,
Ben.





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