[NBLUG/talk] Wireless Card Setup

[Dave Sisley]

Hey, Bryce:

I have that same model (Belkin F5D6001) and it took me a bit of
hammering to get it working, but it works like a charm for me.  I'm
running Fedora Core 1 on the machine now, but I had the card working
on RH 9, too.  I think that as long as you have a recent kernel, you
can get this working.

I have a rambling how-to on my web page that I invite you to take a
look at.  I'll warn you though, it is mostly in the form of a "note to
myself" so don't feel bad if it's a bit opaque. (I also invite any
NBLUGers reading this to give it a once over and to offer any
constructive criticism that would make it more useful to the wider
world.)

The page is at:

http://users.arczip.com/habsmoi/wirelessInfo.html

I'd also say that based on your email (below), you need to learn some
more about networking.  I started out equally clueless about
networking, but if I can figure it out, you can too.  The questions
YAST is posing are the basic ones you need to answer no matter whether
you are using YAST or some other gui tool, or even the command line
(i.e. iwconfig).

Perhaps someone on the list can also suggest a good how-to for
beginners that can sort of spell out what you need to tell your
computer so it can find it's way to the router and then out to the
web.

Good luck, keep googling and don't give up!

-dave.


On Tue, Apr 27, 2004 at 12:17:05PM -0700, Bryce Hardy wrote:
> On Tuesday 27 April 2004 10:01 am, Augie Schwer wrote:
> 
> > What kind of information is YAST asking for?
> 
> Module Name--manufacturer's website implies the answer to that;
> Options for the above--no clue;
> Whether it's a PCMCIA device or not--no clue;
> Operating Mode, with five choices--manufacturer's website implies the answer:
> Network Name (ESSID)--retrieved from the router's web interface;
> Netword Identifier (NWID)--no clue;
> Encryption Key--retrieved from the web interface, but in a format that doesn't 
> match the input fields;
> Nickname--no clue;
> Network Address Setup: whether to use DHCP automatic addressing or static 
> IP--I assume the former but could be wrong;
> Default Gateway--no clue about that;
> DHCP Client Identifier--ditto.
> 
> All of these are intertwined in several layers of nested dialogues, each with 
> their own mini sub-options and so on. I'm kind of lost here.
> 
> I haven't tried to run a wire, since I don't have an ethernet port on this 
> older box, so it's either the wireless card or an ethernet card and I already 
> bought the former. BTW it's a Belkin Wireless Desktop Network Card, Model 
> F5D6001. The website has a Linux page with hard for non-techies like me to 
> understand instructions. Thanks for your responses.
> 
> -- 
> Bryce Hardy (Santa Rosa, CA)
> cygnia at sonic.net
> 
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Dave Sisley
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