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List:       linux-wlan-user
Subject:    [lwlan-user]: BayStack 660 Card With Access Point
From:       linux-wlan-user () absoval ! com (Ryan Ruel)
Date:       2000-01-12 19:55:19
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Thanks Mark.  I had followed the link on the FTP site to the "Latest
Version", which gave me 0.2.7.  I installed 0.3.4, and it works beautifully.

/Ryan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-linux-wlan-user@nightsky.com
> [mailto:owner-linux-wlan-user@nightsky.com]On Behalf Of Mark S. Mathews
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 1:44 PM
> To: rruel@nortelnetworks.com; linux-wlan-user@absoval.com
> Subject: Re: [lwlan-user]: BayStack 660 Card With Access Point
>
>
> Hey Ryan,
>
> (I asked him to send me his /var/log/messages file off-list).
>
> Two things I noticed:
>
> 1) You're using linux-wlan-0.2.7.  You should download and install 0.3.4,
> including the scripts.  0.3.4 works much better in Infrastructure mode.
>
> 2) In wlan.opts you should set CREATEBSS to "no".  That way  if you fail
> to connect with the AP, you should here the pcmcia "sad sound".
>
> 3) ETHCONV should be set to "rfc1042".  If that doesn't work, try
> encapsulation.  This setting depends on a setting in the AP.  The 802.1h
> code in 0.3.4 won't work with the 660 AP, it was originally written to
> work with another vendor's 802.1h implementation.....which, unfortunately,
> is different.
>
> -Mark
>
>
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Ryan Ruel wrote:
>
> > 	I currently am trying to get a BayStack 660 card to work
> with a BayStack
> > 660 Access Point.  I have Caldera 2.3 installed, Kernel version 2.2.10
> > (stock kernel), with PCMCIA version 3.0.14-1.  I've downloaded
> the latest
> > WLAN package, and configured config.mk to match my system.  The package
> > compiled without error.
> > 	I then added wlan.config to /etc/pcmcia/config.opts.  I
> also copied wlan
> > and wlan.opts to /etc/pcmcia, and did a "chmod 755" on them to make them
> > executable.  When I insert the card, the cardmgr recognizes the card and
> > beeps twice (if I have a static IP address configured).  If I
> use DHCP, the
> > cardmgr fails when DHCP times out.
> > 	Even with a static address configured, I'm unable to ping
> hosts on our
> > network.  The MAC address of the card is successfully found, so
> I think that
> > the driver is working properly.  I also tried adding the option
> for RFC1042
> > conversion, although I'm not sure what this means.
> > 	I've attached copies of my configuration files, if anyone
> can help it would
> > be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!
> >
> > /Ryan
> >
> > /*
> >    Ryan Ruel  | Nortel Networks | innovations.lab
> >    rruel@nortelnetworks.com | 978-288-6107
> > */
> >
>
>
> Mark S. Mathews
>
> AbsoluteValue Software     Web:    http://www.absoval.com
> P.O. Box 941149            e-mail: mark@absoval.com
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