Laptop modemsaltivoSeptember 14 2005, 15:14:59 UTC
Can't help you with wireless networking, so far I've succeeded in avoiding that completely.
Your internal modem though... is likely a "winmodem". Software controlled device rather than a real modem with a modem controller chip. Used to be those didn't work in Linux at all, but a group of dedicated coders have managed to get most of the major ones functioning. If you didn't know about it before, check out Linmodems.org for information and drivers.
Re: Laptop modemsaltivoSeptember 14 2005, 18:09:32 UTC
Well, that's certainly better than trying to figure out how to get one of these obnoxious winmodems to function. I've got a couple of them to deal with here.
RE: Wireless networking
anonymous
September 15 2005, 21:47:30 UTC
I know, I'm probably too much like Big Brother... but anyway -
Did you use NdisWrapper or linux-wlan-ng? I've got both set up with my system, so if you're having problems just ask me. My entire home network's wireless, except for the server.
[TIPS: For linux-wlan-ng, you may have to add something like "alias wlan0=cs" to /etc/modules.conf... "ndiswrapper -m" will set up modules.conf for NdisWrapper.]
Re: Wireless networkingvakkotaurSeptember 15 2005, 23:35:27 UTC
And that points out a blunder I've been making. I've not really used either. I have more reading to do and maybe then I'll get somewhere.
As for Big Brother, that's nonsense. If I didn't want people to read what I write here, I could set it so that they couldn't read it. Go ahead and read and comment. That's what the public posts in a journal are for, after all.
Success! But not from tweaking Ultima.vakkotaurSeptember 16 2005, 02:53:46 UTC
With jmaynard's help things got going, but it seems that the trouble was not with Ultima or the wireless card (Cisco Aironet 350). Jay discovered that the access point had an older firmware version and updated it. Once it was updated (and properly configured again) things "Just Worked." I've rebooted caspian a couple time now and the connection is established as the system comes up.
Or maybe it was a combination, as I have edited a few files to set the essid and key. Still, the access point upgrade where things went from not working (or not very reliably) to working reliably.
Now (well, tomorrow night) I can use the network and snag a couple items I want to have around. And I can see about other things, like how to see and use a USB flash drive.
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Your internal modem though... is likely a "winmodem". Software controlled device rather than a real modem with a modem controller chip. Used to be those didn't work in Linux at all, but a group of dedicated coders have managed to get most of the major ones functioning. If you didn't know about it before, check out Linmodems.org for information and drivers.
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Did you use NdisWrapper or linux-wlan-ng? I've got both set up with my system, so if you're having problems just ask me. My entire home network's wireless, except for the server.
[TIPS: For linux-wlan-ng, you may have to add something like "alias wlan0=cs" to /etc/modules.conf... "ndiswrapper -m" will set up modules.conf for NdisWrapper.]
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And that points out a blunder I've been making. I've not really used either. I have more reading to do and maybe then I'll get somewhere.
As for Big Brother, that's nonsense. If I didn't want people to read what I write here, I could set it so that they couldn't read it. Go ahead and read and comment. That's what the public posts in a journal are for, after all.
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With jmaynard's help things got going, but it seems that the trouble was not with Ultima or the wireless card (Cisco Aironet 350). Jay discovered that the access point had an older firmware version and updated it. Once it was updated (and properly configured again) things "Just Worked." I've rebooted caspian a couple time now and the connection is established as the system comes up.
Or maybe it was a combination, as I have edited a few files to set the essid and key. Still, the access point upgrade where things went from not working (or not very reliably) to working reliably.
Now (well, tomorrow night) I can use the network and snag a couple items I want to have around. And I can see about other things, like how to see and use a USB flash drive.
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Linux Wireless Network
It's a technical step-by-step instruction guide on establishing a *working* wireless Linux network.
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