Re: How to connect with WiFi PC card?

Have you tried to see what network interfaces are present? Try doing an
"ifconfig -a" as root and see what comes up. That should list all network
interfaces on a modern kernel. Your wireless card might have getten named
something funny by the kernel.

> This cloonoo searched the whole raw lnx-bbc archive glom plus elsewhere on
> the 'net, but could not discover how to make a connection with a WiFi PC
> card.  Step by step, please.
>
>       Compaq Presario 1200 XL110 (discover'd as Compaq 12XL125)
>       LinkSys WPC11
>
>       LinkSys BEFW4 WAP waiting patiently at the other end.
>
> "/etc/init.d/pcmcia start" and "trivial-net-start" seem to work (sort of)
> for a LinkSys NP10T in the card slot.  The system complains about DNS with
> each URL access, but brings up web pages anyway.
>
> However, with the WPC11 in the slot "iwconfig eth0 essid ANY channel 4"
> does not believe eth0 exists.  What have I missed?
>
> BTW, how does one shut down one PC Card and start up another without
> rebooting?
>
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