RE: WIFI

For dropping connections, maybe it is interference.  Try changing
channels.

Remember many devices use the same unregualted radio frequency (cordless
radios - your baoan's walkie talkie, etc).

Try doing a search for APRadar for linux.  It is cool.

But it only works with drivers that ship with full iwconfig support.

RF.



On Thu, 2004-04-15 at 13:15, Frederic Muller wrote:
> My SMS card uses the orinoco_cs drivers and is recognized as a Intersil
> PRISM2 11Mbps Wireless Adapter.
> 
> What do you call a wireless hub? I have had very bad experience with WAP
> router working here in China and can't find out why. A friend has been
> having the same problems with different brands as well. The WAP router just
> won't be stable, will lose connection and so on. So since I had both, WAP
> and WAP router, I switch to a configuration using a PC as a router and my
> WAP connected to it. Works perfectly. Windows station do sometimes lose the
> connection and won't reconnect for let's say 20 minutes (!!!!!) but Mac
> works seamlessly (much better than the IBM running Windows - in term of
> hooking up to the wireless LAN).
> Configuration is by far easier on the IBM, especially with their supplied
> IBM connection manager - any equivalent in the Linux world? The MAC
> interface is a bit confusing  but after trying all the possibilities you end
> up finding your way.
> 
> Back to that IBM connection manager, it is really a great tools when using
> many different network setup (from one place to another, friends, labs,
> work, etc) and remembering either specific IP or Network interface used. And
> then you just switch from one profile to the next so easily! So if anyone
> know a replacement for non-IBM machines I'd love to hear it.
> 
> So that's for me.
> 
> Fred
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blug-tech-bounces-+qp3TudyjKPvfBIPTTProkB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org
> [mailto:blug-tech-bounces-+qp3TudyjKPvfBIPTTProkB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Michel Lens
> Sent: Thursday 15 April, 2004 13:01
> To: [email protected]; Beijing LUG technical questions and assistance -
> Publicly posted
> Subject: Re: [blug-tech] WEP problem on Mandrake
> 
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> Yeah, would like to know which wireless cards you are all using.  I plan to
> go down to Zhongguancun to buy the whole range, wireless hub, 2 wifi cards
> for desktops and 1 wifi card for laptop.
> 
> >From a previous post I learned that the Lucent Orinoco Gold PCMCIA is a
> good buy.  But what about cards for desktops,... and of course the wireless
> hub?
> 
> Oh, and please, PLEASE, DON'T even dare to mention Windows.  I couldn't care
> less what works or doesn't work in Windows.  I like to see Red
> (Hat) and not Blue (screen of death) :-)
> 
> I am using Fedora Core 1.
> 
> Great to see Frederic and Richard are talking Linux again :-)
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Michel
> 
> On Thu, 2004-04-15 at 12:39, Richard Ford wrote:
> > Have you tried editing the if-config-??? file manually?
> > 
> > Here is a copy of mine....
> > 
> > 
> > STARTMODE=hotplug
> > DEVICE=ath0
> > BOOTPROTO=dhcp
> > WIRELESS=yes
> > MODE=Managed
> > ESSID=*****************
> > CHANNEL=**
> > KEY=*****************
> > 
> > I employ good wifi practices:
> > 
> > SSID Broadcast off.
> > WEP on.
> > Non-stanrd ssid name and channel.
> > And MAC address filtering in the router to only allow authorised cards 
> > to connect. non standard internal IP address range
> > 
> > The only bad thing I do is use DHCP - which advertises my "obscure" IP 
> > range (if they could break the mac filtering and wep and discover the 
> > hidden essid).
> > 
> > RF.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, 2004-04-15 at 12:34, Paiato Matteo wrote:
> > > And you are thinking to just to say :'I'm using Mandrake 10 on my
> > > wireless LAN" without give more info on this!!!!!! :-)
> > > Come on, tell us the full story... wich card are u using? it was 
> > > automatically configured or you did some hack to make it working? I 
> > > think a lot of Penguins are interested in this, even if WEP is 
> > > disabled.
> > > Ciao
> > > 
> > > Matteo
> > > 
> > > On Apr 15, 2004, at 12:13 PM, Frederic Muller wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi!
> > > >
> > > > I am using Mandrake 10 on my wireless LAN. Everything is working 
> > > > fine
> > > > when
> > > > WEP encryption is disabled. Though enabling encryption just does not 
> > > > work
> > > > for me. I guess I might be entering the key in a wrong format since 
> > > > through
> > > > the Mandrake Control Center the Encryption box does not specify any 
> > > > format.
> > > > I did some research online (a bit) and could not come up with any fix 
> > > > yet.
> > > > Also tried wlcardconfig but it comes up with a error message even 
> > > > before
> > > > starting to configure anything.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone with similar problem who managed to get it resolved?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Fred
> > > >
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