[NBLUG/talk] Wireless Card Setup

[Augie Schwer]

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Dave Sisley said:
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> 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).

I'd have to agree. Most of the things YAST is asking for can probably
be left blank, or should be obtained either from the router it self, or
the Windows machine that is already communicating with it.

I've never used YAST before, but I'll try and help answer some of
these questions.

> 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;

Leave blank.

>> Whether it's a PCMCIA device or not--no clue;

The box the device (your wireless network card) came in should say.

>> 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;

NWID leave blank.

>> Encryption Key--retrieved from the web interface, but in a format that
>> doesn't  match the input fields;

What is the difference, generally?

>> Nickname--no clue;

Leave blank. Or make one up.

>> Network Address Setup: whether to use DHCP automatic addressing or
>> static  IP--I assume the former but could be wrong;

Check to see what the Windows box is doing. Using DHCP will probably
answer the following two questions too. The router will have some
\"Act as a DHCP Server\" option turned on if it is giving out DHCP leases.

>> Default Gateway--no clue about that;
>> DHCP Client Identifier--ditto.


I hope that helps. Let us know how it goes.

augie.


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