Hi Doug, How well do the kernel drivers handle 64-bit WEP encryption? *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 4/16/2004 at 8:41 PM Doug Sutherland wrote: >> I have a Linksys WPC11, and unfortunately the only drivers available > > are binary-only, and they're compiled for 2.4.20 and 2.4.22. > >Say what? Ya know, the kernel orinico drivers work with this card. >On slackware, using the generic kernel, this card just worked. I >am now running it on an LFS (linux from scratch) build, it works >fine. I built everything from source, and definitely the driver. >Finally, its also supported by linux-wlan drivers. > >Assuming you have pcmcia-cs installed, try enabling the orinico >driver in ther kernel configuration. In the network devices section >select M (build as module) for these: > >Hermes chipset 802.11b support (Orinico/Prism2/Symbol) >Hermes PCMCIA card support > >With these compiled as modules, on boot, when PCMCIA starts, my >system loads these modules: > >orinico_cs >orinoco >hermes > >The WPC11 uses the hermes chipset, same as orinoco, works fine. > >On earlier version kernels, when this driver was not yet there, >I used the linux-wlan driver with WPC11 ... no problems. > >http://www.linux-wlan.com/linux-wlan/index.html#The%20linux-wlan%20Project > >But now you can just use the kernel driver. > >BTW I have installed linux on dozens of laptops, never had a problem >with linux on any of them. Linux works on pretty much all laptops >afaik. If in doubt google "linux on (insert your desired laptop)" >and you're bound to find someone's notes on how they installed linux. >The only problem I had to date was getting a DVD working on sony vaio. >They seem to be windows only drivers, not on that WinXP only. > > -- Doug > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup Stephen Clower, that guy from the south. You can reach me by any of the following: E-Mail: steve at steve-audio.net MSN: steve at steve-audio.net AIM: AudioRabbit03 You can also check out my little home on the web by visiting http://www.steve-audio.net
