[driverloader] Fixed - Issuewith DellTrueMobile1300andLinksysBEFW11S4r2

[Linuxant support]

Hi,

you could have multiple "ifcfg-ethN" configurations and switch them.

You can also use a shell script like the following (make sure you change the
interface name, the essid and key variables to suit your needs).

---
#!/bin/sh

if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
  echo "Usage: $0 <profile_name>"
  exit 1
fi

if [ `id -u` -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "You must be root to change settings with iwconfig."
  exit 1
fi

wlanint=eth1

case "$1" in
  home)
    essid=HOME_ESSID
    key=HOME_KEY
    ;;
  work)
    essid=WORK_ESSID
    key=WORK_KEY
    ;;
  *)
    echo "Valid profiles: home work"
    exit 1
    ;;
esac

iwconfig ${wlanint} essid ${essid} key ${key}
---


Regards,

Jean-Simon Durand
Technical specialist / Linuxant
www.linuxant.com
support at linuxant.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Crown" <acrown at chasecom.net>
To: <driverloader at lists.linuxant.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:55 PM
Subject: FW: [driverloader] Fixed - Issuewith
DellTrueMobile1300andLinksysBEFW11S4r2


Jean-Simon,

I know this is a bit OT, but if that is the correct way to set the
wireless card to be activated on boot, then how should I handle multiple
profiles (i.e. work and home) since the essid's and keys are different?
I thought that is where the cardctl application came in, but if there is
another way to do it I'd love to know.

Thanks again,

AC


-----Original Message-----
From: driverloader-bounces at lists.linuxant.com
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support
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:20 PM
To: Andrew Crown; driverloader at lists.linuxant.com
Subject: Re: [driverloader] Fixed - Issue with
DellTrueMobile1300andLinksysBEFW11S4r2


Hi,

setting the key and essid in the 'ifcfg-ethN' script (for distributions
that support this mechanism) is the proper method to do it.

Regards,

Jean-Simon Durand
Technical specialist / Linuxant
www.linuxant.com
support at linuxant.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Crown" <acrown at chasecom.net>
To: <driverloader at lists.linuxant.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 1:36 PM
Subject: RE: [driverloader] Fixed - Issue with DellTrueMobile
1300andLinksysBEFW11S4r2


Jean-Simon,

I'm able to set the key and essid in the ifcfg-eth1 file in
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts and it works on boot, but that's
essentially setting it manually is my understanding.  I haven't been
able to get the PCMCIA cardctl mechanism to work as of yet with Driver
Loader, however I'll try this again at home tonight when I boot up.

Thx,

AC

-----Original Message-----
From: driverloader-bounces at lists.linuxant.com
[mailto:driverloader-bounces at lists.linuxant.com] On Behalf Of Linuxant
support
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 5:47 AM
To: Andrew Crown; driverloader at lists.linuxant.com
Subject: Re: [driverloader] Fixed - Issue with Dell TrueMobile
1300andLinksysBEFW11S4r2


Hi,

thank you for the update. You also mentioned that you had to manually
change the key and essid. Is this also fixed?

Regards,

Jean-Simon Durand
Technical specialist / Linuxant
www.linuxant.com
support at linuxant.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Crown" <acrown at chasecom.net>
To: <driverloader at lists.linuxant.com>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 11:10 PM
Subject: RE: [driverloader] Fixed - Issue with Dell TrueMobile 1300and
LinksysBEFW11S4r2


Not sure if the 1.2 version had anything to do with it or not, but I
fixed this tonight.  I think it could be a bug on the Linksys too...

I turned WEP off then on again and it mysteriously started working...

AC