You have downloaded the 11 Wlan project. Go a head and read the instruction, and put it under modules. Follow the instructions when you
make config |
/usr/src/modules/pcmcia-cs |
Go ahead and
make all |
make install |
I suggest you read the documentation that comes with it, but essentially, if you have a WAP that is connected to your DSL or cable modem then you have a infrastructure set up. I found that it was best to edit the
networks.opt |
/etc/pcmcia |
To make things easier edit the option
# Use DHCP (via /sbin/dhcpcd, /sbin/dhclient, or /sbin/pump)? [y/n]
DHCP="y"
The documentation talks about setting ESSID but when you edit the
wlan-ng.opts |
#=======INFRASTRUCTURE STATION START===================
# SSID is all we have for now
AuthType="opensystem" # opensystem | sharedkey (requires WEP)
DesiredSSID="howardnet"
From what I can gather,DesiredSSID means ESSID and it works when the WAP and link-sys pcmcia card share the same name.
At this point, you should reboot and should have a working link-sys card that gets its address via DHCP.