eth0 and WPC11 ??

tommoyer · n00b Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Posts: 3

I am trying to install Gentoo 1.4 rc3 and I am using a WPC11 Linksys wireless PCMCIA NIC. I read in the forums to use modprobe orinoco_cs which works okay but then I try to use net-setup eth0 and after I type in all the information it says something to the effect of eth0; unknown device. I checked (using lsmod) and orinoco_cs orinoco hermes pcmcia_core are loaded. Am I missing something?

gilesjuk · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 9:14 pm Post subject: Re: eth0 and WPC11 ??

modprobe ds
cardmgr -f

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njlinux · n00b Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Posts: 1 Location: South Jersey

I installed Gentoo with an Orinoco wireless pcmcia adapter and a WAP11 Linksys AP. I had no problems getting it to work. The directions were flawless, but you do need to remember to select the correct ethx interface. My interface was eth1 because it was my second interface.
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tommoyer · n00b Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Posts: 3

Thank you for the help but can someone tell me what ds is in modprobe ds and also what cardmgr -f does?

tommoyer · n00b Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Posts: 3

okay i tried running the two commands given:
modprobe ds
cardmgr -f

however my eth0 interface still doesn't show up even when i type
ifconfig -a

I read in the forums about the drivers and people said they worked so I'm at a loss as for what to do to get my network card working. Any ideas?

paranode · l33t Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 679 Location: Texas

You might save yourself some grief if you just install Gentoo over a wired interface if you have that option. Then you can configure the wireless card later. Search for WPC11 on the forums and there is a good thread on how to do it with both the orinoco/hermes and the linux-wlan-ng.

These are the directions people use to get it working with orinoco/hermes drivers:
http://linux.oldcrank.com/tips/wpc11/

Hope that helps.
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kompugeek · n00b Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 11 Location: Ohio

I have a sony laptop with a linksys card.

Try cardmgr -o
dhcpcd eth1 (the wireless card will be eth1 unless you don't have any other ethernet card)
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