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>7. Wlan Drivers for You Link-Sys Card</H1
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>You have downloaded the 11 Wlan project. Go a head and read the instruction, and put it under modules. Follow the instructions when you <TABLE
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> The one key is to make sure you specify the pcmcia-source as under <TABLE
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>I suggest you read the documentation that comes with it, but essentially, <EM
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>if you have a WAP that is connected to your DSL or cable modem then you have a <EM
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>infrastructure set up.</EM
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># Use DHCP (via /sbin/dhcpcd, /sbin/dhclient, or /sbin/pump)? [y/n]<br>
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DHCP="y"</P
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>The documentation talks about setting ESSID but when you edit the <TABLE
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>#=======INFRASTRUCTURE STATION START===================<br>
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# SSID is all we have for now<br>
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AuthType="opensystem" # opensystem | sharedkey (requires WEP)<br>
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DesiredSSID="howardnet"</P
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>From what I can gather,DesiredSSID means ESSID and it works when the WAP and link-sys pcmcia card share the same name.</P
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>At this point, you should reboot and should have a working link-sys card that gets its address via DHCP.</P
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