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| + | ===== Wireless-LAN with grml ===== | ||
| + | Here you will find some tips how to use wireless-lan (WLAN) with grml. Basically WLAN should work out-of-the-box on grml, if consider any problems check out the tips on this page. If you still notice problems feel free to [[http://grml.org/contact/|contact us]]. | ||
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| + | ==== status of some WLAN-devices ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ^ Wireless-LAN devices ^^^^^ | ||
| + | ^ vendor ^ device name ^ chip ^ info ^ | ||
| + | | Cisco | AIR-CB21AG | atheros | working | | ||
| + | | Cisco | AIR-PCM352-RF | atheros (?) | working | | ||
| + | | D-Link | DWL-122 | prism2 | working with wpa_supplicant and linux-wlan-ng | | ||
| + | | D-Link | DWL-G650 | atheros | working | | ||
| + | | Intel | PRO/Wireless 2200BG | ipw2200 | working | | ||
| + | | Intel | PRO/Wireless 3945ABG | ipw3945 | working | | ||
| + | | Linksys | WPC11 (802.11b) | unspecified | working | | ||
| + | | Linksys | WPC54G (v2) | unspecified | working | | ||
| + | | Linksys | WPC54G (v3) | unspecified | working; please take a look on [1] at the link-section on this page | | ||
| + | | Linksys | WPC54GS | unspecified | working; please take a look on [1] at the link-section on this page ) | | ||
| + | | Linksys | WMP54G | unspecified | working; please take a look on [1] at the link-section on this page | | ||
| + | | Linksys | WMP54GS | unspecified | working; please take a look on [1] at the link-section on this page ) | | ||
| + | | Netgear | WAG511 | atheros | working | | ||
| + | | RaLink | Ralink RT2500 802.11 | unspecified | working; Cardbus Reference Card | | ||
| + | | SMC | 2835W | prism54 | working | | ||
| + | | Surecom | EP-9428-g (54 MBit) | unspecified | woking; notice: interface might be called raX, not ethX (e.g. ra0) | | ||
| + | | Toshiba build-in| Wireless LAN Card | ?Lucent/Agere 6.14 | working (needs tweaking on hdinstall) | | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== how to get wlan working with grml ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | === ipw2100 === | ||
| + | |||
| + | If using the ipw2100 modules fails with something like: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | ipw2100: eth1: Firmware 'ipw2100-1.3.fw' not available or load failed. | ||
| + | ipw2100: eth1: ipw2100_get_firmware failed: -2 | ||
| + | ipw2100: eth1: Failed to power on the adapter. | ||
| + | ipw2100: eth1: Failed to start the firmware. | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | adjust the firmware loading timeout through: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | modprobe firmware_class | ||
| + | echo 100 > /sys/class/firmware/timeout | ||
| + | rmmod ipw2100 | ||
| + | modprobe ipw2100 | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | You can use the fwtimeout bootoption to run this automatically during bootup. Useage example "grml fwtimeout=100". | ||
| + | |||
| + | === linux-wlan-ng === | ||
| + | |||
| + | You can get a more recent version of the [[http://linux-wlan.org|linux-wlan-ng]] modules on grml 0.6 via running: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | # aptitude update | ||
| + | # aptitude install linux-wlan-ng-modules-2.6.15-grml | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Now your 802.11b-modules should be up to date. | ||
| + | |||
| + | === madwifi-ng === | ||
| + | |||
| + | A debian package of the madwifi-ng drivers is available in /usr/src/ on the grml 0.6 and grml 0.7 iso. Timo 'Spida' Boettcher thankfully contributed a script named 'ath-switcher' which tries to detect the Atheros chipset and install the madwifi-ng package if necessary. To manually install the package run 'dpkg -r madwifi-modules-$(uname -r) ; dpkg -i /usr/src/madwifi*.deb'. | ||
| + | |||
| + | === D-Link DwL-122 USB === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * please update the linux-wlan-ng modules as mentioned above | ||
| + | * connect your device with the usb-bus | ||
| + | * load the required modules (see 'hwinfo --netcard'): | ||
| + | |||
| + | # modprobe prism2_usb | ||
| + | |||
| + | * configure and adapt the config-file (/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf) | ||
| + | * enable your wlan-device: | ||
| + | |||
| + | # wpa_supplicant -Bw -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -Dhostap -iwlan0 | ||
| + | |||
| + | * now you can configure your interface (static) with: | ||
| + | |||
| + | # ifconfig wlan0 your_ip netmask your_netmask | ||
| + | # vim /etc/resolv.conf # insert your nameserver | ||
| + | # route add default gw your_default_gateway | ||
| + | |||
| + | * or (dynamic network via dhcp): | ||
| + | |||
| + | # dhclient wlan0 | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Toshiba Wireless LAN Card === | ||
| + | This card get's detected after loading the needed module: | ||
| + | |||
| + | # modprobe orinoco_cs | ||
| + | |||
| + | On a HD-install pcmcia-utils don't get started by default, so modify the /etc/runlevel.conf to have an entry like this | ||
| + | |||
| + | # 40 - 2,3,4,5 /etc/init.d/pcmciautils | ||
| + | |||
| + | Or, add yenta_socket (and orinoco_cs) to /etc/modules. [added by jpjacobs] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Tips ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Unfortunately it seems there are no prism cards available anymore. | ||
| + | Nearly all wlan cards with prism chipsets use atheros now. | ||
| + | Below is a list with cards which work flawlessly with grml using madwifi drivers. | ||
| + | |||
| + | - D-link DWL-G650 32bit cardbus (with atheros lettering below the speed specification) | ||
| + | - Netgear WG511T 108 Mbps Wireless 32bit cardbus (with atheros) | ||
| + | |||
| + | You should configure your card to your local frequencies with the right [[http://www.unicode.org/onlinedat/countries.html|countrycodes]] (040 is Austria): | ||
| + | |||
| + | modprobe ath_pci countrycode=040 | ||
| + | |||
| + | To make this changes permanently add the following line to /etc/modutils/options and execute update-modules: | ||
| + | |||
| + | options ath_pci countrycode=040 | ||
| + | |||
| + | === how to use wpa_supplicant === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * -D<driver> --- here you can set the driver for your wlan-card. There are some drivers you can use: | ||
| + | |||
| + | hostap : prism 2/2.5/3 | ||
| + | hermes : Hermes 1/Hermes 2 | ||
| + | madwifi : madwifi (atheros, etc.) | ||
| + | atmel : ATMEL AT76C5XXx (USB, PCMCIA) | ||
| + | wext : Linux wireless extensions (generic) | ||
| + | ndiswrapper: Linux ndiswrapper | ||
| + | broadcom : Broadcom wl.o driver | ||
| + | ipw : Intel ipw2100/2200 driver | ||
| + | wired : wpa_supplicant wired Ethernet driver | ||
| + | bsd : BSD 802.11 support (Atheros, etc.) | ||
| + | ndis : Windows NDIS driver | ||
| + | |||
| + | * -i<interface> --- deliver the interface to wpa_supplicant | ||
| + | * -B --- starting a daemon in background | ||
| + | * -w --- wait for the interface | ||
| + | * -c<config-file> --- use this config-file | ||
| + | |||
| + | Information taken from [[http://hostap.epitest.fi/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/hostap/wpa_supplicant/README?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/plain|wpa_supplicant README]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Links ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | * [1] See [[http://www.jimmy.co.at/weblog/?p=58|Jimmy's blog posting]] for instructions. | ||
| + | * [[http://www.fehu.org/atheros-en.html|atheros installation guide]] | ||
