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Wireless Network Guidelines
1. With wireless as only network interface
(i.e. PCMCIA_DEVICES 0x04, ORINOCO_HAS_OWN_NET 0)
- Set IP, SUBNET_MASK, DEFAULT_GATEWAY, and DNS_SERVER to correct ones for
the wireless network. If you set DHCP to 1, the Orinoco can instead
get its IP, SUBNET_MASK, DEFAULT_GATEWAY,and DNS_SERVER settings
automatically (requires a reachable DHCP server on network).
- Set ORINOCO_ESSID to wireless network ID (peer network name or
6 hex char ID of AP or wireless gateway)
- Set ORINOCO_IWMODE 1 for peer-to-peer or 2 for managed RG or AP network
- If using encryption, set
ORINOCO_WEP_ON 1
ORINOCO_WEP_KEYN 0
ORINOCO_WEP_KEY0 “abcde” (in quotes, your 5-character encryption)
Else If not using encryption, set
ORINOCO_WEP_ON 0
- Notes for this wireless-only setup:
a. ORINOCO_HAS_OWN_NET must be 0 for this wireless-only setup
b. To switch back to wired interface with same network settings,
just set PCMCIA_DEVICES to 0x00 and reboot.
2. With wireless as second network interface (RJ45 enabled as a different net)
(i.e. PCMCIA_DEVICES 0x04, ORINOCO_HAS_OWN_NET 1)
(Note - For this feature, as with any PC, there MUST be a DIFFERENT NETWORK
for each interface - for example, one network could start with 192.168.1 and
the other could start with 192.168.55, but they could not both start with
192.168.1 )
- For the wired network, set the IP, SUBNET_MASK, DEFAULT_GATEWAY,
and DNS_SERVER to the wired network values. If you set DHCP to 1,
the wired interface will instead attempt to get its network settings
from a DHCP server on the network.
- Set all ORINOCO settings as described in #1 above.
- Additionally set the following:
ORINOCO_HAS_OWN_NET 1
- Set ORINOCO_IP, ORINOCO_SUBNET_MASK, ORINOCO_DEFAULT_GATEWAY to
the values for the wireless network. If you set ORINOCO_DHCP to 1,
the Orinoco will instead attempt to get its network settings from a
DHCP server on the network.
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There are many ways to improperly set up a wireless network on the PC
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1. MOST COMMON PROBLEM - Improper installation on the PC.
Orinoco-type cards can be tricky to install on a PC.
- You can not have two network devices on a PC that are both on the
same network even if there is no cable connected to one of them.
For example, if you have a regular ethernet adapter that has the
IP address 192.168.24.3 and the subnet mask 255.255.255.0, you
cannot also have a wireless ethernet card with the address
192.168.24.anything on the same PC. Windows would pick whichever
interface it finds first to get to the 192.168.24 network.