Hi,

I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 configured as a dual boot -- Windows 98
and Red Hat 7.0 (2.2.16 kernel).

I am trying to get wireless to work under linux ... all is well under
Windows 98. The laptop has a built-in mini PCMCIA card (?) which I
understand is essentially a Lucent Orinico type card. I also have an
additional Silver Orinoco card. I would like to make either of these work
at this time. I have heard rumors that I will not succeed with the built-in
card.

I have recently downloaded, compiled, and installed the 3.1.25 pcmcia
drivers from sourceforge. It seemed to go very smoothly.

In my configuration, I also have a Linksys wireless AP/router (BEFW11S4). I
applied a patch to wvlan_cs that I found which was related to the Linksys.
The Linksys is in turn connected to a cable modem.

It looks like it's close to working, but just not there. I'm a bit new to
this, and do not know any more debugging steps to take. I really appreciate
help in any form.

Below are relevant files and logs: (eth1 = mini, eth2 = silver)

rootdash /root]# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:39:2B:A6:39
          inet addr:192.168.1.101 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:1315 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1086 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:02:2D:11:BD:F1
          inet addr:192.168.1.201 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0

eth2 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:02:2D:2B:91:F4
          inet addr:192.168.1.201 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
          RX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0

[rootdash /root]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"podman01" Nickname:"dash"
          Frequency:2.437GHz Sensitivity:1/3 Mode:Managed
          Access Point: 00:04:5A:26:5B:5F
          Bit Rate=11Mb/s RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link quality:66/92 Signal level:-32 dBm Noise level:-98 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0 invalid crypt:0 invalid misc:0

eth2 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"podman01" Nickname:"dash"
          Frequency:2.437GHz Sensitivity:1/3 Mode:Managed
          Access Point: 00:04:5A:26:5B:5F
          Bit Rate=11Mb/s RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link quality:52/92 Signal level:-39 dBm Noise level:-92 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0 invalid crypt:0 invalid misc:0

One thing to note: if i do ping -I eth1 192.168.1.1, I will get some
results as long as the box is still "wired" (e.g. eth0). If I unplug the
wire, then I get nothing.

a fragment from dmesg ...
Intel PCIC probe:
  TI 1410 rev 01 PCI-to-CardBus at slot 02:0c, mem 0x68000000
    host opts [0]: [pci only] [pci irq 11] [lat 64/176] [bus 3/3]
    PCI card interrupts, PCI status changes
  Toshiba ToPIC100 rev 31 PCI-to-CardBus at slot 02:0d, mem 0x68001000
    host opts [0]: [slot 0xf0] [ccr 0x11] [cdr 0x86] [rcr 0xc000000] [pci
irq 11] [lat 64/176] [bus 4/4]
    host opts [1]: [slot 0xf0] [ccr 0x21] [cdr 0x86] [rcr 0xc000000] [pci
irq 11] [lat 64/176] [bus 5/5]
    ISA irqs (default) = 3,4,5,7,9,10,12 PCI status changes
cs: memory probe 0xa0000000-0xa0ffffff: clean.
wvlan_cs: WaveLAN/IEEE PCMCIA driver v1.0.6
wvlan_cs: (c) Andreas Neuhaus <andyfasta.fh-dortmund.de>
wvlan_cs: ``station_name'' is an obsolete module parameter, please use
iwconfig.<6>cs: IO port probe 0x0100-0x04ff: excluding 0x37
8-0x37f 0x4d0-0x4d7
cs: IO port probe 0x0380-0x04cf: clean.
cs: IO port probe 0x04d8-0x04ff: clean.
cs: IO port probe 0x0800-0x08ff: clean.
cs: IO port probe 0x0a00-0x0aff: clean.
cs: IO port probe 0x0c00-0x0cff: excluding 0xcf8-0xcff
wvlan_cs: index 0x01: Vcc 3.3, irq 11, io 0x0100-0x013f
wvlan_cs: Registered netdevice eth1
wvlan_cs: MAC address on eth1 is 00 02 2d 11 bd f1
wvlan_cs: Found firmware 0x6000E (vendor 1) - Firmware capabilities :
1-1-1-1-1
NET4: Linux IPX 0.38 for NET4.0
IPX Portions Copyright (c) 1995 Caldera, Inc.
NET4: AppleTalk 0.18 for Linux NET4.0
wvlan_cs: MAC address on eth1 is 00 02 2d 11 bd f1
wvlan_cs: Found firmware 0x6000E (vendor 1) - Firmware capabilities :
1-1-1-1-1
cs: memory probe 0x0d0000-0x0dffff: clean.
wvlan_cs: ``station_name'' is an obsolete module parameter, please use
iwconfig.<6>wvlan_cs: index 0x01: Vcc 5.0, irq 5, io 0x0180
-0x01bf
wvlan_cs: Registered netdevice eth2
wvlan_cs: MAC address on eth2 is 00 02 2d 2b 91 f4
wvlan_cs: Found firmware 0x60010 (vendor 1) - Firmware capabilities :
1-2-1-1-1
wvlan_cs: MAC address on eth2 is 00 02 2d 2b 91 f4
wvlan_cs: Found firmware 0x60010 (vendor 1) - Firmware capabilities :
1-2-1-1-1

a fragment from /var/log/messages:
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash cardmgr[1594]: starting, version is 3.1.25
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash cardmgr[1594]: watching 3 sockets
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash cardmgr[1594]: initializing socket 0
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: cs: memory probe 0xa0000000-0xa0ffffff: clean.
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash cardmgr[1594]: socket 0: Intersil PRISM2 11 Mbps
Wireless Adapter
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash cardmgr[1594]: executing: 'modprobe wvlan_cs
station_name=DASH_PC'
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: wvlan_cs: WaveLAN/IEEE PCMCIA driver v1.0.6
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: wvlan_cs: (c) Andreas Neuhaus
<andyfasta.fh-dortmund.de>
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: wvlan_cs: ``station_name'' is an obsolete
module parameter, please use iwconfig.<6>cs: IO port probe 0x0100-0x04ff:
excluding 0x378-0x37f 0x4d0-0x4d7
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0380-0x04cf: clean.
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x04d8-0x04ff: clean.
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0800-0x08ff: clean.
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0a00-0x0aff: clean.
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0c00-0x0cff: excluding
0xcf8-0xcff
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: wvlan_cs: index 0x01: Vcc 3.3, irq 11, io
0x0100-0x013f
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: wvlan_cs: Registered netdevice eth1
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: wvlan_cs: MAC address on eth1 is 00 02 2d 11 bd
f1
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: wvlan_cs: Found firmware 0x6000E (vendor 1) -
Firmware capabilities : 1-1-1-1-1
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash cardmgr[1594]: executing: './network start eth1'
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: NET4: Linux IPX 0.38 for NET4.0
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: IPX Portions Copyright (c) 1995 Caldera, Inc.
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: NET4: AppleTalk 0.18 for Linux NET4.0
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: wvlan_cs: MAC address on eth1 is 00 02 2d 11 bd
f1
Jul 11 17:50:20 dash kernel: wvlan_cs: Found firmware 0x6000E (vendor 1) -
Firmware capabilities : 1-1-1-1-1
Jul 11 17:50:21 dash cardmgr[1594]: initializing socket 2
Jul 11 17:50:21 dash cardmgr[1594]: socket 2: Lucent Technologies
WaveLAN/IEEE Adapter
Jul 11 17:50:21 dash kernel: cs: memory probe 0x0d0000-0x0dffff: clean.
Jul 11 17:50:21 dash cardmgr[1594]: executing: './network start eth2'
Jul 11 17:50:21 dash kernel: wvlan_cs: ``station_name'' is an obsolete
module parameter, please use iwconfig.<6>wvlan_cs: index 0x01: Vcc 5.0, irq
5, io 0x0180-0x01bf
Jul 11 17:50:21 dash kernel: wvlan_cs: Registered netdevice eth2
Jul 11 17:50:21 dash kernel: wvlan_cs: MAC address on eth2 is 00 02 2d 2b 91
f4
Jul 11 17:50:21 dash kernel: wvlan_cs: Found firmware 0x60010 (vendor 1) -
Firmware capabilities : 1-2-1-1-1
Jul 11 17:50:21 dash kernel: wvlan_cs: MAC address on eth2 is 00 02 2d 2b 91
f4
Jul 11 17:50:21 dash kernel: wvlan_cs: Found firmware 0x60010 (vendor 1) -
Firmware capabilities : 1-2-1-1-1

[rootdash /root]# netstat -rn
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt
Iface
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0
eth2
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0
eth1
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0
eth0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0
eth1
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0
eth2
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0
eth0
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0
eth2
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0
eth1

relevant parts from config.opts:
# First built-in serial port
exclude irq 4
# Second built-in serial port
exclude irq 3
# First built-in parallel port
#exclude irq 7

# PS/2 Mouse controller port, comment this out if you don't have a PS/2
# based mouse
exclude irq 12

# Options for WaveLAN/IEEE driver (AccessPoint mode)...
module "wvlan_cs" opts "station_name=DASH_PC"

[rootdash pcmcia]# more network.opts
# Network adapter configuration
#
# The address format is "scheme,socket,instance,hwaddr".
#
# Note: the "network address" here is NOT the same as the IP address.
# See the Networking HOWTO. In short, the network address is the IP
# address masked by the netmask.
#
case "$ADDRESS" in
*,*,*,00:02:2D:*)
    DHCP="n"
    IPADDR="192.168.1.201"
    NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
    NETWORK="192.168.1.0"
    BROADCAST="192.168.1.255"
    GATEWAY="192.168.1.1"
    ;;
esac

[rootdash pcmcia]# more wireless.opts
# Wireless LAN adapter configuration
#

case "$ADDRESS" in

# Lucent Wavelan IEEE
# Note : wvlan_cs driver only, and version 1.0.4+ for encryption support
*,*,*,*)
    INFO="Wavelan IEEE example (Lucent default settings)"
    ESSID="podman01"
    MODE="Managed"
    RATE="11M"
# KEY="s:secu1"
    ;;
esac

[rootdash network-scripts]# more ifcfg-eth1
DEVICE=wvlan0
IPADDR=192.168.1.200
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY="192.168.1.1"
ONBOOT=no
BOOTPROTO=none
IPXNETNUM_802_2=""
IPXPRIMARY_802_2="no"
IPXACTIVE_802_2="no"
IPXNETNUM_802_3=""
IPXPRIMARY_802_3="no"
IPXACTIVE_802_3="no"
IPXNETNUM_ETHERII=""
IPXPRIMARY_ETHERII="no"
IPXACTIVE_ETHERII="no"
IPXNETNUM_SNAP=""
IPXPRIMARY_SNAP="no"
IPXACTIVE_SNAP="no"

BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
NETWORK=192.168.1.0
USERCTL=no

I hope that this is useful information and it is something incredibly easy
to fix! Many thanks for any suggestions.

Ellen Dash
edash_dgihotmail.com
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