From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Nov 4 00:35:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA17613 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 00:35:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (castles146.castles.com [208.214.165.146]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA17608 for ; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 00:35:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (LOCALHOST [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA01196; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 00:34:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199811040834.AAA01196@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Randy Bush cc: Doug Junkins , Jacques Vidrine , freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: wavelan up In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 02 Nov 1998 16:27:03 PST." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 00:34:49 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > here is how to get your isa wavelan card flying > > o install the card > o make a bootable floppy with the instconf.exe from the floppy > o boot it and run instconf > - set 0x300 > - set int (i use 7, as i never use parallel) > - be sure to disable parallel in cmos > o add to config > device wl0 at isa? port 0x300 net irq ? > o make kernel > o boot > o ifconfig wl0 inet 666.42.77.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up > o wlconfig wl0 nwid 0xaaaa (or whatever) > o wlconfig wl0 currnwid 0xaaaa (or whatever) > note man page sez curnwid, but look at the source > > and you should be going! Thanks for the summary; I've just fixed the manpage too. Glad to hear it's working for you, although it's a pity they've gone to new hardware again. 8( -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message