Re: [NTLK] Graphics to MacOS X serially?

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 4:52 AM, David Neale <david.neale@telenet.be> wrote:
>
> yes, it does all seem far too complex, doesn't it? I'd very much like
> to be able to use the more simple DHCP solution, but I've tried this
> and it, too, fails, as I have described in a number of other messages
> here. Believe me, I've followed all of the instructions I could find
> on the Web: they all seem to use slightly different methods, suggest
> different packages, and provide different addresses, based, presumably
> on their own particular configurations of hard- and software, but
> without adequate explanation of as to how these addresses are arrived
> at (they might well be adequate for somebody who knows about such
> technical terminology, but for an ordinary user, it's just mumbo-
> jumbo). Anyway, with patience and a lot of testing, I'm sure I shall
> arrive at a solution. Woody's suggestion that the problem might lie
> with the parameters for the Lucent Technologies WiFi card looks a
> promising route, as he uses a hexadecimal access code, whereas I use a
> character string -- that might be a significant difference and I shall
> be stesting that today.

The character string password support in Hiroshi's WaveLAN Driver
doesn't seem to be up-to-snuff. I've always had to use hexadecimal
keys with it, so I'd assume that's the likely solution.

You would've had to fix the IP address & DNS issues anyway, but you'll
likely be able to switch back to DHCP once you correct the WEP
password/key issue.

Morgan Aldridge

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