Re: [NTLK] Getting the WaveLAN driver to work

From: John Skinner (john_at_johnskinner.net)
Date: Wed Feb 06 2002 - 13:00:55 EST


Hey Sean,

This "LucentWaveLAN" driver for the Newton will only work in AdHoc mode
(a 802.11 connection that only takes place between two standalone
devices, and it is fixed on channel 3). So any 802.11 access point or
WAP will not work for connecting using this driver. Only another
computer with a PC card set to AdHoc channel 3 will be able to
communicate with the Newton.

Sean Luke wrote:

>We had a hacker break into a Linux laptop here at work; the laptop has
>since been quarantined, and the network mechanism it was using was a
>WaveLAN Silver. So just for the heck of it I downloaded the driver and
>inserted the card. But I can't get the thing to work. It recognizes
>the card no problem; and TCP loads and everything appears to work --
>right up until packets start flowing, at which time I can't see
>anything. I'm trying this on using a 802.11 hub that's locked down to
>only specific card MAC addresses (this card is one of them). Otherwise
>it's clean. Has anyone else had experience in getting the card to work
>(or not work)? I missed the original posting so I don't know -- maybe
>the card doesn't work at all yet. Perhaps someone might clue me in.
>
>Sean, thinking we should take advantage of the Clarendon store's Airport
>network to do run an informal WaveLAN NPDS log during NUGWash.
>
>Sean
>
>

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