It seems that the 2.5.0.0 version of the zd1211 driver has problems with
Ad-hoc. Okay, great. There is a newer version in the files section but lo and
behold, there's an error when you try to load it. unresolved symbol do_div64
Bummer. This blog entry talks about it but of course it means recompiling the
driver.
http://xania.org/200607/wireless-booting-and-flash-ram-fun
It bothers me that TS doesn't maintain current and working drivers for stuff
that they sell.
--- In "Blair" <> wrote:
>
> Okay, I'm starting to see that the driver is buggy.
> I am unable to make changes to the key without a reboot. Might be related to
> any WEP protected network. I seem to be able to switch unprotected Ad-hoc
> networks and I can configure the thing with a key the first time after a
> reboot but not after that.
>
>
>
> --- In "Blair" <bburtan65@> wrote:
> >
> > The one additional command to get Ad-hoc working is:
> >
> > iwconfig wlan0 mode Ad-Hoc
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In "Blair" <bburtan65@> wrote:
> > >
> > > "I only hope the information in R2 is still intact. It's not over yet."
> > >
> > > Got that right. So my next step was to create an Ad-hoc network on a
> > > Mac. Sure enough, iwlist wlan0 scanning saw the network. I reentered
> > > the other commands but I couldn't ping.
> > >
> > > That begs a question. Let's say you have several SBCs in a lab that you
> > > need to talk to from one laptop. These SBCs will be turned off every day
> > > and they won't have a display/keypad or terminal connected to them. You
> > > want to have a fixed (but changeable) address so that when you turn
> > > everything on, the laptop can see them all and know which one is which.
> > > Do you need a router for this or will Ad-hoc work? And what happens if
> > > the SBC is fired up before the router (i.e. a scan wouldn't see it
> > > initially)?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Peter Harrison <cheetah100@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Blair <bburtan65@> wrote:
> > > > > Can it really be this easy to set up the IOGear Wifi dongle?
> > > >
> > > > <shameless star wars ripoff>Easy! You call that easy!</>
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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