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[ts-7000] Not so fast (Re: IOGEAR Wifi Dongle...can it be that easy?)

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Subject: [ts-7000] Not so fast (Re: IOGEAR Wifi Dongle...can it be that easy?)
From: "Blair" <>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:51:59 -0000
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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