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Ethernet converters in Linux

  • 28-07-2003 10:40am
    #1
    eggshapedfred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭


    I'm thinking about getting an ethernet to wlan converter but i need it to work with linux (RH8). its for a laptop where the pcmcia already has a wlan card in it (i need two wireless links)

    has anybody had any experience with them? do they work? where can i get (cheap) ones that work with linux?

    cheers,
    andy


Comments

  • #2
    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    Are you sure you need to be on two wireless networks in the same space at the same time... just sounds a bit odd.

    Two WLAN cards will work either in adhoc or managed mode as long as the networks have a different SSID and preferably a different channel.


  • #3
    rob1891
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,038 ✭✭✭rob1891


    you probably can't fit two wlan pcmcia cards in the same machine due to the little bumps they tend to put on them.

    The only problem you might encounter with a ethernet wlan device is configuring it, you may need a windows machine to set the thing up or upgrade the firmware. Once that is done it's just like plugging your ethernet card into a hub, if your ethernet card works with rh8 then you'll be grand.

    Rob


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Out of the BOX they have an IP of 10.10.10.128
    Most other brands default to something in the 192.168.(1).(1) range / have DHCP - almost all are web managable or can use telnet - you can use Ethreal to get the IP's (or look up the manual or use the windows util). And the SSID will probably be "ANY" guess which AP this locks onto - yip the storngest signal - so you may need to set this to the Network you want to connect on to - note SSID is CASE sensitive.

    You can have two wlan cards in linux at the same time ... - though you'd probably have to user external antennas on at least one of the cards. (Bumps can be removed and internal antennas can also be removed from one of the cards ;) )

    In addition to Ad-Hoc and Client mode you can also use the cards in Host-AP mode (Lucent in BSD) (Prism in Linux) :)

    You may find it easier to just get an AP rather than an EC - again depends on which the client end is.

    If you have a lucent card, I could let a lucent EC go for €50 ...


  • #5
    eggshapedfred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭eggshapedfred


    cheers for the advice. I need two wireless links to do a handover experiment. i have decided to connect the laptop (via the ethernet port) to a PC with a wireless card in it and then just enable IP forwarding. its basically the same thing as the ethernet converter but there are PCs in the lab already so i don't have to go through the financial nightmare of trying to get money for a converter.


  • #6
    Rew
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,679 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rew


    Nearly any Media converter will work for you, linksys and Buffalo do various versions...


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