Another linux n00b: Help with manual config of wireless
Hi peeps,
I will try to describe wht I have achieved and wht I am having problems with.
Im using the latest Knoppix distro.
I have managed to install the driver for my WG311v2 using the following instructions
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...ighlight=wg311
My router is NOT using DHCP, which is where my probelms start. When I try to setup the connection manually using the lanmanager (damn i cant remember wht the apps name is) i dont know wht to input for some of the values. The ones which im stumped on are:
Broadcast Address (the MAC address of adapter ???)
Namesever (DNS address???)
I believe im setting the other values correctly, any input into wht i should be looking out for is very welcome.
Cheers
Re: Another linux n00b: Help with manual config of wireless
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Originally Posted by mongoled
Hi peeps,
This greeting may not help your case.
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Originally Posted by mongoled
My router is NOT using DHCP, which is where my probelms start.
Absolutely, although you don't mention why or even what make and model of router. But life with Knoppix is much simpler if you enable it.
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Originally Posted by mongoled
Broadcast Address (the MAC address of adapter ???)
No the broadcast address is an IP address, not a MAC address. It is always the highest address in the local range, and that is determined by the mask (and the IP address). For exampe if you are using an IP address of 192.168..0.100 and a mask of 255.255.255.0 then the broadcast address is 192.168.0.255. With a different mask it would be different. You should be able to find much more information on this than you will ever want with a simple search at Google.
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Namesever (DNS address???)
Yes, Nameserver, DNS, Domain Name Server are all the same. It's assigned by your ISP. Some routers let you put their address here and they forwar4d the DNS requests for you, but you should always be able to use the DNS assigned by the ISP.