From: "Ed Durrant" Received: from mxout3.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.167] verified) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 491186 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:53:25 -0500 Received: from mxin2.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.176]) by mxout3.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1GenUt-0001eI-9i for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:53:22 -0500 Received: from omta02sl.mx.bigpond.com ([144.140.93.154]) by mxin2.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1GenUt-000JjN-0U for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:53:19 -0500 Received: from [192.168.30.2] (really [124.189.184.88]) by omta02sl.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20061031065306.EWCK14640.omta02sl.mx.bigpond.com@[192.168.30.2]> for ; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:53:06 +0000 Message-ID: <4546F2C8.9070806@bigpond.net.au> Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:52:56 +1100 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0a1 (OS/2/20060803) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: Getting started with GenMac References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH PLAIN at omta02sl.mx.bigpond.com from [124.189.184.88] using ID edurrant@bigpond.net.au at Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:53:06 +0000 X-Mail-Handler: MailHop by DynDNS X-Spam-Score: -1.8 (-) Neil Waldhauer wrote: > > Hi Ed. Thanks for the instructions, but your setup is too different from mine > for them to do much good. Also, your instructions are wrong as far as the > no1802.com program. You must not have the device installed when running > no1802.com. > Hmm, I'll have to amend the instructions again if it says that the card should be installed when running 1802 - on this list, I was one of several people who pointed out that the MINI-PCI slot needs to empty for that patch to work. > I've already got wireless running fine with two cards, but they are PC cards, > so it is clear how to start and stop them. I don't know why you don't like the > XWLAN widget, but I've got it installed (v2.14) and I don't see why I should > remove it. > I also hate the Widget - I can use the non-eCentre-attached exe implementation though. All I can do is provide the data that I have, if your configuration is so different, then as you say it's of limited use to you. I believe the command line utilities are documented in the GENMAC help file. > If I'm already on wired network, I want to switch to wireless, and then later, > I want to switch back to wired. > I believe this has been raised as a request on the Genmac list. There can be some real issues if the two networks can see each other by the way. > I'll try some of the things you suggest in your writeup after I find how to > turn networking on and off. I only change one thing at a time -- that way I'm > pretty clear what works, and what doesn't. There is no point in setting up a > lot of stuff if I don't know the basics. Agreed, always best to change one item at a time, and then "roll-back" if required. > > Neil Cheers/2 Ed.