From: "Rick R." Received: from mxout2.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.166] verified) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.1) with ESMTP id 50766 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:41:41 -0400 Received: from mxin2.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.176]) by mxout2.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1FU6l8-000G2e-IN for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:41:41 -0400 Received: from web60623.mail.yahoo.com ([209.73.178.191]) by mxin2.mailhop.org with smtp (Exim 4.51) id 1FU6l8-000B6u-8X for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:41:38 -0400 Received: (qmail 66510 invoked by uid 60001); 13 Apr 2006 18:41:30 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=KEVHtpZaYQ5fo/IOQEZ+cxHy9qCKEyOOiahK7qP3VVUf8fgdN8Q49JCky9lYL/AuvHXgKmV/RFNdUQybvASnzU8QAzAexwHAvTgmCplbaMRLyjl3ll/iF6eGh+OZdafTy+8960V24FwhOslHcAm4v6MYnpAZOIPSIhAO3B0TvP4= ; Message-ID: <20060413184130.66508.qmail@web60623.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [167.230.38.116] by web60623.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:41:30 PDT Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:41:30 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: Exactly which DLink 520 DWL PCI card !? To: OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1507284222-1144953690=:57340" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mail-Handler: MailHop by DynDNS X-Spam-Score: -2.0 (--) --0-1507284222-1144953690=:57340 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Well, I'm not aware of *any* other WiFi solution for the T42p's built in HW for OS/2. And thankz for confirming this problem for me. Unfortunately the gentleman who wrote the "xwlan" prog simply refuses to concede that there might be anything wrong with the (his) code, but insists in must all be because of some deep rooted "corruption" of my OS/2 system. When I simply stop using xwlan I'm able to connect just fine via standard DHCP, but I can not use encryption or switch SSIDs w/o having to reboot :-( Its to bad, as I liked that little bugger prog, but right now I'm back to my external portable WiFi hub. Well, the world moves on and we have to move with it... >In my case it is because I use the VPC/2 network driver. I also use VPC/2, but I do not believe this is the reason why, as I had disabled that driver while debugging my system on this and still got the same effect. Also, the GenMAC driver w/o xwlan works (but w/o encryption or SSID change abillity). I also checked LANTRAN.LOG and in it GenMAC reports *everything* just fine. xwlan simply insists on always going up one adapter over the last valid one. Indeed I added an extra adapter just for the fun of it (USB Network Stick) and all of a sudden xwlan was no longer insisting on interface #2, but #3 instead. Its like a dog chasing its tail. But then again, the world keeps turning... Rick madodel wrote: On 04/12/06 Rick R. wrote: > I still can't get that xwlan to work on my Thinkpad T42p. > It just insists on choosing the first not(!) available IP interface. > > Rick You don't say whether you are using GenMac and the T42p's builtin mini-PCI wireless card, but since that is the case here (GenMac 1.7 and an Intel 2200bg on a T42p) and I have the exact same problem I assume that is what you are talking about. If that is the case, have you reported this on the GenMac support list ( http://news.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.genmac.user )? If not please do. I have spoken with Christian about the problem and he said it is not an error in WLAN but in how GenMac reports the active ip adapter. In my case it is because I use the VPC/2 network driver. I have reported it on the GenMac list but never had a repsonse. Mark -- >From the eComStation Desktop of: Mark Dodel Warpstock 2006 - Windsor, Ontario, Canada, October 12-15th, http://www.warpstock.org Warpstock Europe - http://www.warpstock.net For a choice in the future of personal computing, Join VOICE - http://www.os2voice.org "The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic State itself. That in it's essence, is Fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group or by any controlling private power." Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Message proposing the Monopoly Investigation, 1938 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal P.O. 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Well, I'm not aware of *any* other WiFi solution for the T42p's built in HW for OS/2.
And thankz for confirming this problem for me.
Unfortunately the gentleman who wrote the "xwlan" prog simply refuses to concede that there might be anything wrong with the (his) code, but insists in must all be because of some deep rooted "corruption" of my OS/2 system.
When I simply stop using xwlan I'm able to connect just fine via standard DHCP, but I can not use encryption or switch SSIDs w/o having to reboot :-(
Its to bad, as I liked that little bugger prog, but right now I'm back to my external portable WiFi hub.
 
Well, the world moves on and we have to move with it...
 
>In my case it is because I use the VPC/2 network driver.
I also use VPC/2, but I do not believe this is the reason why, as I had disabled that driver while debugging my system on this and still got the same effect.
Also, the GenMAC driver w/o xwlan works (but w/o encryption or SSID change abillity).
I also checked LANTRAN.LOG and in it GenMAC reports *everything* just fine.
xwlan simply insists on always going up one adapter over the last valid one.
Indeed I added an extra adapter just for the fun of it (USB Network Stick) and all of a sudden xwlan was no longer insisting on interface #2, but #3 instead.
Its like a dog chasing its tail.
 
But then again, the world keeps turning...
 
Rick
 

madodel <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> wrote:
On 04/12/06 Rick R. wrote:
> I still can't get that xwlan to work on my Thinkpad T42p.
> It just insists on choosing the first not(!) available IP interface.
>
> Rick

You don't say whether you are using GenMac and the T42p's builtin mini-PCI
wireless card, but since that is the case here (GenMac 1.7 and an Intel
2200bg on a T42p) and I have the exact same problem I assume that is what
you are talking about.

If that is the case, have you reported this on the GenMac support list (
http://news.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.genmac.user )? If not please do.
I have spoken with Christian about the problem and he said it is not an
error in WLAN but in how GenMac reports the active ip adapter. In my case
it is because I use the VPC/2 network driver. I have reported it on the
GenMac list but never had a repsonse.


Mark


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