From: Stan Goodman <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> Sender: os2-wireless_users-owner <os2-wireless_users-owner@2rosenthals.com> Subject: [OS2Wireless] PCMCIA, Cisco 352, and Thinkpad T21 Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 13:47:07 +0200 To: os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com

** Reply to message from Stuart Updike <stuupdike@mindspring.com> on Wed, 02
Feb 2005 17:24:35 -0600


> Stan Goodman and Lothar Frommhold,
>
> I apologize for taking so long to get this to you, but it seems that I
> am even less informed about networking than I thought.  Hopefully, this
> is not too late for Stan.  The wireless does not seem to be a problem,
> but peer to peer setup etc still escapes me.
>
> My immediate goal is to get Stan some instructions which will
> "guarantee" that his Cisco 350 will work when he needs it to.  I will
> continue to pursue the larger goal of a complete instruction for the T21
> as rapidly as possible.
>
> As for the short term goal, I would recommend that only one card adapter
> be loaded in the Adapter and Protocol Configuration (Local System,
> System Setup, Network, Adapters & Protocols) window at a time.  As a
> starting point, let's say that Stan's Intel Pro 100 card is fully
> functional.  When Stan wishes to use the Cisco card, he should go to the
> Adapter and Protocol Configuration window, highlight the "Cisco Aironet
> 340/350 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Adapter" in the Stage 1 window,  and click
> the Change button.   That adapter should now be showing in place of the
> Intel adapter in the Stage 3 window.   Although XWLAN will set the SSID
> for you if it is working properly, if you already know it you can set it
> by highlighting the Cisco adapter in the Stage 3 window and clicking the
> Edit button.  OK, Save, and exit.  Reboot.
>
> Now right click on the XWLAN widget and select Properties.  On the
> TCP/IP tab select lan0.

I don't understand why you are making the WiFi configuration in lan0, which is
presumably where your wired configuration is, which is what the consensus seems
to be. Unless you don't have a wired configuration in the laptop machine. Why
don't you just put it in lan1, and use scripts to switch from one to the other;

As for the rest of it, I will be able better to examine it in a few weeks, when
I

>
> Finally right-click on the widget and select Add/Edit Profile.
>
> Profile Name is just a descriptive name.
> Connect to should be set to "Basic/Extended Service Set (BSS/ESS)" if
> you plan to connect to a wireless router.
> Network Name/System Service ID (SSID) should be set to the SSID of the
> router you plan to use.
>
> That is a close as I can get to "guaranteeing" it will work.
>
> Have a great day,
>
> Stu Updike
> Bedford, TX
> USA

--
Stan Goodman
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