From: "Greggory D Shaw" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:38:43 -0600
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To: OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Re: Wireless LAN Monitor problems
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Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
> I'm glad to see we're making progress...
>
> On 11/28/09 11:43 pm, Greggory D Shaw thus wrote :
>> Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
>>  
>>> Okay, thanks. Let's see if I can help clarify a few things for you:
>>>
>>> On 11/28/09 05:13 pm, Greggory D Shaw thus wrote :
>>>    
>>>> Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
>>>>  
>>>>      
>>>>> Hi, Greggory. Some thoughts, below:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/27/09 07:09 pm, Greggory D Shaw thus wrote :
>>>>>            
> <snip>
>>>>>> 3) What I want is to be able to connect at Starbuck or any public
>>>>>> hot
>>>>>> spot using DHCP.  My onborad LAN is LAN0 and the wireless is LAN1.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 4) I have no experience with setting up wireless on OS/2 and any
>>>>>> help
>>>>>> would be welcome!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 5) I don't care about the Wireless A setup, only using DHCP with
>>>>>> Starbucks at public hotspot.(no encryption ).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                   
>>>>> If you are using the GenMAC driver, then the latest XWLAN should
>>>>> support it. If not, there is a good chance that you may have to
>>>>> use an
>>>>> older version of XWLAN, and even then, it may or may not work for
>>>>> that
>>>>> card. However, this can be scripted so that it can be done with a
>>>>> couple of clicks. XWLAN is just so much nicer.
>>>>>         
> <snip>
>>>> Here is the output from PCI.EXE -s:
>>>>
>>>> Vendor 14E4h Broadcom Corp
>>>> Device 4318h BCM4309 802.11a/b/g
>>>> Subsystem ID 00051028h Unknown
>>>> Subsystem Vendor 1028h Dell Computer Corp
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Thanks. This card is indeed supported by GenMAC and should work with
>>> XWLAN.
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>    
>>>> After I manually add the Wep key, ssid, XWLAN show green connect
>>>> icon. So, XWLAN works, does anyone have a script to start dhcp and
>>>> configure
>>>> wirless setup?
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> This should be unnecessary. Try this: Completely remove any
>>> configuration you have in your TCP/IP setup for LAN1. XWLAN handles
>>> all of this, and as Ed has pointed out, limitations in the OS/2 TCP/IP
>>> stack allow for only a single interface to be enabled for DHCP at any
>>> given time. XWLAN handles this through some slight of hand.
>>>
>>> In PROTOCOL.INI, set your SSID to ANY.
>>>
>>> You should be able to turn the radio on from XWLAN (Enable Radio from
>>> the context menu). Ensure that this works for you. If you are not able
>>> to turn the radio on and off from XWLAN, then we need to look more
>>> closely at the XWLAN configuration to see why it is not seeing your
>>> card at this stage.
>>>
>>> Create a profile in XWLAN (Add/Edit Profile...) for your home network.
>>> If using DHCP at home, then ensure that option is set in the profile.
>>> Once you connect, if your wireless network is on the same subnet as
>>> your wired one, and you are already connected via wire, you will be
>>> prompted for which connection to use.
>>>
>>> See if that works. I think we may be getting hung up on the radio
>>> activation step.
>>>
>>> Cheers/2
>>>
>>>     
>> Thanks, Lewis and Ed 
> You're welcome (from both of us, I'm sure). :-)
>> both of you are right. I disabled LAN0 (Wired) and
>> removed settings for LAN1 (Wireless). 
> When you say you "disabled LAN0," this should be unnecessary (to do
> manually). Once XWLAN associates with an AP and is configured for
> DHCP, it should prompt you if it is necessary to disable LAN0. This
> should be entirely automatic.
>> Switched the router to public and
>> added ssid -ssid sxwamp to the setup.cmd file.  Lewis, you were right
>> about radio activiation by adding ssid.exe to the setup.cmd fixed XWLAN.
>> Now, XWLAN connects and works.
>>
>>   
> The secret is to remember the words, "less is better." Again, you
> should not have to add anything to setup.cmd. Here's mine:
>
> route -fh
> arp -f
> ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
> REM ifconfig lan0
> REM ifconfig lan1
> REM ifconfig lan2
> REM ifconfig lan3
> REM ifconfig lan4
> REM ifconfig lan5
> REM ifconfig lan6
> REM ifconfig lan7
> dhcpstrt -i lan0 -d 0
> REM ifconfig sl0
>
> I simply enable or disable the radio from XWLAN.
>> But, now if I turn of WEP I have to select Public hotspot => scan for
>> hotspot => select my network.  I can live with two click, compared to of
>> the command line stuff that I had to do before.
>>
>>   
> Just create a profile for your own network, per my earlier message.
> When not at home, select Public hotspot. Otherwise, you should be fine
> with your new profile in place. I have but *one* double-click when I'm
> at home, which is configured to toggle the radio on & off.
>
> In short, the basic steps to set up any card with XWLAN which is
> supported under GenMAC:
>
>   1. Install the driver via MPTS.
>   2. Install XWLAN, either as Xcenter widget or standalone.
>   3. Reboot to load the driver.
>   4. Turn the radio on from XWLAN.
>   5. Either scan for a hotspot or configure a profile for your
> connection.
>   6. If using a profile, select it.
>
>> Thanks everyone,
>>
>>   
> Surely. You're almost there, Greggory!
>
I'm pretty much there, I modified the script that Neil post earlier to
activate wireless and took it out setup.cmd like you recommended. And
one more question, I named the script
C:\ecs\SYSTEM\EWPS\PLUGINS\XCENTER\xwlan\script\xwlan.cmd and tried to
get XWLAN to start it up automatically, but nothing happens.  Is there
some format for the script and have activate script option checked.

Neil Wrote:


/* turn on the radio
 * This command activates the 802.11b interface
 *
 * The wireless NIC should be inserted in the PC Card slot
 */
wifiProg = "C:\ecs\SYSTEM\GenMac\bin\ssid.exe -ssid sxwamp"
say "Activating the wireless network card"
'@ net stop messenger /y'
'@ net stop req /y'
'@ dhcpmon -t'
'@ ifconfig lan0 down'
'@ ifconfig lan0 delete'
'@ route -fh'
'@ arp -f'
'@ dhcpstrt -i lan1 -d 0'
'@ start' wifiProg
say "Wireless networking enabled"
return

Thanks

Greggory