From: "Thomas Dennis" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:08:14 +0100
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To: OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] GenMac driver
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Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
> On 02/24/10 12:32 pm, Thomas Dennis thus wrote :
>> Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
>>> Hi...
>>>
>>> On 02/24/10 07:16 am, Thomas Dennis thus wrote :
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>> Lewis:
>>>> Yes, have confirmed in two places that that this D-Link card uses the
>>>> 168C:0023 value.  By the PCI snooper and in the Win Registry.
>>>>
>>> Good.
>>>> We have come another step forward.
>>>> Under the GenMacs sign-on message when booting we now have the 
>>>> following:
>>>>
>>>> Loaded for device : Unsupported DEVICE!!!  [168C:0023]  (WRND32$)
>>>>
>>> Looks right.
>>>> I think that means that the s/w is now able to use the 
>>>> W168Cx0023.nif and
>>>> the PROTOCOL.ini files and that they are probably as good as you 
>>>> are going
>>>> to get them.
>>> The proof of the pudding will be whether NETBIND is able to run 
>>> without hanging and whether you can actually carry traffic. Once you 
>>> can confirm that, then you should run netio (download the OS/2 
>>> version from here: http://www.ars.de/ars/ars.nsf/docs/netio ) and 
>>> get some objective measurements of performance.
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> Good work!
>> Lewis:
>> NETBIND?  Sorry, it doesn't ring any bells with me!
>> Can you give me a clue as to what it does and where to find it?.
>> Is it already on my PC?
> There is a call to NETBIND in your CONFIG.SYS. That's what *binds* the 
> protocol(s) to the card driver...
>> Looking in the "Lan Adapter and Protocol Config." the W168CX0023.nif 
>> is selected
>> and under that we have "0 - IBMIEE 802.2" and "0 - IBMTCP/IP".
>> In the list of Network Cards there is a "IBM High Rate Wireless LAN 
>> PC Card-128"
>> which sounds interesting. Booting doesn't hang.
>>
> Okay... But does it *work*? What does XWLAN say? Can it scan for a 
> connection and can you associate and get an IP address.
>
> Also, why do you have IBMIEEE 802.2 bound? You surely don't need this 
> for this card...
>
Lewis:
I'll unbind the IBMIEEE802.2.
What is XWLAN and where do I find it?

Thomas