Illegitimate Question

[Andrew Hodel]

You cant really have an airport card in a pc, can you, if this is true, h=
ow=20
can you modprobe airport on a pc.

Andrew Hodel

On Thursday 03 October 2002 09:20, Beartooth wrote:
> I'm trying to apply Dan Burcaw's update to the manual's
> appendix on configuring the wireless connection, which worked with
> YDL, to my RH desktop, with the base station connected by a DSL
> cable to the desktop. I suspect I have to delete a 0.0.0.0 -- but
> there are two, and i don't know which.
>
> =09When I try to bring up the network, here's what I get, and
> I hope it tells somebody something more than it does me:
>
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> [root@localhost network-scripts]# /sbin/modprobe airport
> modprobe: Can't locate module airport
> [root@localhost network-scripts]# /sbin/modprobe Private Network
> modprobe: Can't locate module Network
> [root@localhost network-scripts]# /sbin/modprobe "Private Network"
> modprobe: Can't locate module Private Network
> [root@localhost network-scripts]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/network stop
> Shutting down interface eth0:                              [  OK  ]
> [root@localhost network-scripts]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/network start
> Setting network parameters:                                [  OK  ]
> Bringing up interface lo:                                  [  OK  ]
> Bringing up interface eth0:                                [  OK  ]
> Bringing up interface ppp3:  ...........TIMED OUT
> /usr/sbin/adsl-start: line 191:  2288 Terminated
> $CONNECT "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
>                                                            [FAILED]
> [root@localhost network-scripts]# netstat -rn
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags   MSS Window
> irtt Iface
> 10.0.1.0        0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U        40 0
> 0 eth0
> 127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U        40 0
> 0 lo
> [root@localhost network-scripts]#
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D
>
> =09The whole idea is to be able to use both machines; at
> present I still have to connect one OR the other. I know this isn't
> strictly a YDL question, but I have to get an answer to make YDL
> viable on its machine in my circumstances; I'll be glad of any
> help.