Help with IWCONFIG

[Adam Boettiger]

I think the wireless issue is a huge reason why there aren't more users. I'd
be in YDL nearly all the time if the issue was easy to resolve. Right now
I'm torn between Ubuntu and YDL. Both are Mac-friendly. Dunno how easy it is
to get wireless access set up on Ubuntu.

It would be really nice to know, for example, if given the following three
options, which would be most optimal for using to access a WLAN and the
easiest way to config:

A) Internal airport extreme card included with PowerBook G4

B) ASUS 802.11g 54Mbps Wireless Access Point, WL-330g (external device plugs
into network port and taps USB port for power, claims to require no drivers.

C) Netgear 108Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter, WG111T, comes with USB cable
and velcro so you can position it for best reception.

My guess is that B will be the one that works best, since it requires no
drivers, however I've yet to get it to configure properly - either manually
or using the wizard in YDL. User error I am sure since I am new to YDL.

/AB

On 9/25/05 6:35 PM, "Paul Pollock" <pbell3 at npgcable.com> wrote:

> I have a IBook/800Mhz, dual booted.
>     YDL KUDZU automatically sets ethernet to eth1, while it tends to set the
> wireless card to eth0. THIS IS BACKWARDS, and is why these ports generally
> don't work until corrected. Apple addresses these as ethernet as eth0, and
> airport as eth1. So far, I have yet to get airport (original card) to work,
> but by using the Network Config tool to re-address the ethernet as eth0, I
> have been able to get ethernet to work, and have gotten it to get on the
> Internet. The ethernet port must be attached to an actual active network
> (cable-modem, router, etc), otherwise the changes made in the config program
> will not take. Once addressed properly, KUDZU errors anyway, but the config
> data gets read anyhow, and the port gets re-addressed correctly and becomes
> active. Works everytime on a good network. These goofups are some of the
> reasons why I only dabble with YDL, and use OSX mainly. Waiting to see what
> YDL 4.1 (coming soon) improves.