[SOLVED] wireless net.eth1 not there

[sidkdbl07]

I am setting up my Toshiba M30 laptop...
I have the wired ethernet card up and running, but I need some help setting up the wireless

I don't see any /etc/init.d/net.eth1 so I can't try to start the wireless chip. Do I have to make a copy of /etc/init.d/net.eth0?

I need a starting point. thanks for any help you can offer.

[siro]

make a symlink with:

ln -s /etc/init.d/net.eth0 /etc/init.d/net.eth1

or if net.eth0 is not there do:

ln -s /etc/init.d/net.lo /etc/init.d/net.eth1

The script is smart enough to know which interface it belongs to.

[sidkdbl07]

ok...did that
Now when I type /etc/init.d/net.eth1 start

[tsr]

does

[sidkdbl07]

I emerged ipw2200

modprobe ipw2200
modprobe ieee_80211_crypt_wep

/etc/init.d/net.eth1 start
iwconfig eth1 essid <xxxxxx>
ixconfig eth1 key open <xxxxxxx>

voila.... I'm surfin'!

[robfantini]

how do you find the value for essid ?

[tsr]

The ESSID is determined by the router you use, it's basically the name that the router itself broadcasts (or not, depending on your setup). For instance, many linksys broadband wireless routers with default settings broadcast "linksys" as their ESSID. You might want to try this if you have a similar router. To really determine it, check out your router's config, you'll have to consult your manual because different routers are accessed in different ways.

[Flakeygator]

yeps and the default password would be something along the lines of "admin"
for linksys routers.

have fun !

[tsr]

No username either, that's caught some people I know!