Pez Mohr wrote:
> Trevor Key wrote:
>
>> i'm afraid that i have no clue whatsoever how to set up a wireless
>> network in linux. and, just my luck, i have a card with a chipset
>> that isn't supported all that well. so any good step-by-step guides
>> for installing a d-link dwl-520+ (the pci card) in gentoo would be
>> greatly appreciated. heh, i always seem to find myself in situations
>> where i can't get internet in linux, which is even worse in gentoo.
>>
>> thanks,
>> trevor
>>
>
> The ACX100 drivers now work for the 520+, so you're in luck (I myself
> just installed his card last night...and have done so on both slack and
> gentoo). Basically, download the driver tarball (or the cvs version)
> from http://acx100.sf.net, untar it, in its README it says everything
> that you need to know. Mind you you need to emerge wierless-tools.
>
> Short HOWTO
> Emerge wireless-tools if you haven't already.
> Download driver tarball, untar.
> Download firmware for 520+, put in acx100/firmware directory.
> Edit acx100/scripts/start_net to change the first few variables which
> are dependant on your setup.
> Be sure, in all cases, to comment out the 'CHAN' variable, as if you
> don't (at least in the current CVS version) it will just hard lock your
> box.
> 'root@localhost:acx100# scripts/start_net'
> And you're online. It might not work the first time, in which case you
> 'scripts/stop_net' followed by 'scripts/start_net'.
>
> HTH
>

OK, great! Now one more question. Is there any good way to set this up
during the installation with no access to the internet (but access to
previously downloaded files on the hard drive), or should I just go
ahead and cart my system downstairs and be glad that at least after the
initial setup I can install everything else over wireless?

Again thanks,
Trevor