Linux WaveLAN Driver Information

Driver Status -- February 29, 1996

I think I've finally solved the mailing list problems. Mail seems to be flowing.

I'm planning to release a new version of the WaveLAN driver in late 1996. The driver will support 1.3.x kernels and the latest Card Services.

The current driver has some problems loading under Card Services 2.7.6. As an interim solution, Patrick Chan has the following fix:

In function wavelan_reset,

	conf_reg_t reg = { CS_READ, CISREG_COR, 0 };

should be

	conf_reg_t reg = { 0, CS_READ, CISREG_COR, 0 };

Some people have the new DEC or AT&T cards, which report themselves as version 2.0 cards. These cards are functionally identical to the version 1.0 cards; to use these cards, change the "1.0" to "*" in /etc/pcmcia/config .

Driver Information

Announcing the availability of an ALPHA Linux driver for the NCR (formerly AT&T GIS and formerly NCR) WaveLAN PCMCIA ethernet card. The driver also supports cards from Digital Equipment Corporation and Solecteck.

The driver is a kernel loadable module that provides an ethernet interface to the WaveLAN card based upon David Hind's Card Services for Linux package. The driver currently only supports a single WavePOINT (or DEC RoamAbout) base station; roaming support is still being implemented and should be available in Spring 1996.

The driver has been in daily use at MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science since November 1994. We use it with IBM ThinkPad 350C, 360, 701C, and 755CV computers.

Driver Source

Please remember that the driver is ALPHA software; as such, it may fail at any time. Since it is a kernel-loadable module, its failure may result in a system crash and data loss. You should backup your system before installing the software. Any problems should be immediately reported via e-mail.

You can get a copy of the driver via HTTP (Load the file to disk) or FTP (Use binary mode).

If you choose to be an alpha tester, I would appreciate it if you would e-mail me the following information:

The brand/model of computer(s) you have installed
The version of Linux kernel
The version of card services
The number of WaveLANs you have installed
The number of WavePOINTs you have installed

Mailing List

To subscribe or unsubscribe from the WaveLAN mailing list, send mail to wavelan-request@pdos.lcs.mit.edu . To send a message to the list, send mail to wavelan@pdos.lcs.mit.edu .
The list is NOT moderated.

Last updated by adj on 3 Dec 1996.