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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

> > No, it has to be wireless, they do not support wired networking except
> > between library computers.
>
> The wire is an analogy (I don't expect you to run a wire
> to the library).  The wireless signal is the equivalent
> of a network cable.

I took the laptop to the library and would have been happy to plug it in 
via cable but they won't let me.

> > If I can detect three other networks, after inserting modules
> > and doing ifconfig to assign my own IP address
>
> What address?  You can't just pick any address you want.

Do I need to know the address of the network to which I am connected and 
pick something in the same range?  For instance if it is 192.168.1.1 I can 
pick 192.168.1.103 like XP did?  Sometimes when I assign 192.168.1.1 I get 
an error message about multicast, sometimes 1.1 works but 1.2 does not. 
Maybe there is a network 192.168.1.X but I cannot ping it.  I should try 
to understand this instead of just diving in head first.  Thanks.

> > am I still not connected
>
> You are not connected.
>
> > and if so how do I connect?
>
> First build the cable (wireless link).  You do that by setting
> the correct parameters in your wireless card.  They MUST match
> the settings for the target wireless network.  Otherwise there
> is no wireless link.

I am told for Ad-Hoc you need to set channel but not for the other mode.
What other parameters did you set for your cards?

If this works I can be ready to set up the whole county with wireless BL3.

> Cheers,
> Steven