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I've decided to start a new thread specifically
for this. I'm going to post as much detail as i
can, so this one is a very long post.

When i edit the files which were originally
installed with BasicLinux, i try to preserve
the original content as much as possible, 
commenting out (rather than deleting) what
i don't need, and adding more comments to
indicate which lines i do add myself.

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First, here's my /etc/pcmcia/config file:

# commented out by monz
#device "pcnet_cs"
#  class "network" module "misc/8390", "pcnet_cs"

# lines below added by monz for
# Cisco Aironet 350 wireless card
device "airo_cs"
  class "network" module "airo", "airo_cs"
module "airo" opts "port_type=1"

device "serial_cs"
  class "serial" module "serial_cs"

device "ide-cs"
  class "ide" module "ide-cs"

# commented out by monz
#card "Network Card"
#  function network_adapter
#  bind "pcnet_cs"

# lines below added by monz for
# Cisco Aironet 350 wireless card
card "Aironet 350"
  manfid 0x015f, 0x0007
  bind "airo_cs"

card "Serial or Modem Card"
  function serial_port
  bind "serial_cs"

card "ATA/IDE Fixed Disk"
  function fixed_disk
  bind "ide-cs"

card "Portable NetMobile Data/Fax Modem"
  manfid 0x0121, 0x3222
  bind "serial_cs"

card "DynaLink Modem"
  version "Intelligent", "AT&T  FAX/MODEM", "         
  "
  bind "serial_cs"

include port 0x100-0x4ff, port 0x800-0x8ff, port
0xc00-0xcff
include memory 0xc0000-0xfffff
include memory 0xa0000000-0xa0ffffff, memory
0x60000000-0x60ffffff
exclude irq 4  # COM1
exclude irq 7  # printer

# Example of option (to fix sluggish network)
# module "pcnet_cs" opts "mem_speed=600"

# Example of config for NetWave wireless card
#--------------------------------------------------------
# device "netwave_cs"
#   class "wireless" module "netwave_cs"
#--------------------------------------------------------
# card "Xircom CreditCard Netwave"
#   version "Xircom", "CreditCard Netwave"
#   bind "netwave_cs"
#--------------------------------------------------------
# module "netwave_cs" opts "domain=0x50
scramble_key=0x0"
#--------------------------------------------------------

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Next, here's my /etc/rc file:

#!/bin/sh
PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
mkswap /dev/hda2 ### line added by monz
swapon /dev/hda2
e2fsck -pf /dev/hda1 2>/dev/null
mount -avt nonfs
hostname BasicLinux
#ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
#route add -net 127.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 lo
#above 2 lines commented out by monz
#because i use udhcpc to automate DHCP

##_ACTIVATE_CD_DRIVE_##
# insmod cdrom
# insmod ide-cd
# insmod isofs

####_ACTIVATE_PCMCIA_####
# /etc/pcmcia/start
/etc/pcmcia/start

###_ACTIVATE ETHERNET_###
# ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1
#insmod 8390.o
# lines below added by monz, not understanding
# none of them are needed for this machine
#insmod arcnet.o
#insmod bonding.o
#insmod comx.o
#insmod dlci.o
#insmod eql.o
#insmod irda.o
#insmod slhc.o
#insmod slip.o
#insmod strip.o
#insmod syncppp.o
# lines below added by monz to activate Aironet 350
card
insmod airo.o
insmod airo_cs.o
udhcpc eth0
ifconfig eth0

##_ACTIVATE_PPP_##
# insmod slhc
# insmod ppp

# cat /etc/issue
date

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Next, here is the output from dmesg
of my latest boot:

Linux version 2.2.26 (root AT senior2.16) (gcc version
egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #6
Fri Nov 11 17:21:34 NZDT 2005
BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
 BIOS-88: 0009f000 @ 00000000 (usable)
 BIOS-88: 00b40000 @ 00100000 (usable)
Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
Calibrating delay loop... 37.27 BogoMIPS
Memory: 11004k/12544k available (760k kernel code,
412k reserved, 324k data, 44k init)
Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in
supervisor mode... Ok.
Dentry hash table entries: 2048 (order 2, 16k)
Buffer cache hash table entries: 16384 (order 4, 64k)
Page cache hash table entries: 4096 (order 2, 16k)
CPU: Intel 486 DX/4 stepping 00
Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception
16 error reporting.
Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
Checking for popad bug... OK.
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
PCI: No PCI bus detected
Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2
Based upon Swansea University Computer Society
NET3.039
NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0.
NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 16384 bhash 16384)
Starting kswapd v 1.5 
Detected PS/2 Mouse Port.
Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options
enabled
ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16450
RAM disk driver initialized:  16 RAM disks of 4096K
size
loop: registered device at major 7
hda: DHAA-2540, ATA DISK drive
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
hda: DHAA-2540, 504MB w/32kB Cache, CHS=1024/16/63
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
FDC 0 is an 8272A
Partition check:
 hda: hda1 hda2
EXT2-fs warning: mounting unchecked fs, running e2fsck
is recommended
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
Freeing unused kernel memory: 44k freed
Adding Swap: 17632k swap-space (priority -1)
Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.2.7
  kernel build: 2.2.26 #2 Fri Nov 11 15:36:29 NZDT
2005
  options:  [pci]
Intel ISA/PCI/CardBus PCIC probe:
  Intel i82365sl B step rev 00 ISA-to-PCMCIA at port
0x3e0 ofs 0x00
    host opts [0]: none
    host opts [1]: none
    ISA irqs (scanned) = 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,15 status
change on irq 15
cs: memory probe 0x0d0000-0x0dffff: clean.
cs: IO port probe 0x0100-0x04ff: excluding 0x100-0x107
0x1f8-0x1ff 0x378-0x37f 0x400-0x48f 0x4a0-0x4ef
cs: IO port probe 0x0800-0x08ff: excluding 0x800-0x87f
0x8a0-0x8ef
cs: IO port probe 0x0c00-0x0cff: excluding 0xc00-0xc7f
0xca0-0xcef
tty01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A

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ifconfig -a gives me the outputs for dummy and
lo, but dummy just has the "empty" data and
lo just has the data that my /etc/rc gave it.

When i try to ping a known domain, it tells me
"Unknown host".

Using netstat -r -n in Puppy on the laptop which
is connected to the unsecured wireless, gives
192.168.1.1 (which is sd.cox.net) as my Gateway
on interface ath0 on that computer.

When i try to ping that IP address on the
Toshiba with the Aironet card, i get
"ping: sendto: Network is unreachable".


If you need any more info, please let me know
and i'll post it as soon as i get a chance.


-monz