linux.txt

VT6655 mini PCI无线网卡8634Linux驱动

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**  VIA Networking Solomon-A/B/G Wireless LAN Adapter
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**  Linux Driver (binary release) 
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**  v1.17  August  2006
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Introduction:
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    The instructions listed below are for linux driver binary installation. You must 
    follow the installation steps to setup your card.


Contents of the Subdirectory:
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    linux.txt                    This file.  
    viawget.o             Driver(viawget) binary code.
    wetctl            Driver utility binary code.
    wpa_supplicant    wpa tool for VT6655
    wpapsk.conf            wpa_supplicant sample configuration file for wpa-psk
    wpa2psk.conf            wpa_supplicant sample configuration file for wpa2-psk

Installed Driver & Utility
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    viawget                      Driver module
    wetctl                       Utility module
    wpa_supplicant               wpa tool for VT6655

Kernel & Linux Supported:
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    This driver support linux kernel version 2.4.30

    
Function Supported
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    1. Support 802.11b/g station.
    2. Support 802.11b/g AP.  	
    3. Support wireless extension interface(WE-17).(ex. iwconfig, see Note 1) 


Installation
============
    Please enter the following commands at the UNIX prompt. Remember, UNIX is
    case sensitive and make sure your root login.
    1) Run uclinux Platform(for example:Sigma EM8624L):
        login as root
    2) Change to the temporary directory:
        cd /tmp
    3) Get wetctl and viawget.o from ftp server or nfs server:
        tftp -g -r viawget.o 192.168.1.4(your ftp sever's ip address)
        tftp -g -r wetctl 192.168.1.4(your ftp sever's ip address)                    
    4) Install your driver module (If the driver module is in the wrong place,
       an error message will appear, and say that can't find the driver 
       module):
        insmod viawget
    5) change mode for wetctl:
        chmod 777 *       
    6) Use ifconfig command to assign the IP address, where # is network 
       interface number:
        ifconfig eth# <IP> up
        for example: ifconfig eth1 192.168.1.100 up
        
    7) set wireless encryption mode:
        a)no WEP key:
         ./wetctl eth1 privacy off
        b)40bit WEP key(11:22:33:44:55 is the key content):
         ./wetctl eth1 privacy 0 key0 11:22:33:44:55 key1 no key2 no key3 no
        c)104 bit WEP key:
         ./wetctl eth1 privacy 0 key0 11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:aa:bb:cc:dd key1 no key2 no key3 no
         
    8) scan AP  as station mode:
      ./wetctl eth1 scan
           
    9) set station option and start  as station mode:
    Setting format as below: 
    # Join for existing networks
      ./wetctl $DEVICE join \
		$BSSTYPE \
	 	$DESIRED_SSID \
	 	$CHANNEL \
		$PSMODE \
		$AUTHTYPE
     For example:
         ./wetctl eth1 join infra huawei 9 no share
                            
    10) Check if it works:
         a)join AP, check link status 
            ./wetctl eth1 link
         b)ping <AP_IP>
         
    11) Run wpa_supplicant tool:
         a)check eth1 up, and run wpa_supplicant
            ./wpa_supplicant -i eth1 -Dviawget -c wpapsk.conf &
         b)ping <AP_IP> and check      
  
Uninstallation
==============
    Please enter the following commands to uninstall your driver:
        rmmod viawget

Note
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    1) You can use 'iwconfig' wireless tools (from 'wireless_tools.xx' package)
       in your Linux distribution to configue the wireless settings. 
       
       For example, to join a Access Point called "TestAP":
       
        /sbin/iwconfig eth# mode managed essid TestAP
       
       The Redhat 8.0/9.0 already supports Wireless Extension Interface under
       X windows; you can use the network configure pannel to configure 
       wireless settings and network parameters(like ip,gateway).These 
       parameters will be used at boot time.

       More details see Linux user Manual, or type: 

        man iwconfig  
        
    2) For station mode settings, you can creat shell script file for it.