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Configuring network connections

Configuring ISA and PCMCIA/CardBus adapters

The Network Configuration Manager presents you with a list of supported adapters arranged by vendor. Select the adapter from the list that most closely corresponds to the one in your machine. If the Network Configuration Manager can search for your adapter, it asks if you want to search for it.

Configuring PCMCIA/CardBus wireless adapters

If you are configuring a PCMCIA/CardBus 802.11b wireless network adapter, there are several configuration parameters, listed in ``Wireless network adapter configuration parameters'', that you need to set in the Network Configuration Manager. After you have selected the adapter to configure, click on the Advanced Options button.

Wireless network adapter configuration parameters

Parameter Type Values Default Setting
ESSID text a-z, A-Z Wireless
MODE enum Demo_Ad_hoc,
IEEE_Ad_hoc,
Managed
Managed
RATE enum 1, 2, 5, 11, auto auto
CHANNEL int 1-11 6
ENCRYPTION int 0, 40, 128 0
40 BIT KEY text 0-9, a-f 0123456789
128 BIT KEY text 0-9, a-f 0123456789abcdef0123456789

These parameters control the following aspects of a wireless network adapter:


ESSID -- Extended Service Set ID
This parameter defines the ID of the wireless network, which allows you to isolate multiple wireless networks.

MODE
This parameter defines the operating mode of the wireless network. Values include:

Demo_Ad_hoc
This is the pre-IEEE version of point-to-point mode. Also known as the ``point-to-point'' mode.

IEEE_Ad_hoc
This is the IEEE version of the point-to-point mode. Also known as ``point-to-point'' mode.

Managed
Also known as ``Infrastructure'' mode. Use this setting for a wireless network that is managed by an Access Point.

RATE
This parameter defines the baud rate (Mb/s) to be used.

CHANNEL
This parameter sets the RF channel. Similar to a wireless telephone, you need to change this parameter if you experience interference with other devices.

ENCRYPTION
This parameter is for Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), defining the encryption mode to be used. You can specify:

0

for no encryption

40

for 40-bit mode

128

for 128-bit mode


NOTE: 40-bit mode is sometimes referred to as 64-bit mode. 128-bit mode is sometimes called 104-bit mode.


40 BIT KEY
This parameter defines the 40-bit WEP key.

10 characters x 4 bits/character = 40 bits


128 BIT KEY
This parameter defines the 128-bit WEP key.

26 characters x 4 bits/character = 104 bits.

See also:


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