rallee2{at}comcast.net wrote:
> -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Ray
> Daevison 
> 
>> I can connect to the router wired, and private wireless.
>> However, the only way I have at this time to switch is replace
>> config.sys and protocol.ini and reboot.
>> 
>> GenMac first gives no connection and 8139 first gives no boot.

  > As for you and this post I am unclear as to exactly what you mean.
> So let me see if I have it right.  Wired, via 8139, connects to
> your router but if you install it first (do you mean as Lan0? as
> well as first in config?) your system won't boot? at all?, or just
> errors out on the nic?  

No boot is just that.  The boot process stops.

> However even if it boots you'd prefer to
> use wireless so really the wired connection is basically a dead
> subject other than for minor verification that the router works in
> wired mode.  It might be muddying the waters to discuss two
> separate problems in one thread so I'll stick with your desired
> result as I understand it, wireless.

No, my preference is to have both available.
> 
> You didn't mention what happens to the other when your situation
> reverses, ie when genmac is second.  

genmac second = 8139 first = no boot

> My biggest difficulty at following the progress of the main thread
> is in your first sentance where you state that you can connect
> wirelss and private.  Isn't that the goal? or is that a typo? or am
> I just way off the track here?  I had thought you couldn't connect
> wireless and private so had suggested trying wireless public to
> eliminate all else but the wep key.

Wired 8139 support I got "out-of-the-box".  Wireless support I got by 
going to MTPS and changing 8139 to 2200.  In MTPS I have added 8139 
when 2200 was already there, and 2200 when 8139 was there.  And I have 
played with the protocol numbers.  I have never gotten either to work 
with the other loaded.

Private wireless worked like this:  The router will accept a decimal 
number.  On the advise of Linksys I entered a ten digit number as key 
1.  I entered the same number in WXP and W2K, and they worked.  WLAN 
would not accept that number.  Both the router and WLAN have a 
generate function.  I entered the same passphrase in each and they 
produced the same four keys; except for the extra 0.  OS/2 then 
connected private.  I did not find a generate function in WXP or W2K. 
  I copied key 1 from the router and they both work now as private.

I saved config.sys and protocol.ini from 8139 only install and 2200 
only.  To switch between wired and wireless I replace config.sys and 
protocol.ini and reboot.

If I could get them to use a common protocol.ini, and I could create 
an interactive config.sys, I could select the mode during boot.

DHCP is set for 30 seconds.  It actually starts the countdown at 40. 
In wireless mode, it times out, I have to press enter, it goes to 
background mode, and sometime after boot settles the system connects. 
  It would be preferable to just go straight to background mode.


Ray


 
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