Re: [gentoo-releng] livecd-tools including net-select

[Pieter Van den Abeele]

On 03 Mar 2004, at 08:49, Sven Vermeulen wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 04:44:04AM +0100, Pieter Van den Abeele wrote:
>> I hadn't though ppc users would execute net-select because it is
>> described
>> in the handbook.
>
> Could you inform me (or GDP) how PPC users should set up their
> networking? Is
> the "manual" approach (i.e. running "dhcpcd" or using "ifconfig/route")
> sufficient? I guess not, as wifi doesn't work that way.

dhcpcd or ifconfig works for airport (if you don't have wep installed). 
(just specify eth1)
Otherwise you have to use the wireless tools, which is completely the 
same as for x86 users using orinoco wireless. (Airport is an orinoco 
with an apple sticker on it).

Pieter

> Suggestions for documentation fixes are always appreciated.
>
> Wkr,
> 	Sven Vermeulen
>
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