Gentoo, Thinkpad A20m, AirPort, and WEP

Just on the off chance that someone else now or in the future needs to
get Gentoo to recognize a D-Link DWL-650 adapter on a Thinkpad A20m
connected to a WEP-protected AirPort network, here it is:

  • boot with gentoo pcmcia
  • Edit /etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.conf and change all prism2_cs to orinoco_cs
  • Issue the command: iwconfig eth1 essid "YOURSSID" key
    "s:YOURKEY" restricted

(via http://mywebpage.netscape.com/SNKMOORTHY/G600.html)

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