[gentoo-laptop] WLAN Problems- need solution

[gentoo-laptop] WLAN Problems- need solution

[Rob]

I decided to try to finally get WiFi working on my laptop.  My WiFi
Cardbus card appears to lock onto my access point, but I can not ping
the router at 192.168.1.1.  I am using a Netgear WG511T card.  It seems
that no data is getting through.  I am using 128bit WEP.  Here are the
relevant files or outputs.  I would appreciate any help.  Thanks!  Rob

lsmod output.  This looks normal to me.  I had to remove net_ath0 and
put net_eth0 back in so I could send this post.

Module                  Size  Used by
wlan_wep                7040  1
pcmcia                 20496  2
yenta_socket           21256  2
rsrc_nonstatic         10240  1 yenta_socket
snd_mixer_oss          19072  0
snd_seq_oss            34048  0
snd_seq_midi_event      7168  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                52624  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          7948  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_intel8x0           30144  0
snd_ac97_codec         76536  1 snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm                84356  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer              22788  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd                    49380  8
snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_page_alloc          8708  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
usbcore               108152  1
ath_pci                55200  0
ath_rate_onoe           8200  1 ath_pci
ath_hal               148048  2 ath_pci
wlan                  110556  4 wlan_wep,ath_pci,ath_rate_onoe
b44                    21508  0
nvidia               3918748  10
------------------------------------------------------------
Here is the output of iwconfig:

plip0     no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

ath0      IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:"eden"  Nickname:"eden"
           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.462 GHz  Access Point:
00:0C:41:E2:EF:46
           Bit Rate:36 Mb/s   Tx-Power:50 dBm   Sensitivity=0/3
           Retry:off   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
           Encryption key:3574-3138-4997-8135-4734   Security
mode:restricted  (I obscured the key)
           Power Management:off
           Link Quality=16/94  Signal level=-79 dBm  Noise level=-95 dBm
           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here is my wireless-opts file for the MadWiFi driver

# Wireless LAN adapter configuration
#
# Theory of operation :
#
# The script attempts to match a block of settings to the specific wireless
# card inserted, the *first* block matching the card is used.
  # The address format is "scheme,socket,instance,hwaddr", with * as a
wildcard.
# 'scheme' is the pcmcia scheme (set via 'cardctl scheme XXX').
# 'hwaddr' is the unique MAC address identifier of the wireless card.
# The MAC address is usually printed on the card, or can be found via
ifconfig.
# Some examples here use only half of the MAC address with a wildcard to
# match a whole family of cards...
#
# All the Wireless specific configuration is done through the Wireless
# Extensions, so we will just call 'iwconfig' with the right parameters
# defined below.
# Of course, you need to have iwconfig installled on your system.
# To download iwconfig, or for more info on Wireless Extensions :
#    http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html
#
# Note : you don't need to fill all parameters, leave them blank, in most
# cases the driver will initialise itself with sane defaults values or
# automatically figure out the value... And no drivers do support all
# possible settings...
#
# If you make any mistakes, you'll get a cryptic message in the system
# log.  You'll need to figure out on your own which parameter was wrong:
#     cardmgr[310]: executing: './network start wvlan0'
#     cardmgr[310]: + SIOCSIWMODE: Invalid argument
# I've tried to give more troubleshooting help at :
#    http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html#debug
# In case of doubts, just check "/etc/pcmcia/wireless" for the gory
details...
#
# Note also that this script will work only with the original Pcmcia
scripts,
# and not with the default Red Hat scripts. Send a bug report to Red Hat ;-)
#
# Finally, send comments and flames to me, Jean Tourrilhes <jt@hpl.hp.com>
#

case "$ADDRESS" in

# NOTE : Remove the following four lines to activate the samples below ...
#--------- START SECTION TO REMOVE -----------
*,*,*,*)
     #INFO="Netgear"
     # ESSID (extended network name) : My Network, any
     ESSID="eden"
     # NWID/Domain (cell identifier) : 89AB, 100, off
     NWID=""
     # Operation mode : Ad-Hoc, Managed, Master, Repeater, Secondary, auto
     MODE="Managed"
     # Frequency or channel : 1, 2, 3 (channel) ; 2.422G, 2.46G (frequency)
     #FREQ=""
     CHANNEL="11"
     # Sensitivity (cell size + roaming speed) : 1, 2, 3 ; -70 (dBm)
     SENS=""
     # Bit rate : auto, 1M, 11M
     RATE="auto"
     # Encryption key : 4567-89AB-CD, s:password
     KEY="s:inagodadavida"
     #KEY="A624F7A5F944ABACA8B1166670"  (I obscured this again)
     # RTS threshold : off, 500
     RTS=""
     # Fragmentation threshold : off, 1000
     FRAG=""
     # Other iwconfig parameters : power off, ap 01:23:45:67:89:AB
     IWCONFIG="ap 00:0C:41:E2:EF:46"
     # iwspy parameters : + 01:23:45:67:89:AB
     IWSPY=""
     # iwpriv parameters : set_port 2, set_histo 50 60
     IWPRIV=""
     ;;
esac
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here is my modules-autoload.d file.  Again I had to add "b44" back in to
send this email:

# /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6:  kernel modules to load when
system boots.
# $Header:
/home/cvsroot/gentoo-src/rc-scripts/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6,v
1.1 2003/07/16 18:13:45 azarah Exp $
#
# Note that this file is for 2.6 kernels.
#
# Add the names of modules that you'd like to load when the system
# starts into this file, one per line.  Comments begin with # and
# are ignored.  Read man modules.autoload for additional details.

# For example:
# 3c59x
nvidia
b44
wlan
ath_hal
ath_pci
--------------------------------------------------
here is my conf.d/net file.  Again, had to switch in eth0 to send this
email:

# This blank configuration will automatically use DHCP for any net.*
# scripts in /etc/init.d.  To create a more complete configuration,
# please review /etc/conf.d/net.example and save your configuration
# in /etc/conf.d/net (this file :]!).
#iface_ath0="dhcp"
iface_eth0="dhcp"
--------------------------------------------------
Here is the syslog output for a net_ath0 attempt:

<snip>
Apr 15 10:13:08 localhost kernel: wlan: 0.8.4.5 (EXPERIMENTAL)
Apr 15 10:13:08 localhost kernel: ath_hal: 0.9.14.9 (AR5210, AR5211,
AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413)
Apr 15 10:13:08 localhost kernel: ath_rate_onoe: 1.0
Apr 15 10:13:08 localhost kernel: ath_pci: 0.9.4.12 (EXPERIMENTAL)
<snip>
Apr 15 10:13:18 localhost kernel: Yenta: CardBus bridge found at
0000:02:01.0 [1028:016a]
Apr 15 10:13:18 localhost kernel: Yenta: ISA IRQ mask 0x0458, PCI irq 11
Apr 15 10:13:18 localhost kernel: Socket status: 30000020
Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: PCI: Enabling device 0000:03:00.0
(0000 -> 0002)
Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] ->
GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps
11Mbps
Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps
11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps
Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: mac 5.6 phy 4.1 radio 4.6
Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: 802.11 address: 00:09:5b:c8:1e:19
Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BE traffic
Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BK traffic
Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: Atheros 5212: mem=0x40800000, irq=11
Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost cardmgr[7478]: watching 1 socket
<snip>
12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Apr 15 10:13:25 localhost
rc-scripts: Configuration not set for ath0 - assuming dhcp
Apr 15 10:14:25 localhost dhcpcd[8976]: timed out waiting for a valid
DHCP server responseMbps
<snip>



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Re: [gentoo-laptop] WLAN Problems- need solution

[Jordi Molina]

I'm not a guru setting up MadDriver, but at the physical layer I see
that you have:

Link Quality=16/94


This is _very_ low, normally I won't expect success in data
transmission with a quality below 50%.

I also see that you are connected at 36 MBps, this can be due to the
low quality in signal also.


I recommend you disabling the WEP encryption until you set up the
connection correctly, just to make things easier. Then you can also
try to:
- Fix the transmit rate in Atheros config file: try first to fix it to
11M and then check the link quality. Keep increasing it until you see
that the quality decreases
- If you're using dhcp ensure that you've obtained a valid ip from the server

That's all :)
Hope it helps you


cheers


On 4/18/05, Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> wrote:
> I decided to try to finally get WiFi working on my laptop.  My WiFi
> Cardbus card appears to lock onto my access point, but I can not ping
> the router at 192.168.1.1.  I am using a Netgear WG511T card.  It seems
> that no data is getting through.  I am using 128bit WEP.  Here are the
> relevant files or outputs.  I would appreciate any help.  Thanks!  Rob
> 
> lsmod output.  This looks normal to me.  I had to remove net_ath0 and
> put net_eth0 back in so I could send this post.
> 
> Module                  Size  Used by
> wlan_wep                7040  1
> pcmcia                 20496  2
> yenta_socket           21256  2
> rsrc_nonstatic         10240  1 yenta_socket
> snd_mixer_oss          19072  0
> snd_seq_oss            34048  0
> snd_seq_midi_event      7168  1 snd_seq_oss
> snd_seq                52624  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
> snd_seq_device          7948  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
> snd_intel8x0           30144  0
> snd_ac97_codec         76536  1 snd_intel8x0
> snd_pcm                84356  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
> snd_timer              22788  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
> snd                    49380  8
> snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
> snd_page_alloc          8708  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
> usbcore               108152  1
> ath_pci                55200  0
> ath_rate_onoe           8200  1 ath_pci
> ath_hal               148048  2 ath_pci
> wlan                  110556  4 wlan_wep,ath_pci,ath_rate_onoe
> b44                    21508  0
> nvidia               3918748  10
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Here is the output of iwconfig:
> 
> plip0     no wireless extensions.
> 
> lo        no wireless extensions.
> 
> eth0      no wireless extensions.
> 
> ath0      IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:"eden"  Nickname:"eden"
>            Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.462 GHz  Access Point:
> 00:0C:41:E2:EF:46
>            Bit Rate:36 Mb/s   Tx-Power:50 dBm   Sensitivity=0/3
>            Retry:off   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>            Encryption key:3574-3138-4997-8135-4734   Security
> mode:restricted  (I obscured the key)
>            Power Management:off
>            Link Quality=16/94  Signal level=-79 dBm  Noise level=-95 dBm
>            Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>            Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Here is my wireless-opts file for the MadWiFi driver
> 
> # Wireless LAN adapter configuration
> #
> # Theory of operation :
> #
> # The script attempts to match a block of settings to the specific wireless
> # card inserted, the *first* block matching the card is used.
>   # The address format is "scheme,socket,instance,hwaddr", with * as a
> wildcard.
> # 'scheme' is the pcmcia scheme (set via 'cardctl scheme XXX').
> # 'hwaddr' is the unique MAC address identifier of the wireless card.
> # The MAC address is usually printed on the card, or can be found via
> ifconfig.
> # Some examples here use only half of the MAC address with a wildcard to
> # match a whole family of cards...
> #
> # All the Wireless specific configuration is done through the Wireless
> # Extensions, so we will just call 'iwconfig' with the right parameters
> # defined below.
> # Of course, you need to have iwconfig installled on your system.
> # To download iwconfig, or for more info on Wireless Extensions :
> #    http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html
> #
> # Note : you don't need to fill all parameters, leave them blank, in most
> # cases the driver will initialise itself with sane defaults values or
> # automatically figure out the value... And no drivers do support all
> # possible settings...
> #
> # If you make any mistakes, you'll get a cryptic message in the system
> # log.  You'll need to figure out on your own which parameter was wrong:
> #     cardmgr[310]: executing: './network start wvlan0'
> #     cardmgr[310]: + SIOCSIWMODE: Invalid argument
> # I've tried to give more troubleshooting help at :
> #    http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html#debug
> # In case of doubts, just check "/etc/pcmcia/wireless" for the gory
> details...
> #
> # Note also that this script will work only with the original Pcmcia
> scripts,
> # and not with the default Red Hat scripts. Send a bug report to Red Hat ;-)
> #
> # Finally, send comments and flames to me, Jean Tourrilhes <jt@hpl.hp.com>
> #
> 
> case "$ADDRESS" in
> 
> # NOTE : Remove the following four lines to activate the samples below ...
> #--------- START SECTION TO REMOVE -----------
> *,*,*,*)
>      #INFO="Netgear"
>      # ESSID (extended network name) : My Network, any
>      ESSID="eden"
>      # NWID/Domain (cell identifier) : 89AB, 100, off
>      NWID=""
>      # Operation mode : Ad-Hoc, Managed, Master, Repeater, Secondary, auto
>      MODE="Managed"
>      # Frequency or channel : 1, 2, 3 (channel) ; 2.422G, 2.46G (frequency)
>      #FREQ=""
>      CHANNEL="11"
>      # Sensitivity (cell size + roaming speed) : 1, 2, 3 ; -70 (dBm)
>      SENS=""
>      # Bit rate : auto, 1M, 11M
>      RATE="auto"
>      # Encryption key : 4567-89AB-CD, s:password
>      KEY="s:inagodadavida"
>      #KEY="A624F7A5F944ABACA8B1166670"  (I obscured this again)
>      # RTS threshold : off, 500
>      RTS=""
>      # Fragmentation threshold : off, 1000
>      FRAG=""
>      # Other iwconfig parameters : power off, ap 01:23:45:67:89:AB
>      IWCONFIG="ap 00:0C:41:E2:EF:46"
>      # iwspy parameters : + 01:23:45:67:89:AB
>      IWSPY=""
>      # iwpriv parameters : set_port 2, set_histo 50 60
>      IWPRIV=""
>      ;;
> esac
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Here is my modules-autoload.d file.  Again I had to add "b44" back in to
> send this email:
> 
> # /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6:  kernel modules to load when
> system boots.
> # $Header:
> /home/cvsroot/gentoo-src/rc-scripts/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6,v
> 1.1 2003/07/16 18:13:45 azarah Exp $
> #
> # Note that this file is for 2.6 kernels.
> #
> # Add the names of modules that you'd like to load when the system
> # starts into this file, one per line.  Comments begin with # and
> # are ignored.  Read man modules.autoload for additional details.
> 
> # For example:
> # 3c59x
> nvidia
> b44
> wlan
> ath_hal
> ath_pci
> --------------------------------------------------
> here is my conf.d/net file.  Again, had to switch in eth0 to send this
> email:
> 
> # This blank configuration will automatically use DHCP for any net.*
> # scripts in /etc/init.d.  To create a more complete configuration,
> # please review /etc/conf.d/net.example and save your configuration
> # in /etc/conf.d/net (this file :]!).
> #iface_ath0="dhcp"
> iface_eth0="dhcp"
> --------------------------------------------------
> Here is the syslog output for a net_ath0 attempt:
> 
> <snip>
> Apr 15 10:13:08 localhost kernel: wlan: 0.8.4.5 (EXPERIMENTAL)
> Apr 15 10:13:08 localhost kernel: ath_hal: 0.9.14.9 (AR5210, AR5211,
> AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413)
> Apr 15 10:13:08 localhost kernel: ath_rate_onoe: 1.0
> Apr 15 10:13:08 localhost kernel: ath_pci: 0.9.4.12 (EXPERIMENTAL)
> <snip>
> Apr 15 10:13:18 localhost kernel: Yenta: CardBus bridge found at
> 0000:02:01.0 [1028:016a]
> Apr 15 10:13:18 localhost kernel: Yenta: ISA IRQ mask 0x0458, PCI irq 11
> Apr 15 10:13:18 localhost kernel: Socket status: 30000020
> Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: PCI: Enabling device 0000:03:00.0
> (0000 -> 0002)
> Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] ->
> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
> Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps
> 11Mbps
> Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps
> 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps
> Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: mac 5.6 phy 4.1 radio 4.6
> Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: 802.11 address: 00:09:5b:c8:1e:19
> Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BE traffic
> Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BK traffic
> Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
> Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
> Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost kernel: ath0: Atheros 5212: mem=0x40800000, irq=11
> Apr 15 10:13:19 localhost cardmgr[7478]: watching 1 socket
> <snip>
> 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Apr 15 10:13:25 localhost
> rc-scripts: Configuration not set for ath0 - assuming dhcp
> Apr 15 10:14:25 localhost dhcpcd[8976]: timed out waiting for a valid
> DHCP server responseMbps
> <snip>
> 
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> 
> 


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Re: [gentoo-laptop] WLAN Problems- need solution

[Rob]

Jordi Molina wrote:
> I'm not a guru setting up MadDriver, but at the physical layer I see
> that you have:
> 
> Link Quality=16/94
> 
> 
> This is _very_ low, normally I won't expect success in data
> transmission with a quality below 50%.
> 
> I also see that you are connected at 36 MBps, this can be due to the
> low quality in signal also.
> 
> 
> I recommend you disabling the WEP encryption until you set up the
> connection correctly, just to make things easier. Then you can also
> try to:
> - Fix the transmit rate in Atheros config file: try first to fix it to
> 11M and then check the link quality. Keep increasing it until you see
> that the quality decreases
> - If you're using dhcp ensure that you've obtained a valid ip from the server
> 
> That's all :)
> Hope it helps you
> 
> 
> cheers

Hi Jordi,

I have confirmed that my laptop works with WiFi when WEP is disabled. 
However, setting the transmit rate to 11mb/s didn't do anything.
It does appear though, that with WEP, the laptop hangs at the DHCP 
stage, where it finally times out.  I assume thats the first time the 
WiFi system attempts to send or receive data.

I will try to get closer to the access point to see if it is just a 
problem of signal levels.  However, in Windoze, I have plenty of signal.

If all else fails I may try alternate means to get it running.

Thanks!    Rob

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Re: [gentoo-laptop] WLAN Problems- need solution

[Rob]

Rob wrote:
> Jordi Molina wrote:
> 
>> I'm not a guru setting up MadDriver, but at the physical layer I see
>> that you have:
>>
>> Link Quality=16/94
>>
>>
>> This is _very_ low, normally I won't expect success in data
>> transmission with a quality below 50%.
>>
>> I also see that you are connected at 36 MBps, this can be due to the
>> low quality in signal also.
>>
>>
>> I recommend you disabling the WEP encryption until you set up the
>> connection correctly, just to make things easier. Then you can also
>> try to:
>> - Fix the transmit rate in Atheros config file: try first to fix it to
>> 11M and then check the link quality. Keep increasing it until you see
>> that the quality decreases
>> - If you're using dhcp ensure that you've obtained a valid ip from the 
>> server
>>
>> That's all :)
>> Hope it helps you
>>
>>
>> cheers
> 
> 
> Hi Jordi,
> 
> I have confirmed that my laptop works with WiFi when WEP is disabled. 
> However, setting the transmit rate to 11mb/s didn't do anything.
> It does appear though, that with WEP, the laptop hangs at the DHCP 
> stage, where it finally times out.  I assume thats the first time the 
> WiFi system attempts to send or receive data.
> 
> I will try to get closer to the access point to see if it is just a 
> problem of signal levels.  However, in Windoze, I have plenty of signal.
> 
> If all else fails I may try alternate means to get it running.
> 
> Thanks!    Rob
> 
Right next to the access point I am still having problems.  I think 
there is something wrong with the WEP function.    Rob.

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Re: [gentoo-laptop] WLAN Problems- need solution

[Jordi Molina]

Probably there is also an issue with the module you compiled.

Can you post the Quality of the link when you are near the AP, the
version of the madwifi you are using and which mask for the packages?



cheers
Jordi

On 4/18/05, Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> wrote:
> Rob wrote:
> > Jordi Molina wrote:
> >
> >> I'm not a guru setting up MadDriver, but at the physical layer I see
> >> that you have:
> >>
> >> Link Quality=16/94
> >>
> >>
> >> This is _very_ low, normally I won't expect success in data
> >> transmission with a quality below 50%.
> >>
> >> I also see that you are connected at 36 MBps, this can be due to the
> >> low quality in signal also.
> >>
> >>
> >> I recommend you disabling the WEP encryption until you set up the
> >> connection correctly, just to make things easier. Then you can also
> >> try to:
> >> - Fix the transmit rate in Atheros config file: try first to fix it to
> >> 11M and then check the link quality. Keep increasing it until you see
> >> that the quality decreases
> >> - If you're using dhcp ensure that you've obtained a valid ip from the
> >> server
> >>
> >> That's all :)
> >> Hope it helps you
> >>
> >>
> >> cheers
> >
> >
> > Hi Jordi,
> >
> > I have confirmed that my laptop works with WiFi when WEP is disabled.
> > However, setting the transmit rate to 11mb/s didn't do anything.
> > It does appear though, that with WEP, the laptop hangs at the DHCP
> > stage, where it finally times out.  I assume thats the first time the
> > WiFi system attempts to send or receive data.
> >
> > I will try to get closer to the access point to see if it is just a
> > problem of signal levels.  However, in Windoze, I have plenty of signal.
> >
> > If all else fails I may try alternate means to get it running.
> >
> > Thanks!    Rob
> >
> Right next to the access point I am still having problems.  I think
> there is something wrong with the WEP function.    Rob.
> 
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Re: [gentoo-laptop] WLAN Problems- need solution

[Rob]

Jordi Molina wrote:
> Probably there is also an issue with the module you compiled.
> 
> Can you post the Quality of the link when you are near the AP, the
> version of the madwifi you are using and which mask for the packages?

Hi Jordi,

Sorry for the late response.  My madwifi-driver version is 0.1_pre20050224.

Far from the access point, link quality is 16/94 or -79dBm.

Much closer to the link quality is 34/94 or -61dBm.

In neither of these locations a ping to the router will work.  I always 
get "network unreachable"

Also, the boot hangs for quite a while at the dhcp stage.

Thanks!   Rob.

> 
> 
> 
> cheers
> Jordi
> 
> On 4/18/05, Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> wrote:
> 
>>Rob wrote:
>>
>>>Jordi Molina wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I'm not a guru setting up MadDriver, but at the physical layer I see
>>>>that you have:
>>>>
>>>>Link Quality=16/94
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>This is _very_ low, normally I won't expect success in data
>>>>transmission with a quality below 50%.
>>>>
>>>>I also see that you are connected at 36 MBps, this can be due to the
>>>>low quality in signal also.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I recommend you disabling the WEP encryption until you set up the
>>>>connection correctly, just to make things easier. Then you can also
>>>>try to:
>>>>- Fix the transmit rate in Atheros config file: try first to fix it to
>>>>11M and then check the link quality. Keep increasing it until you see
>>>>that the quality decreases
>>>>- If you're using dhcp ensure that you've obtained a valid ip from the
>>>>server
>>>>
>>>>That's all :)
>>>>Hope it helps you
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>cheers
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi Jordi,
>>>
>>>I have confirmed that my laptop works with WiFi when WEP is disabled.
>>>However, setting the transmit rate to 11mb/s didn't do anything.
>>>It does appear though, that with WEP, the laptop hangs at the DHCP
>>>stage, where it finally times out.  I assume thats the first time the
>>>WiFi system attempts to send or receive data.
>>>
>>>I will try to get closer to the access point to see if it is just a
>>>problem of signal levels.  However, in Windoze, I have plenty of signal.
>>>
>>>If all else fails I may try alternate means to get it running.
>>>
>>>Thanks!    Rob
>>>
>>
>>Right next to the access point I am still having problems.  I think
>>there is something wrong with the WEP function.    Rob.
>>
>>--
>>gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org mailing list
>>
>>
> 
> 
> 


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Re: [gentoo-laptop] WLAN Problems- need solution

[Jordi Molina]

Well, I recommend you using the cvs version as indicated in:

http://madwifi.sourceforge.net/

We have assembled few access points for the local wifi network on my
town recently with an Atheros-based board (from Senao) and it works
perfectly with the cvs, we had problems with the ebuild and deb
version (for gentoo and debian) and solved it using the latest cvs.



cheers
Jordi

On 4/23/05, Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> wrote:
> Jordi Molina wrote:
> > Probably there is also an issue with the module you compiled.
> >
> > Can you post the Quality of the link when you are near the AP, the
> > version of the madwifi you are using and which mask for the packages?
> 
> Hi Jordi,
> 
> Sorry for the late response.  My madwifi-driver version is 0.1_pre20050224.
> 
> Far from the access point, link quality is 16/94 or -79dBm.
> 
> Much closer to the link quality is 34/94 or -61dBm.
> 
> In neither of these locations a ping to the router will work.  I always
> get "network unreachable"
> 
> Also, the boot hangs for quite a while at the dhcp stage.
> 
> Thanks!   Rob.
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > cheers
> > Jordi
> >
> > On 4/18/05, Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Rob wrote:
> >>
> >>>Jordi Molina wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I'm not a guru setting up MadDriver, but at the physical layer I see
> >>>>that you have:
> >>>>
> >>>>Link Quality=16/94
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>This is _very_ low, normally I won't expect success in data
> >>>>transmission with a quality below 50%.
> >>>>
> >>>>I also see that you are connected at 36 MBps, this can be due to the
> >>>>low quality in signal also.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>I recommend you disabling the WEP encryption until you set up the
> >>>>connection correctly, just to make things easier. Then you can also
> >>>>try to:
> >>>>- Fix the transmit rate in Atheros config file: try first to fix it to
> >>>>11M and then check the link quality. Keep increasing it until you see
> >>>>that the quality decreases
> >>>>- If you're using dhcp ensure that you've obtained a valid ip from the
> >>>>server
> >>>>
> >>>>That's all :)
> >>>>Hope it helps you
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>cheers
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Hi Jordi,
> >>>
> >>>I have confirmed that my laptop works with WiFi when WEP is disabled.
> >>>However, setting the transmit rate to 11mb/s didn't do anything.
> >>>It does appear though, that with WEP, the laptop hangs at the DHCP
> >>>stage, where it finally times out.  I assume thats the first time the
> >>>WiFi system attempts to send or receive data.
> >>>
> >>>I will try to get closer to the access point to see if it is just a
> >>>problem of signal levels.  However, in Windoze, I have plenty of signal.
> >>>
> >>>If all else fails I may try alternate means to get it running.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks!    Rob
> >>>
> >>
> >>Right next to the access point I am still having problems.  I think
> >>there is something wrong with the WEP function.    Rob.
> >>
> >>--
> >>gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org mailing list
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> 
> --
> gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org mailing list
> 
> 


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Re: [gentoo-laptop] WLAN Problems- need solution

[Rigoberto Reyes]

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You can also check your channel...
iwconfig ath0 channel NN

Where NN is the channel that your wlan is using.. and of course update your 
module to the last cvs version...


On 4/25/05, Jordi Molina <warp3r@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Well, I recommend you using the cvs version as indicated in:
> 
> http://madwifi.sourceforge.net/
> 
> We have assembled few access points for the local wifi network on my
> town recently with an Atheros-based board (from Senao) and it works
> perfectly with the cvs, we had problems with the ebuild and deb
> version (for gentoo and debian) and solved it using the latest cvs.
> 
> cheers
> Jordi
> 
> On 4/23/05, Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> wrote:
> > Jordi Molina wrote:
> > > Probably there is also an issue with the module you compiled.
> > >
> > > Can you post the Quality of the link when you are near the AP, the
> > > version of the madwifi you are using and which mask for the packages?
> >
> > Hi Jordi,
> >
> > Sorry for the late response. My madwifi-driver version is 
> 0.1_pre20050224.
> >
> > Far from the access point, link quality is 16/94 or -79dBm.
> >
> > Much closer to the link quality is 34/94 or -61dBm.
> >
> > In neither of these locations a ping to the router will work. I always
> > get "network unreachable"
> >
> > Also, the boot hangs for quite a while at the dhcp stage.
> >
> > Thanks! Rob.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > cheers
> > > Jordi
> > >
> > > On 4/18/05, Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >>Rob wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>Jordi Molina wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>I'm not a guru setting up MadDriver, but at the physical layer I see
> > >>>>that you have:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Link Quality=16/94
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>This is _very_ low, normally I won't expect success in data
> > >>>>transmission with a quality below 50%.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I also see that you are connected at 36 MBps, this can be due to the
> > >>>>low quality in signal also.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I recommend you disabling the WEP encryption until you set up the
> > >>>>connection correctly, just to make things easier. Then you can also
> > >>>>try to:
> > >>>>- Fix the transmit rate in Atheros config file: try first to fix it 
> to
> > >>>>11M and then check the link quality. Keep increasing it until you 
> see
> > >>>>that the quality decreases
> > >>>>- If you're using dhcp ensure that you've obtained a valid ip from 
> the
> > >>>>server
> > >>>>
> > >>>>That's all :)
> > >>>>Hope it helps you
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>cheers
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>Hi Jordi,
> > >>>
> > >>>I have confirmed that my laptop works with WiFi when WEP is disabled.
> > >>>However, setting the transmit rate to 11mb/s didn't do anything.
> > >>>It does appear though, that with WEP, the laptop hangs at the DHCP
> > >>>stage, where it finally times out. I assume thats the first time the
> > >>>WiFi system attempts to send or receive data.
> > >>>
> > >>>I will try to get closer to the access point to see if it is just a
> > >>>problem of signal levels. However, in Windoze, I have plenty of 
> signal.
> > >>>
> > >>>If all else fails I may try alternate means to get it running.
> > >>>
> > >>>Thanks! Rob
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>Right next to the access point I am still having problems. I think
> > >>there is something wrong with the WEP function. Rob.
> > >>
> > >>--
> > >>gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org mailing list
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org mailing list
> >
> >
> 
> --
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> mail: warp3r@gmail.com
> www: www.warp3r.com <http://www.warp3r.com>
> 
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Re: [gentoo-laptop] WLAN Problems- need solution

[Jordi Molina]

Sorry, I forgot one thing, for the delay on the DHCP you can modify
the DHCP timeout in /etc/conf.d/network or something similar (don't
remember the exact file and I cannot get to my home computer to tell
you the exact name)

read the sample data in the file and you'll see how to reduce the DHCP
timeout, i have it on 10, that is more than enough for good-working
networks


cheers
Jordi

On 4/23/05, Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> wrote:
> Jordi Molina wrote:
> > Probably there is also an issue with the module you compiled.
> >
> > Can you post the Quality of the link when you are near the AP, the
> > version of the madwifi you are using and which mask for the packages?
> 
> Hi Jordi,
> 
> Sorry for the late response.  My madwifi-driver version is 0.1_pre20050224.
> 
> Far from the access point, link quality is 16/94 or -79dBm.
> 
> Much closer to the link quality is 34/94 or -61dBm.
> 
> In neither of these locations a ping to the router will work.  I always
> get "network unreachable"
> 
> Also, the boot hangs for quite a while at the dhcp stage.
> 
> Thanks!   Rob.
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > cheers
> > Jordi
> >
> > On 4/18/05, Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Rob wrote:
> >>
> >>>Jordi Molina wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I'm not a guru setting up MadDriver, but at the physical layer I see
> >>>>that you have:
> >>>>
> >>>>Link Quality=16/94
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>This is _very_ low, normally I won't expect success in data
> >>>>transmission with a quality below 50%.
> >>>>
> >>>>I also see that you are connected at 36 MBps, this can be due to the
> >>>>low quality in signal also.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>I recommend you disabling the WEP encryption until you set up the
> >>>>connection correctly, just to make things easier. Then you can also
> >>>>try to:
> >>>>- Fix the transmit rate in Atheros config file: try first to fix it to
> >>>>11M and then check the link quality. Keep increasing it until you see
> >>>>that the quality decreases
> >>>>- If you're using dhcp ensure that you've obtained a valid ip from the
> >>>>server
> >>>>
> >>>>That's all :)
> >>>>Hope it helps you
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>cheers
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Hi Jordi,
> >>>
> >>>I have confirmed that my laptop works with WiFi when WEP is disabled.
> >>>However, setting the transmit rate to 11mb/s didn't do anything.
> >>>It does appear though, that with WEP, the laptop hangs at the DHCP
> >>>stage, where it finally times out.  I assume thats the first time the
> >>>WiFi system attempts to send or receive data.
> >>>
> >>>I will try to get closer to the access point to see if it is just a
> >>>problem of signal levels.  However, in Windoze, I have plenty of signal.
> >>>
> >>>If all else fails I may try alternate means to get it running.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks!    Rob
> >>>
> >>
> >>Right next to the access point I am still having problems.  I think
> >>there is something wrong with the WEP function.    Rob.
> >>
> >>--
> >>gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org mailing list
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> 
> --
> gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org mailing list
> 
> 


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       mail: warp3r@gmail.com
         www: www.warp3r.com

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Re: [gentoo-laptop] WLAN Problems- need solution

[Rob]

Jordi Molina wrote:
> Sorry, I forgot one thing, for the delay on the DHCP you can modify
> the DHCP timeout in /etc/conf.d/network or something similar (don't
> remember the exact file and I cannot get to my home computer to tell
> you the exact name)
> 
> read the sample data in the file and you'll see how to reduce the DHCP
> timeout, i have it on 10, that is more than enough for good-working
> networks
> 
> 
> cheers
> Jordi
> 
> On 4/23/05, Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> wrote:
> 
>>Jordi Molina wrote:
>>
>>>Probably there is also an issue with the module you compiled.
>>>
>>>Can you post the Quality of the link when you are near the AP, the
>>>version of the madwifi you are using and which mask for the packages?
>>
>>Hi Jordi,
>>
>>Sorry for the late response.  My madwifi-driver version is 0.1_pre20050224.
>>
>>Far from the access point, link quality is 16/94 or -79dBm.
>>
>>Much closer to the link quality is 34/94 or -61dBm.
>>
>>In neither of these locations a ping to the router will work.  I always
>>get "network unreachable"
>>
>>Also, the boot hangs for quite a while at the dhcp stage.
>>
>>Thanks!   Rob.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>cheers
>>>Jordi
>>>
>>>On 4/18/05, Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Rob wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Jordi Molina wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm not a guru setting up MadDriver, but at the physical layer I see
>>>>>>that you have:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Link Quality=16/94
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>This is _very_ low, normally I won't expect success in data
>>>>>>transmission with a quality below 50%.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I also see that you are connected at 36 MBps, this can be due to the
>>>>>>low quality in signal also.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I recommend you disabling the WEP encryption until you set up the
>>>>>>connection correctly, just to make things easier. Then you can also
>>>>>>try to:
>>>>>>- Fix the transmit rate in Atheros config file: try first to fix it to
>>>>>>11M and then check the link quality. Keep increasing it until you see
>>>>>>that the quality decreases
>>>>>>- If you're using dhcp ensure that you've obtained a valid ip from the
>>>>>>server
>>>>>>
>>>>>>That's all :)
>>>>>>Hope it helps you
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>cheers
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi Jordi,
>>>>>
>>>>>I have confirmed that my laptop works with WiFi when WEP is disabled.
>>>>>However, setting the transmit rate to 11mb/s didn't do anything.
>>>>>It does appear though, that with WEP, the laptop hangs at the DHCP
>>>>>stage, where it finally times out.  I assume thats the first time the
>>>>>WiFi system attempts to send or receive data.
>>>>>
>>>>>I will try to get closer to the access point to see if it is just a
>>>>>problem of signal levels.  However, in Windoze, I have plenty of signal.
>>>>>
>>>>>If all else fails I may try alternate means to get it running.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks!    Rob
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Right next to the access point I am still having problems.  I think
>>>>there is something wrong with the WEP function.    Rob.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org mailing list
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>--
>>gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org mailing list
>>
>>
> 
> 
> 
Thanks to everyone for the advice.  I recently found out that indeed I 
also have an  Intel PRO2100 mini-pci in my notebook, although I can't 
get it to work even in Windoze.  So there's lots of more work that could 
be done.

Thanks,  Rob.

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Re: [gentoo-laptop] WLAN Problems- need solution

[Jordi Molina]

Check for a possible switch to activate it, usually integrated
ipw2100/2200 notebooks have it.

Sometimes its hardware operated, sometimes software. Pray for it being
hardware...

cu

On 4/25/05, Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> wrote:
> Jordi Molina wrote:
> > Sorry, I forgot one thing, for the delay on the DHCP you can modify
> > the DHCP timeout in /etc/conf.d/network or something similar (don't
> > remember the exact file and I cannot get to my home computer to tell
> > you the exact name)
> >
> > read the sample data in the file and you'll see how to reduce the DHCP
> > timeout, i have it on 10, that is more than enough for good-working
> > networks
> >
> >
> > cheers
> > Jordi
> >
> > On 4/23/05, Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Jordi Molina wrote:
> >>
> >>>Probably there is also an issue with the module you compiled.
> >>>
> >>>Can you post the Quality of the link when you are near the AP, the
> >>>version of the madwifi you are using and which mask for the packages?
> >>
> >>Hi Jordi,
> >>
> >>Sorry for the late response.  My madwifi-driver version is 0.1_pre20050224.
> >>
> >>Far from the access point, link quality is 16/94 or -79dBm.
> >>
> >>Much closer to the link quality is 34/94 or -61dBm.
> >>
> >>In neither of these locations a ping to the router will work.  I always
> >>get "network unreachable"
> >>
> >>Also, the boot hangs for quite a while at the dhcp stage.
> >>
> >>Thanks!   Rob.
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>cheers
> >>>Jordi
> >>>
> >>>On 4/18/05, Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Rob wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Jordi Molina wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>I'm not a guru setting up MadDriver, but at the physical layer I see
> >>>>>>that you have:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Link Quality=16/94
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>This is _very_ low, normally I won't expect success in data
> >>>>>>transmission with a quality below 50%.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>I also see that you are connected at 36 MBps, this can be due to the
> >>>>>>low quality in signal also.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>I recommend you disabling the WEP encryption until you set up the
> >>>>>>connection correctly, just to make things easier. Then you can also
> >>>>>>try to:
> >>>>>>- Fix the transmit rate in Atheros config file: try first to fix it to
> >>>>>>11M and then check the link quality. Keep increasing it until you see
> >>>>>>that the quality decreases
> >>>>>>- If you're using dhcp ensure that you've obtained a valid ip from the
> >>>>>>server
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>That's all :)
> >>>>>>Hope it helps you
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>cheers
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Hi Jordi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I have confirmed that my laptop works with WiFi when WEP is disabled.
> >>>>>However, setting the transmit rate to 11mb/s didn't do anything.
> >>>>>It does appear though, that with WEP, the laptop hangs at the DHCP
> >>>>>stage, where it finally times out.  I assume thats the first time the
> >>>>>WiFi system attempts to send or receive data.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I will try to get closer to the access point to see if it is just a
> >>>>>problem of signal levels.  However, in Windoze, I have plenty of signal.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>If all else fails I may try alternate means to get it running.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Thanks!    Rob
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Right next to the access point I am still having problems.  I think
> >>>>there is something wrong with the WEP function.    Rob.
> >>>>
> >>>>--
> >>>>gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org mailing list
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>--
> >>gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org mailing list
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> Thanks to everyone for the advice.  I recently found out that indeed I
> also have an  Intel PRO2100 mini-pci in my notebook, although I can't
> get it to work even in Windoze.  So there's lots of more work that could
> be done.
> 
> Thanks,  Rob.
> 
> --
> gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org mailing list
> 
> 


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       mail: warp3r@gmail.com
         www: www.warp3r.com

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