Re: [gentoo-user] Can't connect to new router

[Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>]

>> >> >> I just got a new TP-Link TL-WR1043ND wireless router but I can't seem
>> >> >> connect to it.  I've tried the Gentoo initscript as well as wicd.
>> >> >> With the initscript, I get:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> wlan3: carrier lost
>> >> >> wlan3: timed out
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I see a lot of this in dmesg:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> b43-phy0 ERROR: MAC suspend failed
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I can connect to other wireless routers just fine, and I can connect
>> >> >> to this one via ethernet.  I've tried configuring it in various ways,
>> >> >> security is disabled, and I've tried specifying static IPs with no
>> >> >> luck.  Does anyone know what I could be doing wrong?
>> >> >
>> >> > Check that you're using the latest kernel and the latest firmware.  I
>> >> > used to get this error with a particular cisco access point and it
>> >> > went away when I updated to 2.6.34 kernel series and also updated the
>> >> > firmware.  Have a good look in here to find the latest suitable
>> >> > firmware for your NIC:
>> >> >
>> >> > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware
>> >>
>> >> I upgraded to the latest firmware in portage and the "MAC suspend
>> >> failed" errors have disappeared, but I still can't connect to the
>> >> router.  Here is the only clue I see in dmesg:
>> >>
>> >> No probe response from AP a1:b2:c3:d4:e5:f6 after 500ms, disconnecting.
>> >>
>> >> Any ideas?
>> >
>> > Try a later kernel which would have a more up to date driver.  Last time
>> > I had this problem it was corrected by unmasking and using a newer
>> > kernel.  It's something to do with the TTL that the driver uses and I'm
>> > not sure that this is a parameter that you can see listed under modinfo.
>> >  I believe it is hard coded.
>>
>> I'm on the latest hardened-sources kernel so I'll wait it out.  In the
>> meantime I've plugged in a USB wireless NIC and it's working fine.
>> Thank you for your help.
>
> I'm on 2.6.34-gentoo-r6 and the b43 driver works fine here, but only a few
> kernels back it was exhibiting the same symptoms like yours.
>
> Some users have mentioned that if you use WPA/WPA2 encryption the symptoms are
> surprisingly less frequent!
>
> So until a more up to date kernel shows up you may want to look into
> experimenting with wpa_supplicant.

I'm actually using the same kernel version, for me it's
2.6.34-hardened-r6.  I've tried softmode with the same results.  I'm
using wicd and WPA2, and I tried wpa_supplicant when I first started
having the problem with the same results.

Thanks for your help.  I'm sure it will be fixed up soon.  Probably
already fixed in newer kernel versions.

- Grant