Re: A little wireless/ndiswrapper help

From: Albert Hawker (ajhawk_at_adelphia.net)
Date: 07/16/05

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Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 23:24:10 -0400

    On some D-Link routers there is a "Burst" or "pipeline" or "something
    like that" setting in the config. Try turning that off and configure
    the radio for optimum distance instead of speed (default setting I
    think) and see if it lets you connect.

    On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 23:05 -0400, James Pifer wrote:

    > On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 19:05, Jeff Vian wrote:
    > > On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 10:54 -0400, James Pifer wrote:
    > > > I have ndiswrapper installed and configured and everything seems to be
    > > > working correctly. I can run the following commands without a problem
    > > > and I can scan the wireless networks.
    > > >
    > > > /sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper
    > > > /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 mode Managed
    > > > /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 key restricted my_key
    > > > /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 essid my_essid
    > > > /sbin/dhclient wlan0
    > > >
    > > > I can bring down and bring up the wireless adapter using:
    > > > /sbin/ifconfig wlan0 [down][up]
    > > >
    > > > The problem is I can't get an ip address and the router does not show
    > > > the client connected.
    > > > I was using MAC filtering, but I have disabled that to rule it out.
    > > > DHCP runs on a separate linux box, not on my wireless router.
    > > > I have a windows machine that connects ok and gets an IP address.
    > > >
    > > > My router is a DLink DI624.
    > > > I'm running FC4 on a HP Compaq nx9110.
    > > > The wireless card is:
    > > > 02:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g
    > > > Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)
    > > >
    > > > Any suggestions?
    > > >
    > >
    > > It looks like you are using encryption. What happens if you change
    > > /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 key restricted my_key
    > > to
    > > /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 key my_key
    > >
    > > When I have this sort of problem I start with the least restrictive
    > > configuration where I can get a connection, then add the restrictions so
    > > I can tell which causes a problem (if any).
    > >
    > > > Thanks,
    > > > James
    > > >
    > > >
    >
    > Hm, I get the exact same thing. Here's what I get in messages when I
    > load it:
    >
    > Jul 15 23:01:10 kernel: ndiswrapper version 1.1 loaded
    > (preempt=no,smp=yes)
    > Jul 15 23:01:10 kernel: ndiswrapper: driver bcmwl5 (Broadcom,04/21/2005,
    > 3.100.65.1) loaded
    > Jul 15 23:01:10 kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:02.0[A] -> GSI 18
    > (level, low) -> IRQ 193
    > Jul 15 23:01:10 kernel: ndiswrapper: using irq 193
    > Jul 15 23:01:10 kernel: wlan0: ndiswrapper ethernet device
    > 00:90:4b:5f:be:d2 using driver bcmwl5, configuration file
    > 14E4:4320:103C:12F4.5.conf
    > Jul 15 23:01:10 kernel: wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP, WPA with
    > TKIP, WPA with AES/CCMP
    >
    > I looked at the conf file it specifies above and some things were blank,
    > like:
    > SSID|
    > WEP|
    >
    > So I also tried adding my settings and it made no difference.
    >
    > James
    > 

    


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