Problems with Lucent Tech (Orinoco) wireless card

From: James Kimble (jkimble_at_one.net)
Date: 12/24/03 

Date: 23 Dec 2003 20:55:52 -0800

I cannot seem to see my network (or router) with my wireless card. The
system seems to see the card. I used the network configuration utility
to set the card up as the only network device and to run dhcp. Still I
can't see the rest of my network and I'm not sure why.

I'm using a Lucent Tech (Orinoco) pcmcia wireless card on my Laptop running
RH 8.0. The system does detect the card correctly and loads the module for
it (wvlan_cs). The system gives me the two good beeps when booting and the
lights on the card come on like it's happy. I'm using a Belkin wireless
router. The system is dual boot and the wireless system works fine with
Windows so I know the hardware is fine.

ifconfig yields:

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:60:1D:23:E5:D4
       UP BROADCAST RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1
       RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
       TX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
       collisions:0
       RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:5892 (5.7 Kb)

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
       inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
       UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1
       RX packets:148 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
       TX packets:148 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
       collisions:0
       RX bytes:9646 (9.4 Kb) TX bytes:9646 (9.4 Kb)

iwconfig eth1 yields:

eth1 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"WLAN" Nickname:"Sara"
       Mode:Ad-Hoc Frequency:2.462GHz Cell: 00:30:BD:C2:C5:64
       Bit Rate:11Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm Sensitivity:1/3
       RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
       Encryption key:7365-6375-31
       Power Management:off
       Link Quality:61/92 Signal level:-30 dBm Noise level:-92 dBm
       Rx invalid nwid:0 invalid crypt:0 invalid misc:0

route yields:

Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo

When I try to add a default route to my router the system just says that
the "Network is unreachable"

I notice that iwconfig shows an encryption key but I am not running WEP on
my router (I live a good 1/2 mile from my nearest neighbor and the road).
I set the ESSID to WLAN though my router calls it SSID. Could this be my
problem?

I've played at this for a while and gotten nowhere. Any help or suggestions
on how to trouble shoot this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

James Kimble

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Event Error 32003 IPNATHLP & KB 293497
    ... that looks exactly like a physical card in one of the PCI slots on the MoBo would look like. ... The wire from the router would be stuck in the RJ-45 port of the card, ... D-Link DFE-690 TXD CardBus PC Card – Packet Scheduler Miniport ... Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection – ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: Cant connect to Internet, NIC seems to work fine
    ... Is the IP address assigned to the card correct? ... I have a Linksys router that is NATing two computers in my home. ... Check the Network parameters in the Computer's Device Manager. ... and No Ghost installation. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)
  • Re: wireless connection through Router
    ... when I first got my old 3630 my old Linksys router would not ... Have you tried assigning a static IP, with appropriate DNS information, to the card network ... Have you verified the SSID is either being detected correctly (IF you have the card setup for Auto ... I am running a small home wireless network consisting of My Pc ...
    (microsoft.public.pocketpc)
  • Re: Vista Ultimate 32 SP1: problem w/unidentified network + ICS
    ... Now the WAN is on the Nvidia onboard card, ... I still get Unidentified network. ... But I also suspect that a newer N router with an Atheros ... Too bad I lost the WAN ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing)
  • Re: Network connection works once, then never again
    ... Then plug the router back in and see if both connections work. ... In the wired case, you can watch the status icon in the system tray and it will indicate that the card is requesting an IP address, but then the icon changes to the red 'x' and a balloon message is displayed which states "a network cable is unplugged". ... It's a little troubling that the wireless card can't even see the network now. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)