I made progress but not to the point where it is actually working.
iwconfig shows radio on, but I cannot still associate.
Code:
[root@host acerhk-0.5.35]# iwconfig
...
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 unassociated ESSID:"<myAP>" Nickname:"host"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.442 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate=0 kb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:<as expected> Security mode:open
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
...
[root@host acerhk-0.5.35]#
iwlist shows I can detect multiple wireless APs:
Code:
[root@host ~]# iwlist eth1 scan
eth1 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: valid MAC address of my AP
ESSID:"<hidden>"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
Mode:Master
Channel:7
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:54 Mb/s
Extra: Rates (Mb/s): 1 2 5.5 6 9 11 12 18 24 36 48 54
Quality:65 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Extra: Last beacon: 23ms ago
Cell 02 - Address: 00:04:ED:54:87:28
ESSID:"Ross"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:54 Mb/s
Extra: Rates (Mb/s): 1 2 5.5 6 9 11 12 48 18 24 36 54
Quality:46 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Extra: Last beacon: 2278ms ago
Cell 03 - Address: valid MAC address of my AP
ESSID:"<myAP>"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Channel:7
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:54 Mb/s
Extra: Rates (Mb/s): 1 2 5.5 6 9 11 12 18 24 36 48 54
Quality:65 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Extra: Last beacon: 49ms ago
[root@host ~]# cd /usr/local/src/
Other stuff appears OK:
Code:
[root@host acerhk-0.5.35]# dmesg | grep ipw
ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, git-1.0.10
ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2005 Intel Corporation
ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
[root@host acerhk-0.5.35]# dmesg | grep ieee802
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL'
ieee80211: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.7
ieee80211: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation <jketreno@linux.intel.com>
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'WEP'
[root@host acerhk-0.5.35]#
[root@host acerhk-0.5.35]# cat /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/*/rf_kill
0
[root@9host acerhk-0.5.35]#
(where I believe 0 means wireless is on.
But I cannot associate with the AP. I'm sure I have the correct WEP key entered - it's cut-and-pasted from the AP config page, but I still cannot associate.
Even the line:
Code:
options ipw2200 bt_coexist=1 hwcrypto=0 roaming=1 associate=1 debug=0
in
/etc/modprobe.conf suggested in some googling (
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Ipw2200) has made no noticeable difference.
But perhaps:
Code:
iwconfig eth1 key restricted
as suggested in some googling (
http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/fc2-ipw2200.shtml) is a way to go. But apparently not as:
Code:
iwconfig eth1 key open
gives exactly the same result (and still no connectivity).
Code:
[root@host network-scripts]# iwconfig
...
eth1 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"<myAP>" Nickname:"99dpr-003"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.442 GHz Access Point: 00:09:5B:6D:D0:BA
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:<expect key> Security mode:restricted
Power Management:off
Link Quality=71/100 Signal level=-57 dBm Noise level=-90 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
...
[root@host network-scripts]#
I gave up on the
acerhk approach:
- because I do not appear to need it
- I continually failed to get the make to successfully make/install acerhk. No matter what packages I downloaded, and whatever I did to make it I could not get it to successfully make. So I can't be bother with chasing this up.
So I am stumped again.
Code:
[root@host acerhk-0.5.35]# make
make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build SUBDIRS=/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-67.0.1.EL-i686'
CC [M] /usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.o
/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.c:66:35: linux/platform_device.h: No such file or directory
...
/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.c:3082: warning: implicit declaration of function `platform_device_unregister'
/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.c: At top level:
/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.c:3038: error: storage size of `acerhk_driver' isn't known
/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.c:2934: warning: 'acerhk_remove' used but never defined
make[2]: *** [/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-67.0.1.EL-i686'
make: *** [acerhk.ko] Error 2
[root@host acerhk-0.5.35]#
or
Code:
[root@host acerhk-0.5.35]# make install KERNELSRC=/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-67.0.1.EL-smp-i686
make -C /usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-67.0.1.EL-smp-i686 SUBDIRS=/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-67.0.1.EL-smp-i686'
CC [M] /usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.o
/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.c:66:35: linux/platform_device.h: No such file or directory
...
/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.c:3082: warning: implicit declaration of function `platform_device_unregister'
/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.c: At top level:
/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.c:3038: error: storage size of `acerhk_driver' isn't known
/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.c:2934: warning: 'acerhk_remove' used but never defined
make[2]: *** [/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35/acerhk.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/local/src/acerhk/acerhk-0.5.35] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-67.0.1.EL-smp-i686'
make: *** [acerhk.ko] Error 2
[root@host acerhk-0.5.35]#
Suggestions as to what I might try next most welcome, as I am grinding to a complete halt now!
TIA.
P
