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Old 05-13-2005, 01:15 PM   #1
lutece
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wireless works in XP, finds no APs in linux


Hi,

I have an an Acer laptop (Gentoo, kernel 2.6.9) with wifi card: Ethernet controller: Linksys, A Division of Cisco Systems [AirConn] INPROCOMM IPN 2220 Wireless LAN Adapter (rev 01)
I'm trying to connect to a Belkin Modem/Router/Access Point combo box with SSID set to "lilas".

I have succesfully connected to it with windoze, so I can vouch for the hardware and the fact that the access point is in range.

I've tried using iwconfig on its own, and I've tried using wpa_supplicant.
Either way, when I scan for access points, it doesn't find anything (or times out).
I hqve been trying for days now to get this link up and I think I might be about to lose my marbles.
Can anyone out there make sense of this?

The access point is set to broadcast it's ESSID, with WPA-PSK with TKIP, On Channel 1, with no MAC or IP filtering.

I have ndiswrapper installed and running with a windows driver:

ndiswrapper -l
Installed ndis drivers:
neti2220 driver present, hardware present

Output from ifconfig:

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0E:9B:9F:52:6A
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Memory:c8214800-c8214fff

Output from iwconfig:

wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSIDff/any
Mode:Managed Channel:0 Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00
Bit Rate:1 Mb/s Tx-Power:0 dBm
RTS thr:2347 B Fragment thr:2346 B
Encryption key:7423-1248-4D55-EED4-0BB5-DF0C-3F Security mode:restricted
Power Managementff
Link Quality:100/100 Signal level:56/154 Noise level:0/154
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf:

network={
ssid="lilas"
psk="xxxxxxxx"
group=TKIP
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
proto=WPA
priority=5
}

when i run wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -D ndiswrapper -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -d:

Initializing interface 'wlan0' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'ndiswrapper'
Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
ctrl_interface_group=0
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
Priority group 5
id=0 ssid='lilas'
Initializing interface (2) 'wlan0'
Own MAC address: 00:0e:9b:9f:52:6a
Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
Scan timeout - try to get results
Received 0 bytes of scan results (0 BSSes)
Scan results: 0
Selecting BSS from priority group 5
No suitable AP found.
Setting scan request: 5 sec 0 usec
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
Scan timeout - try to get results
Received 0 bytes of scan results (0 BSSes)
Scan results: 0
Selecting BSS from priority group 5
No suitable AP found.
Setting scan request: 5 sec 0 usec

cat /proc/net/ndiswrapper/wlan0/settings:
hangcheck_interval=3
Ssid=
RtsThreshold=2347
Rate=65295
PowerMode=0
NetworkAddress=
FragThreshold=2346
Channel=1
BssType=1
BasicRate=2
AdHocMode=0
ndis_version=INPROCOMM,11/04/2004,3.03.11.2004
mac_address=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
BusType=5
Environment=1
NdisVersion=0x50001

cat /proc/net/ndiswrapper/wlan0/hw:
beacon_period=0 msec
atim_window=0 msec
frequency=0 kHZ
hop_pattern=0
hop_set=0
dwell_time=0 msec
tx_power=1 mW
bit_rate=1000 kBps
rts_threshold=2347 bytes
frag_threshold=2346 bytes
power_mode=always_on
num_antennas=2
tx_antenna=0
rx_antenna=4294967295
 
Old 05-13-2005, 05:10 PM   #2
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im not no super user in linux but it looks like you havent got dhcp running and you havent got a ssid set either, these are key elements to connect to your router or internet/network point, but like i said tell me to shut up if i chatting crap, but i can see this via your iwconfig the access point is 00:00:00:00:00 (i seen it somewhere but i suspect thats why!) so it aint finding access point to connect to

and it doesnt say dhcp=yes on your wpa_suppliant.conf


i got mine working sweet just i have to initialise both of these after startup or i get same output as you

hope this helps

robin

Last edited by pengy666; 05-13-2005 at 05:13 PM.
 
Old 05-13-2005, 06:50 PM   #3
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You need to set the ssid (iwconfig wlan0 essid lilas) then promptly run wpa_supplicant.
 
Old 05-14-2005, 09:46 AM   #4
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Thanks for your input...
Here's the problem, if i run

iwconfig wlan0 essid lilas

it just flatly ignores me. when i run iwconfig again, it still says essid: off/any

i do have dhcpcd running, and adding dhcp=yes to wpa_supplicant results in an "error in configuration" when running wpa_supplicant
 
Old 05-16-2005, 07:01 AM   #5
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I recommend killing your WPA security long enough to set up the card, then re-enable it.

A short while ago, I had problems connecting to an AP that was using WEP. I'm a Windoze admin and I'm getting better at Linux, so I'm not exactly a newbie, but this one problem had me tearing my hair out. Why? Because one digit in the key was off.

You should also setup all your settings in the /etc/network/interfaces card. I've attached mine as an example. By doing this, you can edit it with your setup, then use "ifdown -a" and "ifup -a" to implement them, plus the settings will be loaed whenever you boot up.

RK

# The primary network interface
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static
address 192.168.1.4
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.1.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
gateway 192.168.1.1
dns-nameservers 192.168.1.2
dns-search mshome
wireless_mode managed
wireless_essid NETGEAR
wireless_channel 11
wireless_key1 C13ACD5067D93435D44FDB7D5E
wireless_key2 C13ACD5067D93435D44FDB7D5E
wireless_key3 C13ACD5067D93435D44FDB7D5E
wireless_key4 C13ACD5067D93435D44FDB7D5E
wireless_defaultkey 1
wireless_keymode restricted
 
  


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