oh wow, the route commands works! weird, i dunno y doing only route add default gw 192.168.1.1 doesn't work, well, it works now, THANK YOU SOOO MUCH, this is my first wireless card that i got it working under linux, haha, im happy! thank you thank you thank you

Excellent! good job!
If I were you I'd find out where that weird network mask came from (225.225.225.0), because I'm thinking as soon as you shutdown/reboot, you're going to see it again.

ps: or was that a typo and it's really 255.255.255.0?

oh yea, hehe that was a typo :-P, it switched back automatically for some reason, and yea, reboot will be back to the same place again, so i added . /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 in rc.local so it'll fix it every time i boot up ^_^, thank you so much, now i don't need the ethernet cable anymore ^_^

Hi Beavis,

Here is all the info you requested:

[root@localhost local]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

wlan0 v0.2.0pre2 ESSID:"default"
Mode:Ad-Hoc Channel:6 Cell: 43:83:CB:1B:ED:AA
Bit Rate=22Mb/s Tx-Power:18 dBm
Encryption keyff
Link Quality:78/100 Signal level:30/100 Noise level:22/100
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

[root@localhost local]# ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:218513 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:218513 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:14921630 (14.2 Mb) TX bytes:14921630 (14.2 Mb)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:80:C8:18:EE:A9
inet addr:192.168.0.100 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:576 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:100
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0xe800

[root@localhost local]# ls -l /lib/modules/acx100_fmwe
total 44
-rw------- 1 root root 920 Jan 5 2003 RADIO0d.BIN
-rw------- 1 root root 964 Jan 5 2003 RADIO11.BIN
-rw------- 1 root root 33708 Jan 5 2003 WLANGEN.BIN
[root@localhost local]# cat /etc/modules.conf
# alias eth0 8139too
alias usb-controller usb-uhci
alias sound-slot-0 via82cxxx_audio
post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
alias wlan0 acx100_pci
options acx100_pci use_eth_name=0 debug=0xb firmware_dir=/lib/modules/acx100_fmwe
[root@localhost local]# tail -50 /var/log/messages
Oct 27 00:46:43 localhost kernel: Warning: WEP support might not be supported in Ad-Hoc mode yet!
Oct 27 00:46:44 localhost kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out
Oct 27 00:47:16 localhost last message repeated 8 times
Oct 27 00:47:28 localhost last message repeated 3 times
Oct 27 00:47:31 localhost kernel: Warning: WEP support might not be supported in Ad-Hoc mode yet!
Oct 27 00:48:36 localhost kernel: firmware version >= 1.9.3.e --> using software timer
Oct 27 00:48:36 localhost kernel: <AcxSetStatus> iStatus = 0 (STARTED)
Oct 27 00:48:36 localhost kernel: Set transmit power = 1
Oct 27 00:48:36 localhost kernel: Setting antenna value: 0x8F
Oct 27 00:48:36 localhost kernel: Setting ED threshold value: 0x70
Oct 27 00:48:36 localhost kernel: Setting CCA value: 0x0D
Oct 27 00:48:36 localhost kernel: Setting regulatory domain to 0x3
Oct 27 00:48:36 localhost kernel: invalid regulatory domain specified!
Oct 27 00:48:36 localhost kernel: Changing to channel 6
Oct 27 00:48:36 localhost kernel: <AcxSetStatus> iStatus = 1 (SCANNING)
Oct 27 00:48:37 localhost kernel: Radio scan found 3 stations in this area.
Oct 27 00:48:37 localhost kernel: <Scan Table> 0: SSID="mystar",CH=3,SIR=38,SNR=0
Oct 27 00:48:37 localhost kernel: peer_cap 0x401, needed_cap 0x01
Oct 27 00:48:37 localhost kernel: WARNING: peer station 0 is using channel 3, which is outside the channel range of the regulatory domain the driver is currently configured for: couldn't join in case of matching settings, might want to adapt your config!
Oct 27 00:48:37 localhost kernel: <Scan Table> 1: SSID="default",CH=6,SIR=76,SNR=25
Oct 27 00:48:37 localhost kernel: peer_cap 0x41, needed_cap 0x01
Oct 27 00:48:37 localhost kernel: WARNING: peer station 1 is using channel 6, which is outside the channel range of the regulatory domain the driver is currently configured for: couldn't join in case of matching settings, might want to adapt your config!
Oct 27 00:48:37 localhost kernel: <Scan Table> 2: SSID="linksys",CH=6,SIR=35,SNR=67
Oct 27 00:48:37 localhost kernel: peer_cap 0x421, needed_cap 0x01
Oct 27 00:48:37 localhost kernel: WARNING: peer station 2 is using channel 6, which is outside the channel range of the regulatory domain the driver is currently configured for: couldn't join in case of matching settings, might want to adapt your config!
Oct 27 00:48:37 localhost kernel: d11CompleteScan: no matching station found in
range and not in Ad-Hoc mode --> giving up scanning.
Oct 27 00:48:37 localhost kernel: <AcxSetStatus> iStatus = 0 (STARTED)
Oct 27 00:48:38 localhost kernel: <acx_timer> iStatus = 0
Oct 27 00:48:40 localhost kernel: Warning: WEP support might not be supported in Ad-Hoc mode yet!
Oct 27 00:48:44 localhost kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out
Oct 27 00:48:48 localhost kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out
Oct 27 00:48:48 localhost kernel: <AcxSetStatus> iStatus = 1 (SCANNING)
Oct 27 00:48:49 localhost kernel: Radio scan found 3 stations in this area.
Oct 27 00:48:49 localhost kernel: <Scan Table> 0: SSID="mystar",CH=3,SIR=38,SNR=0
Oct 27 00:48:49 localhost kernel: peer_cap 0x401, needed_cap 0x01
Oct 27 00:48:49 localhost kernel: WARNING: peer station 0 is using channel 3, which is outside the channel range of the regulatory domain the driver is currently configured for: couldn't join in case of matching settings, might want to adapt your config!
Oct 27 00:48:49 localhost kernel: <Scan Table> 1: SSID="default",CH=6,SIR=76,SNR=25
Oct 27 00:48:49 localhost kernel: peer_cap 0x41, needed_cap 0x01
Oct 27 00:48:49 localhost kernel: WARNING: peer station 1 is using channel 6, which is outside the channel range of the regulatory domain the driver is currently configured for: couldn't join in case of matching settings, might want to adapt your config!
Oct 27 00:48:49 localhost kernel: <Scan Table> 2: SSID="linksys",CH=6,SIR=35,SNR=67
Oct 27 00:48:49 localhost kernel: peer_cap 0x421, needed_cap 0x01
Oct 27 00:48:49 localhost kernel: WARNING: peer station 2 is using channel 6, which is outside the channel range of the regulatory domain the driver is currently configured for: couldn't join in case of matching settings, might want to adapt your config!
Oct 27 00:48:49 localhost kernel: d11CompleteScan: no matching station found in
range and not in Ad-Hoc mode --> giving up scanning.
Oct 27 00:48:49 localhost kernel: <AcxSetStatus> iStatus = 0 (STARTED)
Oct 27 00:48:50 localhost kernel: Warning: WEP support might not be supported in Ad-Hoc mode yet!
Oct 27 00:48:50 localhost kernel: <acx_timer> iStatus = 0
Oct 27 00:48:52 localhost kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out
Oct 27 00:49:24 localhost last message repeated 8 times
Oct 27 00:50:28 localhost last message repeated 16 times
Oct 27 00:51:32 localhost last message repeated 16 times

Command used for inserting module:

depmod -a
modprobe acx100_pci

can you set the access point to channel 1, the whole recently implemented regulatory domain thing is still a bit alpha yet and it seeks to dictate valid channels based on locale, channel 1 is certainly valid in all locales.

Hi Beavis,

With the additional info you provided about validating channels based on locale, I did a little research into the source code and compared code between pre2 and pre3. In pre3, with the invalid reg. domain, it fell back to FCC (USA) default, while in pre2 it just returns with the error message. So I tried version pre3 and guess what? It works like a charm. I am in fact writing this using the wireless driver. You might want to add this to your HOWTO troubleshooting section for people getting stuck in Ad-Hoc mode. Thanks for all your help!

Excellent! I *knew* you would get it going eventually (and to think you probably almost threw it out the window )...thanks for the info, it would seem that it's time to put some kind of troubleshooting section in there as you say.

Of course, there's been trouble both ways lately, with some having trouble with pre3 and later and some having trouble with anything earlier than pre3. I've even seen people having to drop all the way back to 0.1h. Makes it hard to recommend versions, so I'm currently recommending people to start with the latest version and fall back if there are problems.

I understand why pre2 didn't work for you, but how about pre4? It would certainly have all of pre3's code with some additions, weird ain't it?

Hello all
I have problem to install my DWL-650+ on my debian i use Gateway DSL DI-624+ with on my laptop DWL-650+ but problem to install acx100_pci.o it compil well on 2.4.25 but failed in insmod with this error :
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol hwReadRegister16
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol acx100_check_eeprom_name
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol acx100_ioctl
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol dmaDeleteDC
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol ctlInterrogate
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol hwEnableISR
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol dmaRxXfrISR
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol acx100_init_mac
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol acx100_reset_dev
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol dma_tx_data
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol acx100_start
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol hwWriteRegister16
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol dmaTxDataISR
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol acx100_timer
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol hwDisableISR
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol ctlIssueCommand
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol acx100_rxdesc_to_ether
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol acx100_ether_to_txdesc
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol get_tx_desc
src/acx100.o: src/acx100.o: unresolved symbol d11CompleteScan
thx for help ....