Ok I have followed your instructions and posted the results below. Also the wireless card did not work before with the drivers from the kernel so I followed the instructions on //ipw2100.sourceforge.net/INSTALL
[root@localhost ~]# rmmod ipw2100
[root@localhost ~]# modprobe -v ipw2100
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.15.6/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.ko
[root@localhost ~]# tail /var/log/messages
Apr 1 20:52:07 localhost su(pam_unix)[4365]: session opened for user root by
craig(uid=500)
Apr 1 20:52:17 localhost su(pam_unix)[4418]: session opened for user root by
craig(uid=500)
Apr 1 20:52:20 localhost kernel: ipw2100: Fatal interrupt. Scheduling
firmware restart.
Apr 1 20:52:21 localhost kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth1: link becomes
ready
Apr 1 20:53:49 localhost net.agent[4483]: remove event not handled
Apr 1 20:53:49 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:03.0
disabled
Apr 1 20:53:49 localhost net.agent[4497]: remove event not handled
Apr 1 20:54:11 localhost kernel: ipw2100: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network
Driver, 1.2.0
Apr 1 20:54:12 localhost kernel: ipw2100: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel
Corporation
Apr 1 20:54:12 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:03.0[A] -> Link
[LNKB] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5
Apr 1 20:54:12 localhost kernel: ipw2100: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2100
Network Connection
Apr 1 20:54:12 localhost kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
Apr 1 20:55:01 localhost crond(pam_unix)[4626]: session opened for user root
by (uid=0)
Apr 1 20:55:02 localhost crond(pam_unix)[4626]: session closed for user root
Other Info that might be usefull
dmesg output
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL'
ieee80211: 802.11 data/management/control stack, 1.1.12
ieee80211: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation
<jketreno@linux.intel.com>
ipw2100: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Driver, 1.2.0
ipw2100: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:03.0[A] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 5 (level, low) ->
IRQ 5
ipw2100: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection
[root@localhost fat32]# iwconfig eth1
Warning: Driver for device eth1 has been compiled with version 19
of Wireless Extension, while this program supports up to version 17.
Some things may be broken...
eth1 unassociated ESSID
ff/any Nickname:"ipw2100"
Mode:Managed Channel=0 Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00
Bit Rate=0kb/s Tx-Power:16 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr
ff Fragment thr
ff
Encryption key
ff
Power Management
ff
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@localhost fat32]#
[root@localhost fat32]# iwlist eth1 scan
Warning: Driver for device eth1 has been compiled with version 19
of Wireless Extension, while this program supports up to version 17.
Some things may be broken...
eth1 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:13:10:A2
8:22
ESSID:"linksys"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Channel:1
Encryption key
ff
Bit Rate:54Mb/s
Extra: Rates (Mb/s): 1 2 5.5 6 9 11 12 18 22 24 36 48 54
Quality:86 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Extra: Last beacon: 48ms ago
Cell 02 - Address: 00:11:50:31:A2:09
ESSID:"belkin54g"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Encryption key
ff
Bit Rate:54Mb/s
Extra: Rates (Mb/s): 1 2 5.5 6 9 11 12 18 24 36 48 54
Quality:84 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Extra: Last beacon: 2356ms ago
[root@localhost fat32]#
[root@localhost fat32]# iwlist eth1 power
Warning: Driver for device eth1 has been compiled with version 19
of Wireless Extension, while this program supports up to version 17.
Some things may be broken...
eth1 Fixed period ; min period:400ms
max period:1s
Fixed timeout ; min timeout:25ms
max timeout:350ms
Current mode
ff
[root@localhost fat32]#
Also could you explain what program supports up to version 17 or what should I do to have the versions consitent now? Thanks.
