OK i have slackware , i tried the gui wireless config tool before trying the acx100 (and after too coz i got angry and it wasnt working). Its still not working, heres some info.
root@firedance:/home/firedance/acx100-0.2.0pre8_plus_fixes_33/scripts# ./start_net
Module successfully inserted.
Setting rate to 11M auto.
Setting channel 13.
Going to try to join or setup ESSID any.
Setting mode to Auto.
Setting key to s:PASIMOONSALAS, algorithm open.
Interface has been set up successfully.
root@firedance:/home/firedance/acx100-0.2.0pre8_plus_fixes_33/scripts# ./iwc
wlan0 IEEE 802.11g+ ESSID
ff/any Nickname:"acx100 v0.2.0pre8"
Mode:Auto Channel:13 Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00
Bit Rate:11Mb/s Tx-PoweUntitled 1r:15 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr
ff
Encryption key:5041-5349-4D4F-4F4E-5341-4C41-53 Security mode
pen
Power Management
ff
Link Quality:38/100 Signal level:13/100 Noise level:0/100
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[start_net]
DEV=wlan0
ESSID="any" # THIS IS CASE SeNsItIvE!! any == associate to any ESSID
# Default rate configured as 11Mbps to not cause connection problems with non-22Mbps hardware...
RATE=11M
AUTORATE=1
CHAN=13 # it's useful to try to stick to channels 1, 6 or 11 only, since these don't overlap with other channels
#SHORTPREAMBLE=1 #set a value of 1 in order to use "Short Preamble" (incompatible with very old WLAN hardware!)
#TXPOWER=18 # 0..20 (dBm) (18dBm is firmware default) overly large setting might perhaps destroy your radio eventually!
MODE=Auto # Auto == auto-select Managed or Ad-Hoc depending on environment
DEBUG=0xb
ALG=open # open == Open System, restricted == Shared Key
(i removed the key =P )
USE_DHCP=1 # set to 1 for auto configuration instead of fixed IP setting
IP=192.168.0.4
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=192.168.0.1
-edit-
or just tell me howto undo everything so i can try again.
