LinuxQuestions.org
Download your favorite Linux distribution at LQ ISO.
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Networking > Linux - Wireless Networking
User Name
Password
Linux - Wireless Networking This forum is for the discussion of wireless networking in Linux.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 10-24-2007, 11:42 AM   #1
red hat flyfisherman
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Oct 2007
Location: Birmingham, AL
Distribution: Linux Mint 11 LXDE
Posts: 23

Rep: Reputation: 0
Exclamation Linksys wmp11v4 in Ubunu 7.10 Gutsy


So I am having trouble (still) with this linksys card...

I am following the Ubuntu Community ndiswrapper doc
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...er/Ndiswrapper
I am running Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy 2.6.22-14-generic
ndiswrapper-1.45
ndiswrapper-utils 1.9 (both of which were installed through synaptic off the installation cd)
ndisgtk 0.7.2

All of these are installed and working properly (as far as I can tell)

I have a linksys 802.11b WMP11 ver4 and I got the driver package off the ndiswrapper website. There are three drivers present, but the only one that seems to work is the lsipnds.inf. When loaded, it says "driver loaded, hardware present". wmp11nds.inf returns "driver loaded, no hardware present" and lsicmnds.inf retuns "invalid driver".

So therefore I thought that the only driver I needed was the lsipnds.inf.

I went to the terminal and ran
sudo depmod -a
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper

and

tail /var/log/messages

to check for error messages, of which there were none...
Success!!! No....

When I go to configure the network, there is no network...
I have a (dial-up)modem connection, but no wireless connection

Anybody know what I am doing wrong?
 
Old 10-24-2007, 02:36 PM   #2
2Gnu
Senior Member
 
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Southern California
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,880

Rep: Reputation: 51
modprobe ndiswrapper - Any errors?

ifconfig - Does wlan0 show up?

If not, lsmod |grep bcm - is bcm43xx listed?

If so, blacklist it, reboot and try again.
 
Old 10-24-2007, 03:11 PM   #3
red hat flyfisherman
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Oct 2007
Location: Birmingham, AL
Distribution: Linux Mint 11 LXDE
Posts: 23

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 0
Well, I uninstalled ndiswrapper 1.45 as per the uninstallation instructions and installed ver 1.48, reinstalled the lsipnds.inf driver, and the wireless network was detected!!

Don't know what the deal was, but it seems to be up now...
thanks for replying

ps. there weren't any errors with modprobe ndiswrapper, but wlan0 did not show up on ifconfig... It was strange that ndiswrapper saw my device but ubuntu didn't... I'd better not ask too many questions, just glad it works now...
 
Old 10-25-2007, 02:24 PM   #4
red hat flyfisherman
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Oct 2007
Location: Birmingham, AL
Distribution: Linux Mint 11 LXDE
Posts: 23

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 0
Short-lived victory, I'm afraid. I can indeed detect my wireless network, but I am unable to ping my router, much less connect to my network.

Initially I thought it was security-related, having to do with encryption (WPA-PSK), so I dropped it down to WEP but couldn't get anything to work... Been playing around with the router settings and network config for a couple hours, but then I realized that if I can't even ping the router then encryption doesn't matter (stupid) so am I right in thinking this has to be a hardware issue?
 
Old 10-25-2007, 02:47 PM   #5
red hat flyfisherman
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Oct 2007
Location: Birmingham, AL
Distribution: Linux Mint 11 LXDE
Posts: 23

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 0
to answer your questions, 2Gnu,

Code:
jb@jb-desktop:~$ modprobe ndiswrapper
jb@jb-desktop:~$ ifconfig
lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:469 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:469 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:43631 (42.6 KB)  TX bytes:43631 (42.6 KB)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0F:66:3B:09:5F  
          inet6 addr: fe80::20f:66ff:fe3b:95f/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:701 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:910 errors:0 dropped:32 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:82840 (80.8 KB)  TX bytes:114236 (111.5 KB)
          Interrupt:5 Memory:e8004000-e8004800 

wlan0:ava Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0F:66:3B:09:5F  
          inet addr:169.254.3.140  Bcast:169.254.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          Interrupt:5 Memory:e8004000-e8004800 

jb@jb-desktop:~$ iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11b  ESSID:"Cook"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: 00:1A:70:44:D0:D9   
          Bit Rate=1 Mb/s   Tx-Power:17 dBm   
          RTS thr:2347 B   Fragment thr:2346 B   
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:53/100  Signal level:-62 dBm  Noise level:-96 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

no errors from modprobe ndiswrapper
"lo" is a looback extension, and I have no idea why its there
wlan0 is my wireless connection
wlan0:ava doesn't really exist, or so I am told when I try to use/remove it. Makes no sense to me...
 
Old 10-25-2007, 04:56 PM   #6
2Gnu
Senior Member
 
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Southern California
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,880

Rep: Reputation: 51
OK, now that you seem to have a working ndiswrapper installation, run iwconfig wlan0 to see if the card is associated with the access point.

If not, try bringing up the interface manually - ifconfig wlan0 up
Then, set the wireless parameters with iwconfig mode managed essid <your_ssid> key 012345678
Finally, try to obtain an IP address - dhclient wlan0

Assuming that results in a working connection, put the parameters in the config file for wlan0 to automate connection on boot.
 
Old 10-29-2007, 10:46 AM   #7
red hat flyfisherman
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Oct 2007
Location: Birmingham, AL
Distribution: Linux Mint 11 LXDE
Posts: 23

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 0
Talking Hey it works!!

Sorry for the slow turnaround but I am just getting back to this.

when I first ran iwconfig wlan0 it said that there was no access point and essid any/none.

I opened the networking tool(gui), selected my network and entered the password and when I started my browser it worked.

are these the lines that I need to add to the config file?

iwconfig wlan0 essid Cook mode managed key *********
dhclient wlan0


Thanks a bunch for your help, 2Gnu!
 
Old 10-29-2007, 11:26 AM   #8
2Gnu
Senior Member
 
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Southern California
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,880

Rep: Reputation: 51
If whatever GUI tool you're using does not save the wireless parameters, then yes, you can edit the stuff in /etc/network/interfaces to allow them to persist through a reboot.
 
Old 11-05-2007, 10:12 PM   #9
red hat flyfisherman
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Oct 2007
Location: Birmingham, AL
Distribution: Linux Mint 11 LXDE
Posts: 23

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 0
I have everything up and running well now. thanks for your help and patience, 2Gnu!
 
Old 11-06-2007, 12:55 AM   #10
2Gnu
Senior Member
 
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Southern California
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,880

Rep: Reputation: 51
Hey, that's my job.

Enjoy.
 
  


Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Anyone had successgetting a linksys wmp11v4 to work with F7? red hat flyfisherman Fedora 0 10-09-2007 02:41 PM
[need help] linksys wmp11v4 natacho Linux - Wireless Networking 4 04-09-2006 01:51 PM
Getting my Linksys WMP11V4 working in Linux Mr.Ampersand() Linux - Wireless Networking 13 11-10-2005 11:31 AM
searched- linksys WMP11v4 448grams Linux - Wireless Networking 9 07-22-2005 05:48 PM
ndiswrapper for linksys WMP11v4 but modprobe fails theonlydrew Linux - Wireless Networking 4 01-26-2005 09:43 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Networking > Linux - Wireless Networking

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:59 AM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration