[linux-help] Re: Getting wireless card working under RH9

[Clint A Brubakken <cabrubak@xxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 15:48, Jeff Vian wrote:
> Just a thought....
> 
> for the first error
> 
> It appears the card is not syncing with the access point and is unable 
> to make the connection.
> Possibly your card as a result of the hotplug issue, or possibly the 
> protocol and maybe a mismatch between the card and the access point.
> 

I don't think its the hot plug issue, it almost seems as if I don't have
the settings right to send the wep key, or I'm sending the wrong one. 


> for the second entry (at home)
> 
> It appears that you are trying to connect with DHCP and not getting an 
> offer from the DHCP server.
> Is the DHCP server running on the access point?
> 

yes, its given an ip to linux plugged into it, and to windows via
wireless



> Jeff
> 
> Clint A Brubakken wrote:
> 
> >I picked up a pcmicia belkin f5d6020 ver 1, a prism 2 wireless card. 
> >I d/l the rpm for wlan :
> >kernel-wlan-ng-pcmcia-0.2.0-7
> >kernel-wlan-ng-modules-rh9.18-0.2.0-7
> >kernel-wlan-ng-0.2.0-7
> >
> >and have configured the /etc/wlan/wlan.conf, wlancfg-SSID 
> >when I put the card in (and restart pcmcia, as there is some problem
> >with the hot plug). I get a blinking light on the card, and I see 
> >
> >the errors: 
> >
> >Jul 14 17:13:23 dhcp-164 kernel: linkstatus=ASSOCFAIL (unhandled)
> >Jul 14 17:13:27 dhcp-164 dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to
> >255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
> >Jul 14 17:13:27 dhcp-164 kernel: p80211knetdev_hard_start_xmit: Tx
> >attempt prior to association, frame dropped.
> >
> >I take this to mean I'm not getting associated with the access point,
> >but the wep key and ssid is correct. 
> >
> >I tried with my wireless at home, with this the wlancfg-cheezland
> >configuration, the only difference being using a password, 128 bit wep
> >generated and AuthType="opensystem".
> >
> >the light on the card was study, and in the logs I saw 
> >
> >Jul 14 23:46:05 localhost kernel: linkstatus=CONNECTED
> >Jul 14 23:46:09 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to
> >255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
> >Jul 14 23:47:10 localhost dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
> >
> >so it looks like it was connected but it didn't like how I was asking
> >for an ip, but I can get an ip wired from the same accesspoint under
> >linux. 
> >
> >After I had been messing with this my friend showed my the wireless
> >configiration tool under redhat 9 that work out of the box with the 
> >orinoco driver for him  with my card, but as I installed the other it
> >didn't work on mine. 
> >
> >So what might be going wrong, there isn't a lot of documentation on the
> >wlan site, on what various options are for, I thought I need the
> >shared-key authtype, but I'm not sure. 
> >
> >Or should I uninstall all the wlan stuff and use the default rh9
> >configuration?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis --
> >-- Type: text/x-sh
> >-- File: wlan.conf
> >
> >
> >-- Attached file included as plaintext by Ecartis --
> >-- File: wlancfg-linksys
> >
> >#=======USER MIB SETTINGS=============================
> ># You can add the assignments for various MIB items
> >#  of your choosing to this variable, separated by 
> >#  whitespace.  The wlan-ng script will then set each one.
> ># Just uncomment the variable and set the assignments 
> >#  the way you want them.
> >
> >#USER_MIBS="p2CnfRoamingMode=1 p2CnfShortPreamble=mixed"
> >
> >#=======WEP===========================================
> ># [Dis/En]able WEP.  Settings only matter if PrivacyInvoked is true
> >lnxreq_hostWEPEncrypt=true     # true|false
> >lnxreq_hostWEPDecrypt=true     # true|false
> >dot11PrivacyInvoked=false    # true|false
> >dot11WEPDefaultKeyID=0
> >dot11ExcludeUnencrypted=true # true|false, in AP this means WEP is required.
> >
> ># If PRIV_GENSTR is not empty, use PRIV_GENTSTR to generate 
> >#  keys (just a convenience)
> >#PRIV_GENERATOR=/sbin/nwepgen        # nwepgen, Neesus compatible
> >#PRIV_KEY128=false           # keylength to generate
> >#PRIV_GENSTR=""
> >
> ># or set them explicitly.  Set genstr or keys, not both.
> >dot11WEPDefaultKey0=a1:b2:c3:d4:f5   # format: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx   or
> >dot11WEPDefaultKey1=         #         xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
> >dot11WEPDefaultKey2=         #  e.g.   01:20:03:40:05   or
> >dot11WEPDefaultKey3=         #         01:02:03:04:05:06:07:08:09:0a:0b:0c:0d
> >#=======SELECT STATION MODE===================
> >IS_ADHOC=n                   # y|n, y - adhoc, n - infrastructure
> >
> >#======= INFRASTRUCTURE STATION  ===================
> ># What kind of authentication?
> >AuthType="sharedkey"         # opensystem | sharedkey (requires WEP)
> >
> >#======= ADHOC STATION ============================
> >#BCNINT=100                  # Beacon interval (in Kus)
> >#CHANNEL=6                   # DS channel for BSS (1-14, depends 
> >                             #   on regulatory domain)
> >#BASICRATES="2 4"            # Rates for mgmt&ctl frames (in 500Kb/s)
> >#OPRATES="2 4 11 22"         # Supported rates in BSS (in 500Kb/s)
> >
> >
> >
> >-- Attached file included as plaintext by Ecartis --
> >-- File: wlancfg-cheezland
> >
> >#=======USER MIB SETTINGS=============================
> ># You can add the assignments for various MIB items
> >#  of your choosing to this variable, separated by 
> >#  whitespace.  The wlan-ng script will then set each one.
> ># Just uncomment the variable and set the assignments 
> >#  the way you want them.
> >
> >#USER_MIBS="p2CnfRoamingMode=1 p2CnfShortPreamble=mixed"
> >
> >#=======WEP===========================================
> ># [Dis/En]able WEP.  Settings only matter if PrivacyInvoked is true
> >lnxreq_hostWEPEncrypt=false     # true|false
> >lnxreq_hostWEPDecrypt=false     # true|false
> >dot11PrivacyInvoked=false    # true|false
> >dot11WEPDefaultKeyID=0               # 0|1|2|3
> >dot11ExcludeUnencrypted=true # true|false, in AP this means WEP is required.
> >
> ># If PRIV_GENSTR is not empty, use PRIV_GENTSTR to generate 
> >#  keys (just a convenience)
> >PRIV_GENERATOR=/sbin/nwepgen # nwepgen, Neesus compatible
> >PRIV_KEY128=true             # keylength to generate
> >PRIV_GENSTR="passkey"
> >
> ># or set them explicitly.  Set genstr or keys, not both.
> >dot11WEPDefaultKey0=         # format: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx   or
> >dot11WEPDefaultKey1=         #         xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
> >dot11WEPDefaultKey2=         #  e.g.   01:20:03:40:05   or
> >dot11WEPDefaultKey3=         #         01:02:03:04:05:06:07:08:09:0a:0b:0c:0d
> >#=======SELECT STATION MODE===================
> >IS_ADHOC=n                   # y|n, y - adhoc, n - infrastructure
> >
> >#======= INFRASTRUCTURE STATION  ===================
> ># What kind of authentication?
> >AuthType="opensystem"                # opensystem | sharedkey (requires WEP)
> >
> >#======= ADHOC STATION ============================
> >BCNINT=100                   # Beacon interval (in Kus)
> >CHANNEL=6                    # DS channel for BSS (1-14, depends 
> >                             #   on regulatory domain)
> >BASICRATES="2 4"             # Rates for mgmt&ctl frames (in 500Kb/s)
> >OPRATES="2 4 11 22"          # Supported rates in BSS (in 500Kb/s)
> >
> >
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