R: [lwlan-user] redhat 9 and netgear MA401

Laura77 linux-wlan-user@lists.linux-wlan.com
Wed, 2 Jul 2003 17:09:01 +0200


> What do you get from these commands:
>lsmod
>ifup wlan0


[root@laura root]# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
parport_pc             19076   1  (autoclean)
lp                      8996   0  (autoclean)
parport                37056   1  (autoclean) [parport_pc lp]
prism2_cs              76672   0  (unused)
p80211                 22988   1  [prism2_cs]
autofs                 13268   0  (autoclean) (unused)
ds                      8680   1  [prism2_cs]
yenta_socket           13472   1
pcmcia_core            57216   0  [prism2_cs ds yenta_socket]
natsemi                19552   0  (unused)
ipt_REJECT              3928   6  (autoclean)
iptable_filter          2412   1  (autoclean)
ip_tables              15096   2  [ipt_REJECT iptable_filter]
sg                     36524   0  (autoclean)
sr_mod                 18136   0  (autoclean)
ide-scsi               12208   0
scsi_mod              107160   3  [sg sr_mod ide-scsi]
ide-cd                 35708   0
cdrom                  33728   0  [sr_mod ide-cd]
ohci1394               20168   0  (unused)
ieee1394               48780   0  [ohci1394]
keybdev                 2944   0  (unused)
mousedev                5492   1
hid                    22148   0  (unused)
input                   5856   0  [keybdev mousedev hid]
usb-ohci               21480   0  (unused)
usbcore                78784   1  [hid usb-ohci]
ext3                   70784   1
jbd                    51892   1  [ext3]

[root@laura root]# ifup wlan0
Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
    SET failed on device wlan0 ; Function not implemented.
Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
    SET failed on device wlan0 ; Function not implemented.
[root@laura root]#

No good ! Right ? Sigh !

Thank you !

Laura


On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Laura77 wrote:

> Thank you very much all !
> I am very sorry to bother you with my problem but I don't want to
leave
> Linux.
> Sorry for several same messages but I made errors because of the
anger.
>
> I try to summerize my current situation.
>
> 1) Red Hat 9 (2.4.20 -8) installed on a Compaq Presario Laptop 2136EA
> (Pentium IV 2,4)
>
> 2) Netgear MA 401 PCMCIA Wireless Card (802.11b) installed with
Netgear
> ME102 access point.
>
> 3) The access point is contected with a Prestige 645R ADSL router (I
> have an ADSL connection with static IP address)
>
> 3) Appropriate RMPS packages installed from .
>
> 4) /etc/wlan/wlancfg-DEFAULT changed in /etc/wlan/wlancfg-Wireless
>
> 5) SSID_wlan0 line in  /etc/wlan/wlan.conf file changed in
> SSID_wlan0="Wireless"
>
> Until here all ok. At this point I encountered some problems:
>
> 6) In README file says "Edit /etc/pcmcia/network.opts file to set up
> your IP settings"
>
> .... But I have not this file ! Poor me ! What a schock !
>
> 7) Then following your suggestions I made my IP settings in the file
>
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcgf-wlan0
>
> This is the current file:
>
> DEVICE=wlan0
> ONBOOT=yes
> NAME=wlan0
> BOOTPROTO=static                # change this to static to specify an
IP
> addr
> IPADDR=192.168.1.2
> GATEWAY=192.168.1.254
> NETMASK=255.255.255.0
> NETWORK=192.168.0.0
> BROADCAST=192.168.0.255
> GATEWAYDEV=wlan0              # this is for setting default route
> TYPE=Ethernet
> USERCTL=yes
> PEERDNS=no                  # this lets DHCP define the DNS setup
>
>
> I changed fields ONBOOT (no -> yes), BOOTPROTO (dhcp -> Static),
IPADDR
> (my PCMCIA card IP address), GATEWAY (my router IP address) , PEERDNS
> (yes -> no, but I am not sure about this change) and I added field
NAME.
>
> 8) Then, for security ;-), I copy this file in
/etc/sysconfig/networking
> and /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices
>
>
> SITUATION:
>
> Good:
>
> - Solid green on PCMCIA card
>
> Bad:
>
> - When I try "ping 192.168.1.2" I receive "Network unreachable"
>
>
> I belive it is a problem of network configuaration.
>
> Other information that maybe are usefull for you trying helping me
> (please !)
>
> - result of ifconfig:
>
> [root@laura root]# 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:27615 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:27615 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>           RX bytes:1885351 (1.7 Mb)  TX bytes:1885351 (1.7 Mb)
>
> - result of iwconfig (what does it mean ?)
>
> [root@laura root]# iwconfig
> lo        no wireless extensions.
>
> eth0      no wireless extensions.
>
> wlan0     IEEE 802.11-b  ESSID:"Wireless"  Nickname:"Wireless"
>           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437GHz  Access Point:
> 00:09:5B:3B:E7:95
>           Bit Rate:2Mb/s   Tx-Power:2346 dBm
>           Retry min limit:8   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>           Encryption key:off
>           Link Quality:74/92  Signal level:-55 dBm  Noise level:-100
dBm
>           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
>
>
> -  Running redhat-config-network I see in the "Devices" tab two
entries:
>
> (tanslating from italian)
>
>
> PROFILE,      STATUS,       , DEVICE, NICKNAME, TYPE
>
> box checked , don't activate,  eth0,    eth0,     ethernet
>
> box unchecked, don't activate, eth0,    wlan0,    ethernet
>
>
> Editing the second one I see in the "General" Tab the two checked
boxes
>
> - Activate on boot
> - Let all the users ...
>
> and the part with the correct IP address.
>
>
> "Route" tab is empty.
>
> "Hardware devices" tab indicate the Fast Ethernet card eth0 ( isn't it
> strange ?)
>
>
> Let me know if you need other information to help me !
>
> I am looking forward for your answers !!!
>
> Laura
>
>
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