[lwlan-user] Siemens Speedstream 1022 and Linux Kernel 2.4.20-8/ RH 9 is working - sort of...

[Net Llama!]

On Sun, 6 Jul 2003, Beat Naef wrote:
> Dear Readers
> I am new to this mailing list and relatively new to Linux.
>
> With tips, hints, ideas and discussions from the web and this mailing list, my Speedstream
> 1022 is FINALLY hooking up to my wireless network. However, the USB WLAN adapter is far
> from working properly and still not giving a browsing experience.
>
> System configuration: redhat-release 9-3, kernel 2.4.20-8/ i686. router: SMC 7004AWBR, no
> WEP, no MAC access control
>
> Initially had:
> 1. Installed Tim Miller's RH 9/ USB/ i686/ kernel 2.4.20-8 RPMS.
> 2. edited /etc/wlan/wlan.conf and /etc/wlan/wlancfg-"whateveryourssid"
> 3. checked /etc/modules.conf for alias entries -> OK
> 4. modprobe prism2_usb prism2_doreset=1
> 5. ran both wlanctl-ng cmd lines as per instructions
> 6. USB WLAN adapter would not work.... :-(
>
> Changes made:
> 1.&2. see 1.&2. above
> 3. changed /etc/modules.conf prism2 alias line from doreset=1 to doreset=0
> 4. UNPLUGGED USB WLAN adapter (when I leave the adapter plugged in during boot up the
> kernel does not like it)
> 5. reboot system
> 6. lsmod: usb modules, p80211 and prism2 modules are loaded
> 7. plugged in USB WLAN adapter, responds with "ip_tables ...."
> 8. run 1. wlanctl-ng cmd line (as per instruction) - green Link led is blinking
> 9. run 2. wlanctl-ng cmd line (as per instruction) - green Link led is on
> 10. ifconfig wlan0 <myIPaddress>
> 11. iwconfig, returns details of USB WLAN adapter, on dev wlan0
> 12. ping other machines on network -> they respond, how exciting!

then this is a local networking issue, and has nothing at all to do with
wlan.

Perhaps you never setup any valid nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf?
Perhaps your routing table is horked (route -an)?  Can you ping a real
domain name on the internet?

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