[lwlan-user] wlan-ng dies constantly
Janus Christensen
linux-wlan-user@lists.linux-wlan.com
29 Jul 2003 22:26:46 +0200
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Hello,
I have installed the wlan-ng RPM's provided at
http://prism2.unixguru.raleigh.nc.us/ on a Red Hat 9 box with a NetGear
MA311 wireless PCI adapter (on a Dell OptiPlex DX204). I am currently
trying to find whether the problems I am experiencing are due to the
RPM's themselves or a misconfiguration of wlan-ng on my part. I would
have liked to contact the packager of the wlan-ng RPM's, but I have so
far been unable to find his email address at the website.
Wlan-ng dies more or less constantly. Sometimes it runs for hours on end
without a hitch and then *poof* its gone. Doing
/etc/rc.d/init.d/wlan restart
usually cures the problem for a few minutes -- or in some cases for a
few seconds -- and the the link dies again. From what I can see, the
link only dies when there is no or little activity on the link; when
there is heavy traffic, i.e. when I am downloading a big file over a
long period of time, the link stays up. That I find kind of wierd, since
I would expect instabilities to occur during heavy load, but maybe
that's just me. ,-)
On the same box I have a Windows 2000 installation, and on the rare
occasions when I dual boot into that OS, I never experience any problems
with the link.
I have attached the /etc/wlan.conf and /etc/wlancfg-WLAN files. Let me
know if there is any other information that is needed to help me with
this problem. Thanks!
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#! /bin/sh
# Wireless LAN adapter configuration
#
# etc/wlan/wlan.conf
#
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# Intersil Corporation as part of PRISM(R) chipset product development.
#
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# This file is sourced by all configuration scripts.
#
# The WLAN_DEVICES variable identifies the device names of each WLAN device.
# If you have more than one, make sure each one is identified in a whitespace
# separated list that's assigned to WLAN_DEVICES.
WLAN_DEVICES="wlan0"
# Below is the list of channels to scan, when we scan.
ChannelList="01:02:03:04:05:06:07:08:09:0a:0b:00:00:00"
# Below is the min and max time we linger on a channel during a scan.
ChannelMinTime=200
ChannelMaxTime=250
# And here we have the master scan toggle.
WLAN_SCAN=n
##########
# Note: To bind to a specific network, change the SSID to something different
# and create the file /etc/wlan/wlancfg-<SSID> with your network-
# specific settings. If this file is not present, the settings in
# /etc/wlancfg/wlancfg-DEFAULT are used.
#
# for example:
# SSID_wlan0="linux-wlan"
# This expects a file called "/etc/wlan/wlancfg-linux-wlan" to be present.
#
# Use a SSID of "" to associate with any network in range.
#########
SSID_wlan0="WLAN"
ENABLE_wlan0=y
#SSID_wlan1=""
#ENABLE_wlan1=n
#SSID_wlan2=""
#ENABLE_wlan2=n
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#=======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
dot11PrivacyInvoked=true # 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=false # keylength to generate
PRIV_GENSTR=""
# or set them explicitly. Set genstr or keys, not both.
dot11WEPDefaultKey0=**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**
#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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