1 |
Well, I recommend you using the cvs version as indicated in: |
2 |
|
3 |
http://madwifi.sourceforge.net/ |
4 |
|
5 |
We have assembled few access points for the local wifi network on my |
6 |
town recently with an Atheros-based board (from Senao) and it works |
7 |
perfectly with the cvs, we had problems with the ebuild and deb |
8 |
version (for gentoo and debian) and solved it using the latest cvs. |
9 |
|
10 |
|
11 |
|
12 |
cheers |
13 |
Jordi |
14 |
|
15 |
On 4/23/05, Rob <rob@×××××××××××××××.com> wrote: |
16 |
> Jordi Molina wrote: |
17 |
> > Probably there is also an issue with the module you compiled. |
18 |
> > |
19 |
> > Can you post the Quality of the link when you are near the AP, the |
20 |
> > version of the madwifi you are using and which mask for the packages? |
21 |
> |
22 |
> Hi Jordi, |
23 |
> |
24 |
> Sorry for the late response. My madwifi-driver version is 0.1_pre20050224. |
25 |
> |
26 |
> Far from the access point, link quality is 16/94 or -79dBm. |
27 |
> |
28 |
> Much closer to the link quality is 34/94 or -61dBm. |
29 |
> |
30 |
> In neither of these locations a ping to the router will work. I always |
31 |
> get "network unreachable" |
32 |
> |
33 |
> Also, the boot hangs for quite a while at the dhcp stage. |
34 |
> |
35 |
> Thanks! Rob. |
36 |
> |
37 |
> > |
38 |
> > |
39 |
> > |
40 |
> > cheers |
41 |
> > Jordi |
42 |
> > |
43 |
> > On 4/18/05, Rob <rob@×××××××××××××××.com> wrote: |
44 |
> > |
45 |
> >>Rob wrote: |
46 |
> >> |
47 |
> >>>Jordi Molina wrote: |
48 |
> >>> |
49 |
> >>> |
50 |
> >>>>I'm not a guru setting up MadDriver, but at the physical layer I see |
51 |
> >>>>that you have: |
52 |
> >>>> |
53 |
> >>>>Link Quality=16/94 |
54 |
> >>>> |
55 |
> >>>> |
56 |
> >>>>This is _very_ low, normally I won't expect success in data |
57 |
> >>>>transmission with a quality below 50%. |
58 |
> >>>> |
59 |
> >>>>I also see that you are connected at 36 MBps, this can be due to the |
60 |
> >>>>low quality in signal also. |
61 |
> >>>> |
62 |
> >>>> |
63 |
> >>>>I recommend you disabling the WEP encryption until you set up the |
64 |
> >>>>connection correctly, just to make things easier. Then you can also |
65 |
> >>>>try to: |
66 |
> >>>>- Fix the transmit rate in Atheros config file: try first to fix it to |
67 |
> >>>>11M and then check the link quality. Keep increasing it until you see |
68 |
> >>>>that the quality decreases |
69 |
> >>>>- If you're using dhcp ensure that you've obtained a valid ip from the |
70 |
> >>>>server |
71 |
> >>>> |
72 |
> >>>>That's all :) |
73 |
> >>>>Hope it helps you |
74 |
> >>>> |
75 |
> >>>> |
76 |
> >>>>cheers |
77 |
> >>> |
78 |
> >>> |
79 |
> >>>Hi Jordi, |
80 |
> >>> |
81 |
> >>>I have confirmed that my laptop works with WiFi when WEP is disabled. |
82 |
> >>>However, setting the transmit rate to 11mb/s didn't do anything. |
83 |
> >>>It does appear though, that with WEP, the laptop hangs at the DHCP |
84 |
> >>>stage, where it finally times out. I assume thats the first time the |
85 |
> >>>WiFi system attempts to send or receive data. |
86 |
> >>> |
87 |
> >>>I will try to get closer to the access point to see if it is just a |
88 |
> >>>problem of signal levels. However, in Windoze, I have plenty of signal. |
89 |
> >>> |
90 |
> >>>If all else fails I may try alternate means to get it running. |
91 |
> >>> |
92 |
> >>>Thanks! Rob |
93 |
> >>> |
94 |
> >> |
95 |
> >>Right next to the access point I am still having problems. I think |
96 |
> >>there is something wrong with the WEP function. Rob. |
97 |
> >> |
98 |
> >>-- |
99 |
> >>gentoo-laptop@g.o mailing list |
100 |
> >> |
101 |
> >> |
102 |
> > |
103 |
> > |
104 |
> > |
105 |
> |
106 |
> -- |
107 |
> gentoo-laptop@g.o mailing list |
108 |
> |
109 |
> |
110 |
|
111 |
|
112 |
-- |
113 |
Jordi Molina Casas (warp3r) |
114 |
mail: warp3r@×××××.com |
115 |
www: www.warp3r.com |
116 |
|
117 |
If you're still sending mail to |
118 |
warper@eresmas, please update your |
119 |
address book, my current email |
120 |
is warp3r@×××××.com |
121 |
|
122 |
-- |
123 |
gentoo-laptop@g.o mailing list |