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You can also check your channel... |
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iwconfig ath0 channel NN |
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Where NN is the channel that your wlan is using.. and of course update your |
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module to the last cvs version... |
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On 4/25/05, Jordi Molina <warp3r@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Well, I recommend you using the cvs version as indicated in: |
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> http://madwifi.sourceforge.net/ |
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> We have assembled few access points for the local wifi network on my |
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> town recently with an Atheros-based board (from Senao) and it works |
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> perfectly with the cvs, we had problems with the ebuild and deb |
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> version (for gentoo and debian) and solved it using the latest cvs. |
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> cheers |
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> Jordi |
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> On 4/23/05, Rob <rob@×××××××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> > Jordi Molina wrote: |
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> > > Probably there is also an issue with the module you compiled. |
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> > > Can you post the Quality of the link when you are near the AP, the |
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> > > version of the madwifi you are using and which mask for the packages? |
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> > Hi Jordi, |
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> > Sorry for the late response. My madwifi-driver version is |
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> 0.1_pre20050224. |
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> > Far from the access point, link quality is 16/94 or -79dBm. |
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> > Much closer to the link quality is 34/94 or -61dBm. |
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> > In neither of these locations a ping to the router will work. I always |
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> > get "network unreachable" |
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> > Also, the boot hangs for quite a while at the dhcp stage. |
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> > Thanks! Rob. |
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> > > |
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> > > cheers |
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> > > Jordi |
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> > > |
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> > > On 4/18/05, Rob <rob@×××××××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> > > |
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> > >>Rob wrote: |
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> > >> |
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> > >>>Jordi Molina wrote: |
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> > >>> |
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> > >>> |
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> > >>>>I'm not a guru setting up MadDriver, but at the physical layer I see |
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> > >>>>that you have: |
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> > >>>>Link Quality=16/94 |
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> > >>>> |
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> > >>>>This is _very_ low, normally I won't expect success in data |
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> > >>>>transmission with a quality below 50%. |
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> > >>>> |
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> > >>>>I also see that you are connected at 36 MBps, this can be due to the |
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> > >>>>low quality in signal also. |
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> > >>>> |
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> > >>>> |
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> > >>>>I recommend you disabling the WEP encryption until you set up the |
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> > >>>>connection correctly, just to make things easier. Then you can also |
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> > >>>>try to: |
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> > >>>>- Fix the transmit rate in Atheros config file: try first to fix it |
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> > >>>>11M and then check the link quality. Keep increasing it until you |
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> > >>>>that the quality decreases |
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> > >>>>- If you're using dhcp ensure that you've obtained a valid ip from |
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> the |
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> > >>>>server |
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> > >>>> |
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> > >>>>That's all :) |
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> > >>>>Hope it helps you |
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> > >>>> |
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> > >>>> |
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> > >>>>cheers |
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> > >>> |
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> > >>> |
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> > >>>Hi Jordi, |
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> > >>> |
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> > >>>I have confirmed that my laptop works with WiFi when WEP is disabled. |
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> > >>>However, setting the transmit rate to 11mb/s didn't do anything. |
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> > >>>It does appear though, that with WEP, the laptop hangs at the DHCP |
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> > >>>stage, where it finally times out. I assume thats the first time the |
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> > >>>WiFi system attempts to send or receive data. |
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> > >>> |
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> > >>>I will try to get closer to the access point to see if it is just a |
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> > >>>problem of signal levels. However, in Windoze, I have plenty of |
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> signal. |
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> > >>> |
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> > >>>If all else fails I may try alternate means to get it running. |
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> > >>> |
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> > >>>Thanks! Rob |
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> > >>> |
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> > >> |
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> > >>Right next to the access point I am still having problems. I think |
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> > >>there is something wrong with the WEP function. Rob. |
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> > >>-- |
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> > >>gentoo-laptop@g.o mailing list |
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> Jordi Molina Casas (warp3r) |
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> www: www.warp3r.com <http://www.warp3r.com> |
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