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On Thursday 09 September 2010 04:44:26 Grant wrote: |
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> >> I just got a new TP-Link TL-WR1043ND wireless router but I can't seem |
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> >> connect to it. I've tried the Gentoo initscript as well as wicd. |
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> >> With the initscript, I get: |
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> >> |
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> >> wlan3: carrier lost |
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> >> wlan3: timed out |
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> >> I see a lot of this in dmesg: |
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> >> |
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> >> b43-phy0 ERROR: MAC suspend failed |
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> >> I can connect to other wireless routers just fine, and I can connect |
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> >> to this one via ethernet. I've tried configuring it in various ways, |
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> >> security is disabled, and I've tried specifying static IPs with no |
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> >> luck. Does anyone know what I could be doing wrong? |
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> > |
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> > Check that you're using the latest kernel and the latest firmware. I |
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> > used to get this error with a particular cisco access point and it went |
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> > away when I updated to 2.6.34 kernel series and also updated the |
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> > firmware. Have a good look in here to find the latest suitable firmware |
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> > for your NIC: |
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> > |
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> > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware |
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> I upgraded to the latest firmware in portage and the "MAC suspend |
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> failed" errors have disappeared, but I still can't connect to the |
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> router. Here is the only clue I see in dmesg: |
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> No probe response from AP a1:b2:c3:d4:e5:f6 after 500ms, disconnecting. |
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> Any ideas? |
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Try a later kernel which would have a more up to date driver. Last time I had |
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this problem it was corrected by unmasking and using a newer kernel. It's |
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something to do with the TTL that the driver uses and I'm not sure that this |
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is a parameter that you can see listed under modinfo. I believe it is hard |
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coded. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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