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From: Dani Crisan <danicrisan82@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] wireless not working
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:41:32
Message-Id: 687086.98299.qm@web45608.mail.sp1.yahoo.com
1 Hello,
2
3 Here is the scenario:
4 -wireless card: Intel PRO/WIRELESS 3945ABG
5 -lsmod | grep 3945
6 iwl3945 144628 0
7 mac80211 108932 1 iwl3945
8 -iwlist
9 wlan0 Scan completed :
10 Cell 01 - Address: 00:17:9A:F4:CE:B5
11 ESSID:"a"
12 Mode:Master
13 Channel:6
14 Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
15 Quality=33/100 Signal level=-89 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
16 Encryption key:off
17 Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
18 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
19 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
20 Extra:tsf=00000085815e4183
21 Cell 02 - Address: 00:1D:7E:E3:8C:DD
22 ESSID:"baladei-wifi"
23 Mode:Master
24 Channel:11
25 Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
26 Quality=97/100 Signal level=-28 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
27 Encryption key:on
28 IE: WPA Version 1
29 Group Cipher : CCMP
30 Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
31 Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
32 Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
33 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
34 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
35 Extra:tsf=0000000b865b4049
36
37 (I WANT TO CONNECT TO CELL2-baladei-wifi)
38
39
40 -cat /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
41 ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
42 ctrl_interface_group=wheel
43 update_config=0
44 fast_reauth=1
45
46 network={
47 ssid="baladei-wifi"
48 proto=WPA
49 key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
50 pairwise=CCMP TKIP
51 group=CCMP TKIP WEP
52 psk="my-password"
53 priority=5
54 }
55
56 -cat /etc/conf.d/net
57 modules_wlan0=("dhcpcd" "iwconfig")
58 wpa_supplicant_wlan0="-Dwext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf"
59 config_wlan0=("dhcp")
60 dhcpcd_wlan0="-t 5 -A"
61
62 pre-up(){
63 ifconfig wlan0 up
64 }
65
66 -and the error:
67 /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 start
68 * Starting wlan0
69 * Configuring wireless network for wlan0
70 * WEP key is not set for "baladei-wifi" - not connecting
71 * WEP key is not set for "linksys" - not connecting
72 * Couldn't associate with any access points on wlan0
73 * Failed to configure wireless for wlan0 [ !! ]
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77 I need to connect to my linksys WRT54GL which is set to wpa-personal / wpa algorithm: TKIP, no WEP.
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81 Please advise since I'm getting very confused.
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84 Thank you in advance.
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