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From: Robert David <robert.david.public@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Cc: spideybr@×××××.com
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Problems with ath9k: can't authenticate
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:46:12
Message-Id: 20120413154358.5e2341bf@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Problems with ath9k: can't authenticate by "Claudio Roberto França Pereira"
1 Hi,
2
3 Check in wicd settings which routing tool you use. Select "route" when
4 using "ip". I got some problems with wicd and "ip".
5
6 I just using similar ath9k card on 3.0.x with no problem. I always use
7 wifi as module. And I don't use genkernel, just my plain config and
8 easy initrd for lvm root support and fbsplash.
9
10 Robert.
11
12 V Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:44:25 -0300
13 Claudio Roberto França Pereira <spideybr@×××××.com> napsáno:
14
15 > Hi guys. I'm having problems with my wireless nic, on a notebook. The
16 > card is an ath9k 802.11n wireless adapter. The driver is loaded,
17 > wpa_supplicant and wicd get to recognize them, I can see the
18 > association working correctly, but I can't get the card to
19 > authenticate, it ALWAYS times out. I tried looking at the kernel
20 > documentation for the ath9k driver, but without success. I'll look for
21 > it using the work internet.
22 >
23 > Anyway, does anyone with a similar setup had any problems with atheros
24 > nics? And how did you solve it?
25 >
26 > Thinking further, I had to enable wireless extensions (wext) to make
27 > wicd handle ath9k. Should I disable it and stick to wpa_supplicant?
28 > Also, I'm using a non-modular kernel, compiling everything in it.
29 > Yesterday I left the notebook making a new modular kernel, with sound
30 > and wireless drivers modular. I'm almost going all the way to
31 > genkernel. Any clues?
32 >
33 > I'm running ~amd64, kernel 3.3.0. 3.1.X worked somewhat ok, but I
34 > can't shake the feeling that under Windows this laptop of mine would
35 > work flawlessly. I'm not whining, just wanna find a comparable
36 > configuration, and solve my usability issues.
37 >
38 > Thanks
39 >
40 > --
41 > Claudio Roberto França Pereira
42 >

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