Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Dani Crisan <danicrisan82@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Fw: [gentoo-user] wireless not working
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:11:53
Message-Id: 28328.98019.qm@web45601.mail.sp1.yahoo.com
1 Update on this matter.
2
3 -issued the command:
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5 wpa_supplicant -iwlan0 -Dwext -d -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
6 -then
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8 dhcpcd wlan0
9 Then everything is ok and my wireless works.
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11 My question is why when I issue /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 start it says about the WEP and doesn't connect?
12
13 Thank you.[/code]
14
15 ----- Forwarded Message ----
16 From: Dani Crisan <danicrisan82@×××××.com>
17 To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
18 Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 10:41:28 AM
19 Subject: [gentoo-user] wireless not working
20
21 Hello,
22
23 Here is the scenario:
24 -wireless card: Intel PRO/WIRELESS 3945ABG
25 -lsmod | grep 3945
26 iwl3945 144628 0
27 mac80211 108932 1
28 iwl3945
29 -iwlist
30 wlan0 Scan completed :
31 Cell 01 - Address: 00:17:9A:F4:CE:B5
32 ESSID:"a"
33 Mode:Master
34 Channel:6
35 Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
36 Quality=33/100 Signal level=-89 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
37 Encryption key:off
38 Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
39 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
40 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
41 Extra:tsf=00000085815e4183
42 Cell 02 - Address: 00:1D:7E:E3:8C:DD
43 ESSID:"baladei-wifi"
44 Mode:Master
45 Channel:11
46
47 Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
48 Quality=97/100 Signal level=-28 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
49 Encryption key:on
50 IE: WPA Version 1
51 Group Cipher : CCMP
52 Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
53 Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
54 Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
55 24 Mb/s; 36
56 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
57 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
58 Extra:tsf=0000000b865b4049
59
60 (I WANT TO CONNECT TO CELL2-baladei-wifi)
61
62
63 -cat /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
64
65 ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
66 ctrl_interface_group=wheel
67 update_config=0
68 fast_reauth=1
69
70 network={
71 ssid="baladei-wifi"
72 proto=WPA
73 key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
74 pairwise=CCMP TKIP
75 group=CCMP TKIP WEP
76 psk="my-password"
77 priority=5
78 }
79
80 -cat /etc/conf.d/net
81 modules_wlan0=("dhcpcd" "iwconfig")
82
83 wpa_supplicant_wlan0="-Dwext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf"
84 config_wlan0=("dhcp")
85 dhcpcd_wlan0="-t 5 -A"
86
87 pre-up(){
88 ifconfig wlan0 up
89 }
90
91 -and the error:
92 /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 start
93 * Starting
94 wlan0
95 * Configuring wireless network for wlan0
96 * WEP key is not set for "baladei-wifi" - not connecting
97 * WEP key is not set for "linksys" - not connecting
98 * Couldn't associate with any access points on wlan0
99 * Failed to configure wireless for wlan0 [ !! ]
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102
103 I need to connect to my linksys WRT54GL which is set to wpa-personal / wpa algorithm: TKIP, no WEP.
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107 Please advise since I'm getting very confused.
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110 Thank you in advance.
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