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On Wednesday 22 September 2010 02:26:40 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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> >> >> |
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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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> >> >> |
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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 |
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> >> > went 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 |
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> >> > firmware for your NIC: |
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> >> > |
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> >> > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware |
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> >> |
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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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> >> |
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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 |
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> > I had this problem it was corrected by unmasking and using a newer |
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> > kernel. It's something to do with the TTL that the driver uses and I'm |
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> > not sure that this is a parameter that you can see listed under modinfo. |
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> > I believe it is hard coded. |
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> I'm on the latest hardened-sources kernel so I'll wait it out. In the |
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> meantime I've plugged in a USB wireless NIC and it's working fine. |
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> Thank you for your help. |
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I'm on 2.6.34-gentoo-r6 and the b43 driver works fine here, but only a few |
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kernels back it was exhibiting the same symptoms like yours. |
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Some users have mentioned that if you use WPA/WPA2 encryption the symptoms are |
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surprisingly less frequent! |
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So until a more up to date kernel shows up you may want to look into |
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experimenting with wpa_supplicant. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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