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Renan Birck

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From: Brazil

Registered: 2007-11-11

Posts: 401

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With static IP address set, cannot associate to AP, only with DHCP

Hello,

I am using wicd as a tool to manage wireless connection. My WLAN card is an Intel 3945.

I noticed that I can ONLY connect to my AP if DHCP is enabled, but NOT if I am using an static IP address. Otherwise I get this error output:

wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1c:df:ce:5e:d6
wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
wlan0: authenticated
wlan0: associate with AP 00:1c:df:ce:5e:d6
wlan0: mismatch in privacy configuration and mixed-cell disabled - abort association
wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1c:df:ce:5e:d6
wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
wlan0: authenticated
wlan0: associate with AP 00:1c:df:ce:5e:d6
wlan0: mismatch in privacy configuration and mixed-cell disabled - abort association
wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1c:df:ce:5e:d6
wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1c:df:ce:5e:d6
wlan0: authenticated
wlan0: associate with AP 00:1c:df:ce:5e:d6
wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1c:df:ce:5e:d6 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=1)
wlan0: associated
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
wlan0: deauthenticating by local choice (reason=3)
wlan0: deauthenticating by local choice (reason=3)

With other Linux distributions on the same laptop it doesn't happen, nor with other access points.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

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johntramp

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Registered: 2006-03-02

Posts: 21

Re: With static IP address set, cannot associate to AP, only with DHCP

Hi.   I am seeing the same problem. Did you manage to sort it out?
Cheers

ralvez

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From: Canada

Registered: 2005-12-06

Posts: 1,694

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Re: With static IP address set, cannot associate to AP, only with DHCP

Is the router setup to accept static connections?
I have my router set up to accept both, so from 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.192 the addresses are static the other addresses are given by DHCP.
If you do not define a range and the address your laptop has as static IP conflicts with the address given by DHCP your loose ... as in you get no address.

Set up of that feature may depend on your type of router but usually any decent router will have that capability ... read your manual for specifics about your unit.

Best of luck.

R.

Last edited by ralvez (2009-12-10 00:08:50)

johntramp

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Registered: 2006-03-02

Posts: 21

Re: With static IP address set, cannot associate to AP, only with DHCP

Yeah, it works fine when I configure it using ifconfig/iwconfig with a static IP.