Problem getting a wireless connection to work

peque · 2006-10-01 04:45:58

Well after some enormous help from ArchForum - i managed to get my new laptop's netcard running.

Its a IBM X60S with the intel Chipset. but not I'm trying to get connection to my networks around me - But It will not work.
Normally i have used the KDE WIFImanager to do this - But now its just blinks off on constantly - súddenly its gonbe and then its back - I have ONCE been able to connect to the network - But didn' t get an IP adress.

So since is gonna to be my work computer - I would really like to get this working as quicly as possible but I do not know how - and cannot see the problem. So here I go. I using IPW3945 and added it to rc.conf Modules= IPW3945 - and daemons IPW3945d (But should this evt. be before or after network

I didn' t have anything else speciel in the rc.conf and can scan and find my network - but not able to connect to it or anything ...
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="dhcp"
eth2="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0 eth2)

But not what so ever normally I hvae and 128bWEP crypt on the network - BUT do an iwlist eth2 keys shows only 40 & 104bits?? Isn't it strange??

eth2 2 key sizes : 40, 104bits
4 keys available :
[1]: 9096-4A0E-3965-137A-CACB-DEC6-9D (104 bits)
[2]: off
[3]: off
[4]: off
Current Transmit Key: [1]
Security mode:open

the funny thing in dmesg:
ipw3945: Detected geography ABG (13 802.11bg channels, 23 802.11a channels)
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'WEP'
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth2: link is not ready
ipw3945: Detected geography ABG (13 802.11bg channels, 23 802.11a channels)
ipw3945: Detected geography ABG (13 802.11bg channels, 23 802.11a channels)
ipw3945: Microcode SW error detected. Restarting.
ipw3945: Error Reply type 0x0000003A cmd RX_ON_ASSOC (0x11) seq 0x040B ser 0x00000000
ipw3945: Error sending LEDS_CMD: time out after 500ms.
ipw3945: Can't stop Rx DMA.
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth2: link is not ready
ipw3945: Detected geography ABG (13 802.11bg channels, 23 802.11a channels)
ipw3945: Detected geography ABG (13 802.11bg channels, 23 802.11a channels)

The funny part - i'm sitting with a IBM R51 rigth next to and all works fine here - and the signal is ultimativ and no problem getting an IPadress or anything.
EDIT: I have now several times getting connected to the network - but not at any times been able to get an IPaddress - even though both machines have the same setup - and should get the IPaddress from the router. The old IBM gets it - but not the X60s.
It seems like the asking for the DHCP - don't get on at all - In the routers log I cannot see if the card is asking for an IP - And should mean that it happend all the way.

Hopefully someone can help me further on with this ??? So than I'm able to cone further with this machine

peque · 2006-10-01 08:35:00

Well - I'm totally shure that DHCP is runnoing from the router and all that - but the IBM X60S is not able to get an DHCP IPaddress - But if I set it to static - it works ????

So what is wrong here - i do not have a clue - ??????

fk · 2006-10-01 10:14:38

have you installed dhcpcd ?

peque · 2006-10-01 11:35:10

Yes i have - Using the LAN network it works just fine

peque · 2006-10-01 14:51:21

Well -
Is there difference between some off the networks ??
I mean in my Router thereś 3 options:
64 - 128 -256 Bits crypto

But with IPW3945 there only 2 :
40 - 104 Bits.

So whats the difference and can you make something difference ? and is it possible to connect in other way to the accesspoints.

Normally on each and every else IBM i have used IPW2200 and works just normally with kde WIFI manager.
The only way i can connet to the accesspoint is without any WEP and with an static IP ???

This cannot be the way!!!!

peque · 2006-10-03 06:50:40

For me that was the solution - and made a package and put it in AUR - So if others have the same problem - they could try this!!!
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?d … s=0&SeB=nd

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#1 2006-10-01 04:45:58

Problem getting a wireless connection to work

#2 2006-10-01 08:35:00

Re: Problem getting a wireless connection to work

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