no success with wireless network

di0 · 2007-01-26 23:09:29

Hi guys out there. Been using Arch since a few years ago, but now i got a problem with my new wireless nic. I can not get it to work under linux. Works in win xp.

I try to connect to a wireless router linksys WRT54GL (open without dhcp).

when i ping my gateway ip it says destination host unreachable.

uses ndiswrapper for my wlan nic which is a dlink G510 rev c something.

ndiswrapper -l says:

netrt61g : driver installed
device (1814:0302) present

Here comes my file "cat"s:

[root@zealous dio]# ifconfig
lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:64 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:64 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:5859 (5.7 Kb)  TX bytes:5859 (5.7 Kb)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:15:E9:F8:A0:CF
          inet addr:192.168.1.100  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::215:e9ff:fef8:a0cf/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:15 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:114 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:1407 (1.3 Kb)  TX bytes:5652 (5.5 Kb)
          Interrupt:16 Memory:ff9f8000-ffa00000

[root@zealous dio]#
[root@zealous dio]# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:"linksys"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.462 GHz  Access Point: 00:16:B6:D9:78:63
          Bit Rate=36 Mb/s   Tx-Power:20 dBm   Sensitivity=-121 dBm
          RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr=2346 B
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:46/100  Signal level:-66 dBm  Noise level:-96 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

eth0      no wireless extensions.

eth1      no wireless extensions.

[root@zealous dio]#                     

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
HOSTNAME="zealous"
#
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
#   - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
#   - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
#
# Note: to use DHCP, set your interface to be "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
#
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"

#wlan0="wlan0 192.168.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255"
#wlan0="dhcp"
#wlan_wlan0="wlan0 essid linksys"
#eth0="eth0 192.168.1.110 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255"
#eth0="dhcp"
#WLAN_INTERFACES=(wlan0)
INTERFACES=(lo !wlan0 !eth0)
#
# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
#   - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#
#gateway="default gw 192.168.1.1"
#ROUTES=(gateway)
#
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up.  These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
#   - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
#   - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
#
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network-profiles
#
NET_PROFILES=(menu)
[root@zealous dio]# cat /etc/network-profiles/wlan0
#
# Network Profile
#

DESCRIPTION="Wireless Network Profile"

# Network Settings
INTERFACE=wlan0
HOSTNAME=zealous

# Interface Settings (use IFOPTS="dhcp" for DHCP)
IFOPTS="192.168.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255"
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1

# DNS Settings (optional)
#DOMAINNAME=zealous.se
DNS1=195.54.122.200
#DNS2=

# Wireless Settings (optional)
IWOPTS="mode managed essid linksys"

WIFI_INTERFACE=wlan0   # use this if you have a special wireless interface
                        # that is linked to the real $INTERFACE

#WIFI_WAIT=5            # seconds to wait for the wireless card to
                        # associate before bringing the interface up
#USEWPA="yes"           # start wpa_supplicant with the profile
#WPAOPTS=""             # use "" for normal operation or specify additional
                        # options (eg, "-D ipw")
                        # see /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf for configuration
#AUTOWPA="yes"          # automatically configure WPA
#PASSKEY="detroit09"             # wpa passkey/phrase. for use with AUTOWPA

[root@zealous dio]#
Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
192.168.1.0     *               255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 wlan0
default         192.168.1.1     0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 wlan0

di0 · 2007-01-27 01:20:07

tried to turn dhcp on in my router, works with dhcp with my eth0-card. tries the same with the wlan0-device ... fails...how come?

i can se a second network from here can that be a reason why it is not working?

[root@zealous dio]# iwlist scan
lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0     Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:16:B6:D9:78:63
                    ESSID:"linksys"
                    Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
                    Mode:Managed
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality:59/100  Signal level:-58 dBm  Noise level:-96 dBm
                    Encryption key:off
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Extra:bcn_int=100
                    Extra:atim=0
          Cell 02 - Address: 00:01:E3:47:6A:5D
                    ESSID:"Olausson"
                    Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
                    Mode:Managed
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality:25/100  Signal level:-80 dBm  Noise level:-96 dBm
                    Encryption key:on
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Extra:bcn_int=100
                    Extra:atim=0

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth1      Interface doesn't support scanning.

[root@zealous dio]#                                        

Here are my lspci:
02:02.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2561/RT61 rev B 802.11g

rayjgu3 · 2007-01-27 02:57:08

it looks to me the cell02 has encryption on

Encryption key:on

id suggest to try only this for network in rc.conf

INTERFACES=(lo wlan0 !eth0)
wlan0="dhcp"

wlan_wlan0="wlan0 essid MyEssid"
and comment out all wireless profile stuff till you get this connected
then start playing with profiles

filoktetes · 2007-01-27 11:24:35

It could help to change channel, to something else than your neighbor uses.

Arch Linux

#1 2007-01-26 23:09:29

no success with wireless network

#2 2007-01-27 01:20:07

Re: no success with wireless network

#3 2007-01-27 02:57:08

Re: no success with wireless network

#4 2007-01-27 11:24:35

Re: no success with wireless network

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