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I finally got Linux to detect my Atheros AR5007EG-disguised-as-an-AR5006EG wireless chipset, but I can't connect to any networks.
Loaded application options.
All interfaces: eth0, wlan0
Wireless interface(s): wlan0
Permissions checked.
DHCP Client: dhcpcd
All executables found.
scan: /usr/sbin/iwlist wlan0 scan
Networks found: 9
Connection lost (TX threshold exceeded)
ACTION: CONNECT.
Running DHCP client found.
kill_dhcp: /sbin/dhcpcd -k wlan0
No pre-connection command specified.
iwconfig_set: /usr/sbin/iwconfig wlan0 mode managed channel 8 key off essid insert_name_here
iwconfig_ap: /usr/sbin/iwconfig wlan0 ap 00:12:17:0C:03:6B
ifconfig_dhcp: /sbin/dhcpcd -nd wlan0
Running DHCP client found.
kill_dhcp: /sbin/dhcpcd -k wlan0
==>stderr: Error, wlan0: dhcpcd not running
CONNECTION FAILED.
disconnect: /usr/sbin/iwconfig wlan0 mode managed key off ap off essid off
When I run the culprit line, dhcpcd -nd wlan0, in a console, it outputs this:
Info, wlan0: dhcpcd not running
Info, wlan0: dhcpcd 3.1.7 starting
Info, wlan0: hardware address = 00:19:7e:3d:d2:1d
Info, wlan0: broadcasting for a lease
Debug, wlan0: sending DHCP_DISCOVER with xid 0x7dd27c3c
Debug, wlan0: waiting on select for 20 seconds
Debug, wlan0: sending DHCP_DISCOVER with xid 0x7dd27c3c
Debug, wlan0: sending DHCP_DISCOVER with xid 0x7dd27c3c
Debug, wlan0: sending DHCP_DISCOVER with xid 0x7dd27c3c
Debug, wlan0: sending DHCP_DISCOVER with xid 0x7dd27c3c
Debug, wlan0: sending DHCP_DISCOVER with xid 0x7dd27c3c
Debug, wlan0: sending DHCP_DISCOVER with xid 0x7dd27c3c
Error, wlan0: timed out
Info, wlan0: trying to use old lease in `/var/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-wlan0.info'
Info, wlan0: checking 169.254.20.146 is available on attached networks
Debug, wlan0: sending ARP probe #1
Debug, wlan0: sending ARP probe #2
Debug, wlan0: sending ARP probe #3
Debug, wlan0: sending ARP claim #1
Debug, wlan0: sending ARP claim #2
Info, wlan0: adding IP address 169.254.20.146/16
Debug, wlan0: no dns information to write
Debug, wlan0: forking to background
I know I'm probably doing something silly - unfortunately being somewhat uneducated in the realms of networking, I have no idea what. I would be grateful if anyone could shed some light on this.
Here's the network section of my rc.conf:
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="dchp"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0 wlan0)
ROUTES=(!gateway)
Specs: Acer Aspire 3100, AMD Sempron 64 3500+, Atheros AR5007EG wireless chipset
Thanks for your help,
- Tomkin
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Give netcfg2 a try, the new Arch way of doing it. http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=39505&p=1
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Well, I can connect to the network, but I can't actually get any pages. Pinging google.com gives me no response, not even statistics when SIGTERM'd. But the network is up and I can still ping my router, which leads me to believe the problem was with DHCP rather than connections.
Netcfg2 is great - it's much easier than the other methods. However, it fixed a different problem.
Thanks,
- Tomkin
EDIT: Where does netcfg2 output any errors, etc? I looked in the wiki and the man page but it didn't say. Would it be in the command line?
# ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:D4:D1:D1:F2
inet addr:192.169.1.102 Bcast:192.169.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::216:d4ff:fed1:d1f2/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:8531 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:10299 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:10411412 (9.9 Mb) TX bytes:763713 (745.8 Kb)
Interrupt:21 Base address:0xa000
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:532 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:532 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:26600 (25.9 Kb) TX bytes:26600 (25.9 Kb)
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:19:7E:3D:D2:1D
inet addr:192.168.1.105 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::219:7eff:fe3d:d21d/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:67 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:535 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:11868 (11.5 Kb) TX bytes:24128 (23.5 Kb)
Interrupt:16 Memory:54000000-54010000
# netcfg test
:: test up [DONE]
# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"AFH2"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.447 GHz Access Point: 00:12:17:0C:03:6B
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality:59/100 Signal level:-58 dBm Noise level:-96 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:138 Invalid misc:18860 Missed beacon:0
# lsmod
Module Size Used by
ipv6 296968 12
ext3 132368 1
jbd 64880 1 ext3
mbcache 8704 1 ext3
joydev 10624 0
pcmcia 37920 0
pcspkr 3456 0
tsdev 8192 0
rtc_cmos 8888 0
rtc_core 18188 1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib 3456 1 rtc_core
sdhci 17676 0
yenta_socket 25868 1
rsrc_nonstatic 11264 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 37796 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
mmc_core 29832 1 sdhci
video 19348 0
output 4096 1 video
container 4864 0
psmouse 42268 0
serio_raw 6788 0
k8temp 5888 0
i2c_piix4 9100 0
i2c_core 23296 1 i2c_piix4
ehci_hcd 36364 0
ohci_hcd 22404 0
shpchp 33052 0
pci_hotplug 30640 1 shpchp
sg 31784 0
evdev 10112 0
thermal 15648 0
processor 32408 1 thermal
fan 5128 0
button 7968 0
battery 11920 0
ac 5384 0
snd_seq_oss 32896 0
snd_seq_midi_event 7936 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 55680 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 7956 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
ndiswrapper 239488 0
snd_hda_intel 381992 1
snd_hwdep 8968 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm_oss 42144 0
snd_pcm 82184 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 22792 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 9104 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_mixer_oss 17024 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd 57928 11 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_intel,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mixer_oss
soundcore 7968 1 snd
fglrx 1719644 18
8139too 26624 0
8139cp 22400 0
mii 5632 2 8139too,8139cp
usbcore 144560 4 ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd,ndiswrapper
xfs 561800 1
sr_mod 16548 0
cdrom 37800 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 25088 4
sata_sil 10632 3
ata_generic 6788 0
pata_atiixp 7424 0
libata 117552 3 sata_sil,ata_generic,pata_atiixp
Last edited by Tomkin (2007-12-02 17:23:20)
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Check your route and DNS information if you can ping, but can't access the internet.
netcfg2 will output an error if it has one when you run it.
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Hmm. Apparently a couple of reboots seem to have done the trick. Thanks for your help, netcfg2 is really useful.
- Tomkin
Last edited by Tomkin (2007-12-05 01:49:52)
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I finally got Linux to detect my Atheros AR5007EG-disguised-as-an-AR5006EG wireless chipset, but I can't connect to any networks.
Ive been trying to do this for quite some time now without any success.
Care to go over exacly how you did it?
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