How do i connect to wireless networks?

Misfit138 · 2008-03-06 18:54:04

Give us your /etc/rc.conf, and output from 'lshwd'. If 'lshwd' does not help, install hwd and give us the output from hwd -e and hwd -s.
After that it should be a matter of plugging the relevant driver into MODULES= in rc.conf, defining the interface and specifying the wireless network name and key.

MONODA · 2008-03-06 20:00:48

lshwd gives:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp.|Mobile Memory Controller Hub (intel-agp)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp.|Mobile PCI Express Graphics Port (unknown)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corp.|I/O Controller Hub High Definition Audio (snd-hda-intel)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp.|I/O Controller Hub PCI Express Port 1 (unknown)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corp.|I/O Controller Hub PCI Express Port 2 (unknown)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corp.|I/O Controller Hub PCI Express Port 3 (unknown)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp.|I/O Controller Hub UHCI USB #1 (unknown)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp.|I/O Controller Hub UHCI USB #2 (unknown)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp.|I/O Controller Hub UHCI USB #3 (unknown)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corp.|I/O Controller Hub UHCI USB #4 (unknown)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp.|I/O Controller Hub EHCI USB (unknown)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp.|82801 Hub Interface to PCI Bridge (hw_random)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp.|Mobile I/O Controller Hub LPC (i8xx_tco)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp.|I/O Controller Hub PATA (piix)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corp.|Mobile I/O Controller Hub SATA cc=AHCI (ahci)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp.|I/O Controller Hub SMBus (i2c-i801)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corp.|Quadro NVS 120M / GeForce Go 7400 (vesa)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation|PRO/Wireless 3945ABG (ipw3945)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp.|82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller (e1000)
07:05.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Intel Corp.|82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller (unknown)
07:05.1 Generic system peripheral [0805]: Ricoh Co Ltd.|SD Card reader (unknown)
07:05.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd.|SD Card reader (unknown)
07:05.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd.|R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (unknown)
07:05.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd.|xD-Picture Card Controller (unknown)
005:003 USB Video: USB 2.0 Camera (unknown)
005:002 USB Mass Storage: Cruzer Micro (usb-storage)
005:001 USB Hub: Virtual|Hub (hub)
004:001 USB Hub: Virtual|Hub (hub)
003:002 USB Wireless: HP Integrated Module (hci_usb)
003:001 USB Hub: Virtual|Hub (hub)
002:001 USB Hub: Virtual|Hub (hub)
001:001 USB Hub: Virtual|Hub (hub)
---:--- Mouse: Generic PS/2 Wheel Mouse [/dev/psaux] (msintellips/2)

hwd -s gives:

[1;32mTesting:[0;39m kernel (2.6.22-ARCH) supports uevents
[H[J[1;34m8086:27d8 [0;39mAudio device:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36msnd-hda-intel [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller
[1;34m8086:109a [0;39mEthernet controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36me1000 [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
[1;34m1180:0832 [0;39mFireWire (IEEE 1394):[1;34m [0;39mRicoh Co Ltd[1;34m module: [1;36mfirewire_ohci [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mR5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
[1;34m1180:0822 [0;39mGeneric system peripheral [0805]:[1;34m [0;39mRicoh Co Ltd[1;34m module: [1;36msdhci [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mR5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter
[1;34m8086:27a0 [0;39mHost bridge:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36m- [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mMobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub
[1;34m8086:27df [0;39mIDE interface:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mata_piix [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller
[1;34m8086:27b9 [0;39mISA bridge:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36m- [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge
[1;34m8086:4222 [0;39mNetwork controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36miwl3945 [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mPRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
[1;34m8086:2448 [0;39mPCI bridge:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36m- [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
[1;34m8086:27d0 [0;39mPCI bridge:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mpcieport-driver [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1
[1;34m8086:27d2 [0;39mPCI bridge:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mpcieport-driver [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2
[1;34m8086:27d4 [0;39mPCI bridge:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mpcieport-driver [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3
[1;34m8086:27a1 [0;39mPCI bridge:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mpcieport-driver [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mMobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port
[1;34m8086:27c5 [0;39mSATA controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mahci [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller
[1;34m8086:27da [0;39mSMBus:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mi801_smbus [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller
[1;34m1180:0592 [0;39mSystem peripheral:[1;34m [0;39mRicoh Co Ltd[1;34m module: [1;36m- [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mR5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter
[1;34m1180:0843 [0;39mSystem peripheral:[1;34m [0;39mRicoh Co Ltd[1;34m module: [1;36m- [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mR5C843 MMC Host Controller
[1;34m1180:0852 [0;39mSystem peripheral:[1;34m [0;39mRicoh Co Ltd[1;34m module: [1;36m- [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mxD-Picture Card Controller
[1;34m8086:27c8 [0;39mUSB Controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36muhci_hcd [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
[1;34m8086:27c9 [0;39mUSB Controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36muhci_hcd [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
[1;34m8086:27ca [0;39mUSB Controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36muhci_hcd [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
[1;34m8086:27cb [0;39mUSB Controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36muhci_hcd [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4
[1;34m8086:27cc [0;39mUSB Controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mehci_hcd [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller
[1;34m10de:01d8 [0;39mVGA compatible controller:[1;34m [0;39mnVidia Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36m [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mG72M [GeForce Go 7400]

hwd -e gives:

[1;32mTesting:[0;39m kernel (2.6.22-ARCH) supports uevents
[H[J[1;34m8086:27d8 [0;39mAudio device:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36msnd-hda-intel [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller
[1;34m8086:109a [0;39mEthernet controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36me1000 [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
[1;34m1180:0832 [0;39mFireWire (IEEE 1394):[1;34m [0;39mRicoh Co Ltd[1;34m module: [1;36mfirewire_ohci [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mR5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
[1;34m1180:0822 [0;39mGeneric system peripheral [0805]:[1;34m [0;39mRicoh Co Ltd[1;34m module: [1;36msdhci [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mR5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter
[1;34m8086:27a0 [0;39mHost bridge:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36m- [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mMobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub
[1;34m8086:27df [0;39mIDE interface:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mata_piix [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller
[1;34m8086:27b9 [0;39mISA bridge:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36m- [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge
[1;34m8086:4222 [0;39mNetwork controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36miwl3945 [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mPRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
[1;34m8086:2448 [0;39mPCI bridge:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36m- [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
[1;34m8086:27d0 [0;39mPCI bridge:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mpcieport-driver [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1
[1;34m8086:27d2 [0;39mPCI bridge:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mpcieport-driver [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2
[1;34m8086:27d4 [0;39mPCI bridge:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mpcieport-driver [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3
[1;34m8086:27a1 [0;39mPCI bridge:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mpcieport-driver [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mMobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port
[1;34m8086:27c5 [0;39mSATA controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mahci [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller
[1;34m8086:27da [0;39mSMBus:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mi801_smbus [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller
[1;34m1180:0592 [0;39mSystem peripheral:[1;34m [0;39mRicoh Co Ltd[1;34m module: [1;36m- [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mR5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter
[1;34m1180:0843 [0;39mSystem peripheral:[1;34m [0;39mRicoh Co Ltd[1;34m module: [1;36m- [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mR5C843 MMC Host Controller
[1;34m1180:0852 [0;39mSystem peripheral:[1;34m [0;39mRicoh Co Ltd[1;34m module: [1;36m- [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mxD-Picture Card Controller
[1;34m8086:27c8 [0;39mUSB Controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36muhci_hcd [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
[1;34m8086:27c9 [0;39mUSB Controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36muhci_hcd [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
[1;34m8086:27ca [0;39mUSB Controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36muhci_hcd [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
[1;34m8086:27cb [0;39mUSB Controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36muhci_hcd [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4
[1;34m8086:27cc [0;39mUSB Controller:[1;34m [0;39mIntel Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36mehci_hcd [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39m82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller
[1;34m10de:01d8 [0;39mVGA compatible controller:[1;34m [0;39mnVidia Corporation[1;34m module: [1;36m [0;39m
[1;34m [0;39mG72M [GeForce Go 7400]

rc.conf contains:

#
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
#
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCALIZATION
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime"
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
#
LOCALE="en_US.utf8"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
TIMEZONE="Asia/Beirut"
KEYMAP="us"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Scan hardware and load required modules at bootup
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
# Module Blacklist - modules in this list will never be loaded by udev
MOD_BLACKLIST=()
#
# Modules to load at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a module with a ! to blacklist it
#
MODULES=(e1000 iwl3945 snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-intel soundcore)
# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
HOSTNAME="DANY-LAPTOP"
#
# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available
# interfaces.
#
# 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"
#eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
eth0="dhcp"
wlan0="dhcp"
wlan_wlan0="wlan0 essid ******** key *********************" #I put * for privacy reasons
INTERFACES=(lo eth0 wlan0)
#
# 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 192.168.0.1"
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=(home)
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
# - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network netfs crond alsa)

# End of file

thanks for the help

Misfit138 · 2008-03-06 20:31:21

Define the wireless interface by adding this:

WLAN_INTERFACES=(wlan0)

right after this:

wlan_wlan0="wlan0 essid ******** key *********************" #I put * for privacy reasons

And comment out this:

gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"

with a #.
You are telling your card that 192.168.0.1 is its gateway, when it cannot be within that range based on the IP in your post above, which has a 192.168.2.x range IIRC.
Anyways, that should do it I think.
After that, restart the network:

# /etc/rc.d/network restart

ipw3945 section of wiki: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wir … nd_ipw4965

stefan1975 · 2008-03-06 22:03:49

Hi,

this might be a dumb suggestion, but you did install the correct firmware for the card right? I have a intel3945 card too and it connects just fine so it should be possible for you as well but you need a network applet like netcfg/netcfg2/wicd (it never worked for me just from the rc.conf, just from the /etc/network-profiles and edited the template file there) AND the correct firmware for the card:

$ sudo pacman -S iwlwifi-3945-ucode

cheers,
stefan.

Last edited by stefan1975 (2008-03-06 22:13:06)

stefan1975 · 2008-03-06 22:22:48

Misfit138 wrote:

Define the wireless interface by adding this:
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
with a #.
You are telling your card that 192.168.0.1 is its gateway, when it cannot be within that range based on the IP in your post above, which has a 192.168.2.x range IIRC.

hi,

although i agree with you that the (default by the way) setting in his rc.conf does not match properly with his eth0 dhcp address lease, since he has as /24 netmask, i really doubt if this has anything to do with his problems.

Both his interfaces are set to dhcp and will get their network information like ip-adress, netmask, nameservers and gateway settings from the DHCP server. I am positive that when he is connected through eht0 a 'netstat -nr' will show a correct gateway, i.e. his router.

stefan

ibendiben · 2008-03-06 22:33:48

From my experience commenting out the getaway line is essential when using dhcp... I hope this will fix all problems!

stefan1975 · 2008-03-07 05:45:07

ibendiben wrote:

From my experience commenting out the getaway line is essential when using dhcp... I hope this will fix all problems!

it really won't matter here. especially because:

ROUTES=(!gateway)

stefan

MONODA · 2008-03-07 05:59:01

"it wont matter since:
ROUTES=(!gateway)"
yeah thats what I was thinking... i havent tried the wireless yet as i am booted into ubuntu now but ill be sure to do so as soon as I can.

MONODA · 2008-03-07 07:12:53

well i followed the instructions provided and when i restart network I get:
"err, wlan0: timed out
warn, wlan0: using IPV4LL address 169.254.183.245"
is there anything else I can do?

stefan1975 · 2008-03-07 08:40:03

MONODA wrote:

well i followed the instructions provided and when i restart network I get:
"err, wlan0: timed out
warn, wlan0: using IPV4LL address 169.254.183.245"
is there anything else I can do?

well if you are sure you have loaded the firmware for your card you should be able to connect through an applet. If you already have a DE running i'd use knetworkmanager/networkmanager/wicd if you are on the CLI use netcfg/netfg2 and read the corresponding docs:

netcfg:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Netcfg
netcfg2:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Network_Profiles
general:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_Setup

stefan

ibendiben · 2008-03-07 11:16:38

Have a look at this bug task... there are people having similar problems:
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/7664

One comment that might be usefull for you:

Comment by André Prata (nDray) - Saturday, 29 December 2007, 01:15 GMT+1
i think this is relevant... I'm working with an Intel 3945 abg (iwl3945)....
If I just iwconfig AFTER ifconfig up, it works perfectly... That's just it.....
iwconfig wlan0 essid whatever
ifconfig wlan0 up
dhcpcd wlan0
If I use netcfg, not matter how many times I try, it will allways fail... At least seems so.... Also, by hand, if I iwconfig before ifconfig'ing up, it's useless.....

How is this in you situation?

When you search the forums for iwl3945 (and your error/warning) following results turn up:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=43810
There is a solution found, which might work for you too.

Some more results:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=43987
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=44462
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=43966
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=43782
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=43333
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=42909

Last edited by ibendiben (2008-03-07 11:34:51)

MONODA · 2008-04-26 12:17:52

ok well I got netfcfg2 installed and I am still getting the same problem when trying to connect to a wireless network. when I do netcfg2 <profile-name> the output is:
wlan0 Failed to read scan data : Resource Temporarily unavailable

also if I iwlist wlan0 scan i get:
wlan0 Failed to read scan data : Resource Temporarily unavailable
again.
how can I fix this?

MONODA · 2008-04-26 12:21:13

one more thing, dmesg gives the following errors:
iwl3945: Microcode SW error deteced. Restarting 0x82000008.
iwl3945: Error reply type 0x00000005 cmd REPLY_SCAN_CMD (0x80) seq 0x4419 ser 0x0000004B
iwl3945: Can't stop Rx DMA.

how can I fix this?

ibendiben · 2008-04-26 17:08:09

ow, I should (re)install the iwlwifi-3945-ucode package, this is needed firmware to get iwlwifi to work. I hope for you this solves all problems.

MONODA · 2008-04-27 08:02:13

thanks for your reply but I did what you said and updated my system but I am still getting the same errors:
dmesg gives the following errors:
iwl3945: Microcode SW error deteced. Restarting 0x82000008.
iwl3945: Error reply type 0x00000005 cmd REPLY_SCAN_CMD (0x80) seq 0x4419 ser 0x0000004B
iwl3945: Can't stop Rx DMA.

when I do netcfg2 <profile-name> the output is:
wlan0 Failed to read scan data : Resource Temporarily unavailable

also if I iwlist wlan0 scan i get:
wlan0 Failed to read scan data : Resource Temporarily unavailable
again.

MONODA · 2008-04-27 09:11:30

Also, if I sudo dhcpcd wlan0 I get:
err, wlan0: timed out
warn, wlan0: using IPV4LL address 169.254.145.237

is there anything I can do to get my wireless working?

iphitus · 2008-04-27 10:26:06

Your driver isnt right. You need to sort that out before you can use netcfg/iwconfig or anything to configure the network.

Try the latest kernel. If that doesnt work. http://bugs.archlinux.org

MONODA · 2008-04-27 17:59:30

well I just ran pacman -Syu and everything installed. I am not sure if I have the latest kernel since I am still getting the hang of rolling release and learning more and dont know whether it updates the kernel as well. I will check out the bugs site.

pyther · 2008-04-27 18:07:19

what happens when you do

iwlist wlan0 scan

if you get an error make sure to include it in your reply.

MONODA · 2008-04-27 18:16:34

I already said:
"also if I iwlist wlan0 scan i get:
wlan0 Failed to read scan data : Resource Temporarily unavailable"
any ideas?

iphitus · 2008-04-28 04:52:56

Yes, as I said, file a bug. Presuming you have the driver configured correctly, there's a problem with the driver.

MONODA · 2008-04-28 05:55:58

alright i will do so... I think Ill stick with arch since I usually can connect through wired lan.

MONODA · 2008-04-28 06:43:30

I have been trying to get to the bugs page but it wont open, could anyone by any chance submit the bug for me?

iphitus · 2008-04-28 10:29:17

works fine for me, give it another go.

http://bugs.archlinux.org

MONODA · 2008-05-06 17:11:59

great news, I created a file, /etc/modprobe.d/iwl3945 with contents:
alias wlan0 iwl3945
options iwl3945 disable_hw_scan=1 hwcrypto=1

and now I can scan for networks and connect to them. The problem is that after I connect to my network using netcfg2, if i try to ping google, it says unknownhost. how can I fix this?

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