Atheros X linksys wrt45G

mvinnicius · 2008-07-30 15:49:13

Here I go again...
After solving the problem with the ath0/madwifi ( http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=52123 ), I tried to connect it with my Linksys router. I've searched the forum ands wiki, and tried many solutions but none of them work. So I decided to post the output of the relevant commands to see if anyone can tell me where to go.

1. Linksys setup. (itś working perfectly with my wired network).

Mixed mode (wireless b and g)
SSID linksys
Chanel 11 (default chanel)

2. iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wifi0 no wireless extensions.
ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"" Nickname:""
Mode:Managed Channel:0 Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:16 dBm Sensitivity=1/1
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=0/70 Signal level=-96 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

3. ifconfig -a (with network stopped)

ath0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1B:9E:A9:73:A2
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:D1:9E:90:2F
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1599 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:100 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:210834 (205.8 Kb) TX bytes:22692 (22.1 Kb)
Interrupt:17 Base address:0x4000
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:88 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:88 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:5516 (5.3 Kb) TX bytes:5516 (5.3 Kb)
wifi0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-1B-9E-A9-73-A2-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1053 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:280
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:48438 (47.3 Kb)
Interrupt:18

4. ifconfig -a (with network started)

ath0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1B:9E:A9:73:A2
inet addr:169.254.70.45 Bcast:169.254.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
inet6 addr: fe80::21b:9eff:fea9:73a2/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:D1:9E:90:2F
inet addr:X.X.X.X Bcast:X.X.X.255 Mask:255.255.252.0
inet6 addr: fe80::2a0:d1ff:fe9e:902f/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1850 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:113 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:242339 (236.6 Kb) TX bytes:24157 (23.5 Kb)
Interrupt:17 Base address:0x4000
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:88 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:88 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:5516 (5.3 Kb) TX bytes:5516 (5.3 Kb)
wifi0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-1B-9E-A9-73-A2-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1257 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:280
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:57822 (56.4 Kb)

5. rc.conf fragments

MODULES=(r8169 !ath5k mac80211 ath_hal ath_pci wlan snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-intel soundcore fglrx)
-----------------------------------------
eth0="dhcp"
ath0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(eth0 ath0)
------------------------------------------
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng hal network netfs crond alsa fam httpd samba cups)

I've tried netcfg2, iwlist ath0 scan, but the result is : no network . It seems it can't find the network. I don't know if it's a Linksys error, but it seems improbable.

Any help?

mvinnicius · 2008-07-31 12:45:06

I 'm getting worried...19 views and no answer...:(

kclive18 · 2008-07-31 14:46:28

Some routers are fussy in mixed mode (I had a WRT54G like yours and it didn't like mixed), so set the mode to whatever type of wireless card you have in your system (b or g). Also make sure your network's SSID is not hidden, although I'm not sure if that affects whether you can connect or not with wireless tools.

mvinnicius · 2008-07-31 21:24:16

kclive

I've fixed the G mode, and had iwconfig with the essid, channel and freq options configured to set my ath0. But it seems it can't find the linksys network. I tried netcfg2 with a profile created for the card:

CONNECTION="wireless"
INTERFACE="ath0"
SCAN="yes"
#SECURITY=" "
ESSID="linksys"
#KEY=""
IP="dhcp"
TIMEOUT=20

I've disabled SECURITY and KEY because i have no connection to secure yet, and the security is Disabled in the router.. It didn't work. Same as "iwlist ath0 scan", and "dhcpcd ath0".It seems that it can find any network.
On the router side everything seems to work fine.I wish I have another wireless card to test with a Windows machine to see if there is a problem with the router (that' desperate, i know), but I don't believe so. The router is brand new, out of the box. I prefer to believe it's ok...rs

I don't know where to go or what to try.

Last edited by mvinnicius (2008-07-31 21:26:53)

mvinnicius · 2008-08-01 05:56:57

What about a firmware such as DD-WRT ? Maybe it make it easier to configure a Linux network... Is there any advice about it?

In this post http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=29081 Iphitus does an explanation that justifies the use of DD-WRT. The question remains...will it solve my problem?

P.S.:This post looks like a journal...but I'm a hopeful guy...

Last edited by mvinnicius (2008-08-01 14:30:13)

mvinnicius · 2008-08-07 20:42:18

Ok...another entry on the journal. I've tried DD-WRT and it bricked my router, but the warranty saved me and I got a brand new one. But it leads me back to square one: no connection

Maybe it's the channel? How can I know the frequency of my wireless card? It seems to change every time I try a dhcpcd ath0.

Another question: And if i try the ath5k module? I'll give it a run.

mvinnicius · 2008-08-08 00:00:29

Starship date 2008.8.7

The ath5k module works with newer chipsets AR5xx or superior. Mine is a AR242x. I turned back to ath_pci module, and got my ath0 back.
And my problem,too.

Running iwconfig ath0 modulation [any option] i got te following error:

Error for wireless request " Set Modulation" (8B2F):
Set failed on device ath0; operation not supported.

It means something related to my problem?

Last edited by mvinnicius (2008-08-08 01:00:50)

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#1 2008-07-30 15:49:13

Atheros X linksys wrt45G

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Re: Atheros X linksys wrt45G

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Re: Atheros X linksys wrt45G

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