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#1 2004-11-05 23:29:01

nahoj
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Registered: 2004-11-05
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wireless card ipw2200

Hi
I'm quite new in Arch. I bought a new computer a week ago and installed arch kernel 2.6I downloaded wireless tools and ipw2200.

Modprobe ipw2200 is all right

I start the card with this script:

iwconfig eth1 essid "my_place" channel 6 mode managed ap XXXXX
iwconfig eth1 key open XXXXXXX
ifconfig eth1 192.168.0.52
ifconfig eth1 up


but when i look in iwconfig it gives a Hwadr of 00 (all the way). I can't make a connection to my accesspoint.

I can ping the device. When I start kde and KWifimanager the device will flip between "no network" and "best possible connection".

My theory is that the non existing Hwdadress is the problem - but how to solve it?


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#2 2004-11-05 23:36:05

phrakture
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Re: wireless card ipw2200

what kind of card do you have - a non-existant MAC address means that the module created the device node but could not tie itself to any specific hardware (meaning ipw2200 may not be the right module for your card)

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#3 2004-11-06 09:10:33

nahoj
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Re: wireless card ipw2200

I have an Intel Pro/Wireless 2200bg card installed in a Fujitsu Siemens laptop Amilo Pro. What I understand that is exactly the card the driver is made for?


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#4 2004-11-06 23:42:12

nahoj
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Re: wireless card ipw2200

Somethings happening when you try every possible configuration.

In dmesg this shows up now:

ipw2200: Intel(R) POR/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 0.12
ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel Corporation
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:02:06.0[A]  -> GSI (level, low) -> IRQ 10
ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200bg Network connection
ipw2200: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On:
Kill swith must be turned off for wireless network to work.

I then have tried FSAM7400 (somewhere It said that FSAM was the software switch for FujSiemens Amilo pro 2000. This was the only driver I could find). After modprobe of this one I get something in /proc/driver/wireless/radio that can be put ON and OFF, but no difference when looking on my card with iwconfig. still no MAC adress.

Any suggestions on how to get further? My kernel is 2.6.9-ARCH


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#5 2004-11-07 05:26:32

Hum
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Registered: 2004-06-13
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Re: wireless card ipw2200

what notebook did you buy? If you still can boot into windows make sure that you can connect to your ap there (wireless is on) and then try again in linux. Can you even scan for your ap "iwlist eth1 scan"? you should be able to pick it up, unless your wireless is turned off.

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