Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Wireless works with Knoppix CD but not Gentoo
I was originally using wpa_supplicant with this Airport and it wasn't working. John Jolet said: well, you DON'T use wpa_supplicant. I'm not aware of any issues regarding the use of wpa_supplicant with regards to WEP. It is supported. and I've been working with wireless-tools ever since. I'm using: ifconfig ath0 up iwconfig ath0 essid Myessid iwconfig ath0 key s:Mykey pump -i ath0 I tried dhcpcd and it didn't work either. Knoppix was using pump sucessfully so I tried that with Gentoo as above. Honestly, how could this not be a package versions issue? The above commands work on the Knoppix 4 DVD but not on up-to-date Gentoo. - Grant For the sake of testing change your commands to what I use. This works on all the access points that I connect to: iwconfig ath0 essid [YOUR_ESSID] iwconfig ath0 mode managed iwconfig ath0 channel [no] iwconfig ath0 enc [YOUR_HEXKEY] Maybe just specifying the channel and mode..just a long shot. Could you post the output of iwconfig?. Come to think of it what does your /etc/conf/net and /etc/conf/wireless have set. There could be some conflicting configurations. Check those two files out!!! Rob I am very happy to report that this has been fixed and is now working with the Gentoo init.d script. It was a package version issue with madwifi-driver. These are in portage: 0.1443.20060207 0.1440.20060206 0.1420.20060201 0.1401.20060117 0.1_pre20050420-r1 and the ONLY one that will connect to the Airport router is 0.1401.20060117. I should submit a bug, no? - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Wireless works with Knoppix CD but not Gentoo
Ok, this must be a package version issue right? Which packages should I be examining? I'm thinking wireless-tools. Anything else? What file should I look at on the Knoppix disc to find out what version it's running so I can match it on the Gentoo system? - Grant Might be worth giving wpa_supplicant a shot instead of wireless-tools. It can replace wireless-tools as it supports WEP, no-encryption and WPA. I don't think that package versions would be the issue here but you never know. What iwconfig commands are you running ? Rob I was originally using wpa_supplicant with this Airport and it wasn't working. John Jolet said: well, you DON'T use wpa_supplicant. and I've been working with wireless-tools ever since. I'm using: ifconfig ath0 up iwconfig ath0 essid Myessid iwconfig ath0 key s:Mykey pump -i ath0 I tried dhcpcd and it didn't work either. Knoppix was using pump sucessfully so I tried that with Gentoo as above. Honestly, how could this not be a package versions issue? The above commands work on the Knoppix 4 DVD but not on up-to-date Gentoo. - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Wireless works with Knoppix CD but not Gentoo
On Tuesday 21 February 2006 16:35, Grant wrote: and I've been working with wireless-tools ever since. I'm using: ifconfig ath0 up iwconfig ath0 essid Myessid iwconfig ath0 key s:Mykey pump -i ath0 I don't know if it matters, but try running the iwconfig lines BEFORE the ifconfig up. That's the order I've got them in in my script to connect to an Airport, and it could be that the iwconfig commands aren't actually changing the config while the interface is up. Just a guess, based on a similar script that works for me. -- Eric Bliss systems design and integration, CreativeCow.Net -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Wireless works with Knoppix CD but not Gentoo
On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 16:35 -0800, Grant wrote: I was originally using wpa_supplicant with this Airport and it wasn't working. John Jolet said: well, you DON'T use wpa_supplicant. I'm not aware of any issues regarding the use of wpa_supplicant with regards to WEP. It is supported. and I've been working with wireless-tools ever since. I'm using: ifconfig ath0 up iwconfig ath0 essid Myessid iwconfig ath0 key s:Mykey pump -i ath0 I tried dhcpcd and it didn't work either. Knoppix was using pump sucessfully so I tried that with Gentoo as above. Honestly, how could this not be a package versions issue? The above commands work on the Knoppix 4 DVD but not on up-to-date Gentoo. - Grant For the sake of testing change your commands to what I use. This works on all the access points that I connect to: iwconfig ath0 essid [YOUR_ESSID] iwconfig ath0 mode managed iwconfig ath0 channel [no] iwconfig ath0 enc [YOUR_HEXKEY] Maybe just specifying the channel and mode..just a long shot. Could you post the output of iwconfig?. Come to think of it what does your /etc/conf/net and /etc/conf/wireless have set. There could be some conflicting configurations. Check those two files out!!! Rob signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Wireless works with Knoppix CD but not Gentoo
On Sun, 2006-02-19 at 12:38 -0800, Grant wrote: Ok, this must be a package version issue right? Which packages should I be examining? I'm thinking wireless-tools. Anything else? What file should I look at on the Knoppix disc to find out what version it's running so I can match it on the Gentoo system? - Grant Might be worth giving wpa_supplicant a shot instead of wireless-tools. It can replace wireless-tools as it supports WEP, no-encryption and WPA. I don't think that package versions would be the issue here but you never know. What iwconfig commands are you running ? Rob signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
[gentoo-user] Re: Wireless works with Knoppix CD but not Gentoo
I've been struggling to get my wireless card to connect to the WEP Airport router at my housing complex. It turns out it connects just fine using a Knoppix disc and manual ifconfig/iwconfig commands, but the same commands don't work in Gentoo. My Gentoo packages are totally up to date. I'm using madwifi. Any suggestions? - Grant Hi Grant, Firstly have you got wireless extensions enabled in the kernel? -CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS=y I believe that is a requirement. Is the madwifi-driver installed and the module loaded? -modprobe ath_pci If it can't find the module emerge the madwifi-driver package -emerge madwifi-driver or alternatively try the madwifi-ng code at http://madwifi.org Both methods should give you a ath0 interface. Are you getting any error messages?, when you run iwconfig does it show wireless related settings on the relevant interface? Hope this helps. Let us know, Hi Rob, I should have mentioned that this card works great with all other access points: WEP, WPA, and unencrypted. It just seems to have a problem with this Airport under Gentoo. - Grant Ok, this must be a package version issue right? Which packages should I be examining? I'm thinking wireless-tools. Anything else? What file should I look at on the Knoppix disc to find out what version it's running so I can match it on the Gentoo system? - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] Re: Wireless works with Knoppix CD but not Gentoo
I've been struggling to get my wireless card to connect to the WEP Airport router at my housing complex. It turns out it connects just fine using a Knoppix disc and manual ifconfig/iwconfig commands, but the same commands don't work in Gentoo. My Gentoo packages are totally up to date. I'm using madwifi. Any suggestions? - Grant Hi Grant, Firstly have you got wireless extensions enabled in the kernel? -CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS=y I believe that is a requirement. Is the madwifi-driver installed and the module loaded? -modprobe ath_pci If it can't find the module emerge the madwifi-driver package -emerge madwifi-driver or alternatively try the madwifi-ng code at http://madwifi.org Both methods should give you a ath0 interface. Are you getting any error messages?, when you run iwconfig does it show wireless related settings on the relevant interface? Hope this helps. Let us know, Hi Rob, I should have mentioned that this card works great with all other access points: WEP, WPA, and unencrypted. It just seems to have a problem with this Airport under Gentoo. - Grant Rob -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
