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From: noSpam on 13 Mar 2010 13:13

Hi all,

I cannot get my wireless card running as a dhcp client. The card does
work as a dhcpd server in master mode.

The following is my setup:

- FC11
- madwifi, modprobe -i ath_pci
- card: Atheros Communications Inc. AR2413 802.11bg NIC
- setup wlanconfig with the wireless in managed mode
- i can scan and see the router
- open auth
- when I do iwconfig ath0 essid yosemite_nk; i think the driver found
the associated AP, but then right away it disassocates from the AP

- my iwevent log
09:51:48.012781 ath0 Set Mode:Managed
09:51:50.084479 ath0 Scan request completed
09:51:52.898111 ath0 Scan request completed
09:51:52.903005 ath0 New Access Point/Cell address:00:18:E7:5E:
92:38
09:51:52.903396 ath0 New Access Point/Cell address:Not-
Associated

Next I experimented and put the card in adhoc mode; with that I can
force the association to the AP: 00:18:E7:5E:92:38. I see enough
signal on the link, so I know it can see the router. I have open auth,
in adhoc mode. Then when I run dhclient ath0. It just says
DCHPDISCOVER over and over and then times out.

I think I am just missing some configuration
any help appreciated!



From: nestwasright on 14 Mar 2010 10:52
On Mar 13, 12:13 pm, noSpam <i.am.ah...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I cannot get my wireless card running as a dhcp client.  The card does
> work as a dhcpd server in master mode.
>
> The following is my setup:
>
> - FC11
> - madwifi, modprobe -i ath_pci
> - card: Atheros Communications Inc. AR2413 802.11bg NIC
> - setup wlanconfig with the wireless in managed mode
> - i can scan and see the router
> - open auth
> - when I do iwconfig ath0 essid yosemite_nk; i think the driver found
> the associated AP, but then right away it disassocates from the AP
>
> - my iwevent log
> 09:51:48.012781   ath0     Set Mode:Managed
> 09:51:50.084479   ath0     Scan request completed
> 09:51:52.898111   ath0     Scan request completed
> 09:51:52.903005   ath0     New Access Point/Cell address:00:18:E7:5E:
> 92:38
> 09:51:52.903396   ath0     New Access Point/Cell address:Not-
> Associated
>
> Next I experimented and put the card in adhoc mode; with that I can
> force the association to the AP: 00:18:E7:5E:92:38. I see enough
> signal on the link, so I know it can see the router. I have open auth,
> in adhoc mode. Then when I run dhclient ath0. It just says
> DCHPDISCOVER over and over and then times out.
>
> I think I am just missing some configuration
> any help appreciated!

Try using WICD instead of network manager. You'd need to compile it
for your kernel. Follow this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1309072&highlight=madwifi
From: noSpam on 15 Mar 2010 21:10

Hi I did as you said with WICD, and it did work.... somewhat... so
thanks!

but I could only get it to associate the AP as open auth (ie. no auth)

When I do WEP, WICD refuses to associate the AP. I still need
help!!!!!!! I can see on the iwevent log, I have tried all the WEP
choices in WICD: shared, passphrase, HEX..... I know my router works
cos my windows machine can associate to the WEP router....

It seems like the WICD is really flaky. For example if I change the
essid of the router, the WICD at the client side still things of the
router essid as the old one... no matter if I restart WICD or reboot
the machine.

thanks in advance....

On Mar 14, 7:52 am, nestwasright <nestami...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 13, 12:13 pm, noSpam <i.am.ah...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi all,
>
> > I cannot get my wireless card running as a dhcp client.  The card does
> > work as a dhcpd server in master mode.
>
> > The following is my setup:
>
> > - FC11
> > - madwifi, modprobe -i ath_pci
> > - card: Atheros Communications Inc. AR2413 802.11bg NIC
> > - setup wlanconfig with the wireless in managed mode
> > - i can scan and see the router
> > - open auth
> > - when I do iwconfig ath0 essid yosemite_nk; i think the driver found
> > the associated AP, but then right away it disassocates from the AP
>
> > - my iwevent log
> > 09:51:48.012781   ath0     Set Mode:Managed
> > 09:51:50.084479   ath0     Scan request completed
> > 09:51:52.898111   ath0     Scan request completed
> > 09:51:52.903005   ath0     New Access Point/Cell address:00:18:E7:5E:
> > 92:38
> > 09:51:52.903396   ath0     New Access Point/Cell address:Not-
> > Associated
>
> > Next I experimented and put the card in adhoc mode; with that I can
> > force the association to the AP: 00:18:E7:5E:92:38. I see enough
> > signal on the link, so I know it can see the router. I have open auth,
> > in adhoc mode. Then when I run dhclient ath0. It just says
> > DCHPDISCOVER over and over and then times out.
>
> > I think I am just missing some configuration
> > any help appreciated!
>
> Try using WICD instead of network manager. You'd need to compile it
> for your kernel. Follow this:http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1309072&highlight=madwifi- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

From: nestwasright on 16 Mar 2010 09:04
On Mar 15, 7:10 pm, noSpam <i.am.ah...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi I did as you said with WICD, and it did work.... somewhat... so
> thanks!
>
> but I could only get it to associate the AP as open auth (ie. no auth)
>
> When I do WEP, WICD refuses to associate the AP.  I still need
> help!!!!!!! I can see on the iwevent log, I have tried all the WEP
> choices in WICD: shared, passphrase, HEX..... I know my router works
> cos my windows machine can associate to the WEP router....
>
> It seems like the WICD is really flaky. For example if I change the
> essid of the router, the WICD at the client side still things of the
> router essid as the old one... no matter if I restart WICD or reboot
> the machine.
>
> thanks in advance....
>
> On Mar 14, 7:52 am, nestwasright <nestami...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mar 13, 12:13 pm, noSpam <i.am.ah...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hi all,
>
> > > I cannot get my wireless card running as a dhcp client.  The card does
> > > work as a dhcpd server in master mode.
>
> > > The following is my setup:
>
> > > - FC11
> > > - madwifi, modprobe -i ath_pci
> > > - card: Atheros Communications Inc. AR2413 802.11bg NIC
> > > - setup wlanconfig with the wireless in managed mode
> > > - i can scan and see the router
> > > - open auth
> > > - when I do iwconfig ath0 essid yosemite_nk; i think the driver found
> > > the associated AP, but then right away it disassocates from the AP
>
> > > - my iwevent log
> > > 09:51:48.012781   ath0     Set Mode:Managed
> > > 09:51:50.084479   ath0     Scan request completed
> > > 09:51:52.898111   ath0     Scan request completed
> > > 09:51:52.903005   ath0     New Access Point/Cell address:00:18:E7:5E:
> > > 92:38
> > > 09:51:52.903396   ath0     New Access Point/Cell address:Not-
> > > Associated
>
> > > Next I experimented and put the card in adhoc mode; with that I can
> > > force the association to the AP: 00:18:E7:5E:92:38. I see enough
> > > signal on the link, so I know it can see the router. I have open auth,
> > > in adhoc mode. Then when I run dhclient ath0. It just says
> > > DCHPDISCOVER over and over and then times out.
>
> > > I think I am just missing some configuration
> > > any help appreciated!
>
> > Try using WICD instead of network manager. You'd need to compile it
> > for your kernel. Follow this:http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1309072&highlight=madwifi-Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -

Make sure you get the latest version of WICD.
Go to the WICD Forum for specific help.
Do you know that WPA is a safer encryption than WEP?
WICD is not flaky. It even auto log me into my router when I boot.
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