On 22/01/07, Dave Mitchell <davem@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Personally I set 'enabled=0' in /etc/yum.repos.d/freshrpms.repo so that it
doesn't clash with other repos when I update. (I guess this means I don't
automatically get updates for the wireless driver).
Noted. I'll do that.
> KWifiManager for some reason is NOT findng the signal. But that's a
> different problam and a different thread I suppose. The WiFi LED is
> also not lit.
If you haven't rebooted, then you'll need to start it by hand the first
time. Try:
# modprobe ipw3945
# ipw3945d
then
# iwconfig
should show a device, and
# iwlist scan
should show your access point(s).
I use Network Manager, so I can't comment on KWifiManager setup.
I rebooted the machine, and this is what I got.
[root@localhost ~]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 unassociated ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Frequency=nan kHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:16 dBm
Retry limit:15 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:47 Missed beacon:0
[root@localhost ~]# modprobe ipw3945
[root@localhost ~]# ipw3945d
ipw3945d - regulatory daemon
Copyright (C) 2005-2006 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
version: 1.7.22
2007-01-22 15:25:32: ERROR: ipw3945d already running. If ipw3945d is
not running then you
need to remove '/var/run/ipw3945d.pid' and try again.
[root@localhost ~]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 unassociated ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Frequency=nan kHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:16 dBm
Retry limit:15 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:47 Missed beacon:0
[root@localhost ~]# iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
eth1 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:0E:2E:A0:86:DF
ESSID:"tester"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Quality=45/100 Signal level=-82 dBm Noise level=-82 dBm
Extra: Last beacon: 178ms ago
[root@localhost ~]#
So it's seeing the router, that's good. I can't connect to it, but
that's probably because I don't know how.
More Details: The router is on the other side of my living room wall.
It's the neighbors. He doesn't care if I test my wifi on it, but he
doesn't want me surfing on it (I have my own wired net access for
that). The condition of my testing on his router is that I must help
him secure it when I'm done. Good deal! My Dell Axim x50v surfs fine
on the same router, so I know that it is unsecured and that it can be
connected to. And, it was in interesting way to knock on somebody's
door and say "Hey, your router's wide open!".
Dotan Cohen
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