On Thu, 2008-11-13 at 13:02 -0700, iskimj@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > I'm running Ubuntu with kernel 2.6.27-7. I am trying to set up a > Prism/Intersil PCMCIA card (Microsoft MN-520) with firmware version 1.4.9. > > I am able to the orinoco module but I get many errors. I asked in that > mailing list and one suggestion was to try the hostap module. I am trying to > set up hostap but need a bit of help. > > It is my understanding that I need to operate it in "managed" mode to > connect as a client to a wireless AP. I can set the managed mode but I can't > seem to set the ESSID, iwconfig will report EASED: " ". If I then change to > "master" mode it reports the correct ESSID. Are there some additional steps > that I need to do? Is there a bug in the driver? Master mode means the card will act like an AP, so it isn't what you want. When the card reports a blank SSID, that means it simply hasn't associated to the AP. Are you sure your WEP or WPA keys are correct? You might also try a higher firmware version; 1.7.x are known to work quite a bit better than 1.4.9; I haven't had luck with 1.4.9. Firmware flashing is somewhat arcane, but here's the link: http://linux.junsun.net/intersil-prism/ Dan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
