On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 07:09:16AM -1000, Joel Roth wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'd appreciate some help troubleshooting my wireless connection.
>
> I have a Toshiba Satellite L305 series laptop running Debian
> sid with a recent, stock Debian kernel version 2.6.29-2-486.
>
> $ lspci | grep Atheros
>
> 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
>
> I am seeking to connect to a D-Link 614+ wireless router.
> For initial testing, the AP is unencrypted, unsecured.
>
> My wife's G3 i-Book with AfterTheMac USB wireless adapter
> connected just fine, on the first try.
>
> I believe I have the modules I should have:
>
> $ lsmod | grep 80211
> mac80211 139680 1 ath5k
> cfg80211 21576 2 ath5k,mac80211
>
> My wireless network interface is present:
>
> $ iwconfig wlan0
>
> wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:""
> Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
> Tx-Power=0 dBm
> Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
> 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:0 Missed beacon:0
>
> $ ifconfig wlan0
>
> wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:21:63:82:82:40
> UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
>
>
> However, I don't find the D-Link 614+:
>
> $ iwlist wlan0 scan
>
> wlan0 No scan results
>
> And of course, dhclient fails to find a server.
>
> Am I missing something? What could I try next?
> I'd appreciate any pointers.
>
> Thanks.
Okay, I'm back with a new kernel 2.6.30.1 and the latest
ath5k. Here are my basic diagnostics data.
$ iwlist wlan0 scan
wlan0 No scan results
$ iwlist wlan0 ap
wlan0 Interface doesn't have a list of Peers/Access-Points
$ iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:""
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=27 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr: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:0 Missed beacon:0
$ ifconfig wlan0
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:21:63:82:82:40
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
dmesg highlights
[ 4.884157] ath5k 0000:05:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[ 4.884223] ath5k 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[ 4.884283] ath5k 0000:05:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 4.884326] ath5k 0000:05:00.0: registered as 'phy0'
[ 6.411392] ath5k phy0: Atheros AR2425 chip found (MAC: 0xe2, PHY: 0x70)
[ 337.543014] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
I compiled the kernel with debugfs support for wireless. Can someone
point me to helpful docs in setting this up.
Also, is there a chance that another driver would serve me better?
Regards,
--
Joel Roth
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