2009/7/12 Joel Roth <joelz@xxxxxxxxx>: > 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 O.K. can you try madwifi so that we can eliminate the possibility of a hw failure ? -- GPG ID: 0xD21DB2DB As you read this post global entropy rises. Have Fun ;-) Nick -- 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
