Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Mon, 2010-07-26 at 21:59 -0700, Alex Romosan wrote: > >> any ideas on how i can debug this? i tried to do a git-bisect but i >> didn't get anywhere. i have the driver compiled in the kernel if that >> makes any difference. as i played with the later kernels (after 2.6.34) >> i discovered that if kept bringing the interface down and then up again >> eventually i would get "cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world >> regulatory domain" the antenna light on the laptop (i have a thinkpad >> t61) would go off and then at the next ifup the driver connected. looks >> like some kind of reset/initialization problem to me. > > So is the issue maybe the channel the AP is no, not the fact that it's > hidden? or something like that? it's still not working even with kernel 2.6.35 so i decided to play with it a little bit more. indeed, it has nothing to do with the access point being hidden or not. it doesn't work even when it's visible (previously i was able to connect to the wireless at work which is visible so i wrongly assumed that was the cause). so it looks like the problem is connecting to this particular access point which is a proxim ap-200 orinoco wireless ap i got in 2003. right now the ap is setup on channel 3 and the rate is set to 11 Mbps. should i try a different channel? which one? --alex-- -- | I believe the moment is at hand when, by a paranoiac and active | | advance of the mind, it will be possible (simultaneously with | | automatism and other passive states) to systematize confusion | | and thus to help to discredit completely the world of reality. | -- 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
