Re: [Madwifi-users] Dlink G-520

[leo <le...@le...>]

Hello,

Here is what I am doing.
% ifconfig ath0 netmask 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.223 up

% iwpriv ath0 mode 3
<mapping sub-ioctl mode to cmd 0x8BE0-2>

% iwlist ath0 scan
ath0      Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:20:E0:02:CB:81
                    Mode:Master
                    Encryption key:off
                    Quality:28/94  Signal level:-67 dBm  Noise level:-95 =
dBm
                    Mode:Master
                    ESSID:"leosandbox"
                    Frequency:2.417GHz
                    Bit Rate:1Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:2Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:5Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:6Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:9Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:11Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:12Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:18Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:22Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:24Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:36Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:48Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:54Mb/s

% iwconfig ath0 essid "leosandbox" channel "2" mode managed txpower auto=20
enc off

% iwconfig ath0
ath0      IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:"leosandbox"=20
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.417GHz  Access Point:=20
00:20:E0:02:CB:81=20
          Bit Rate:1Mb/s   Tx-Power:50 dBm   Sensitivity=3D0/3=20
          Retry:off   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:30/94  Signal level:-65 dBm  Noise level:-95 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

% tail /var/log/messages
...
Jul 19 14:41:24 localhost kernel: ath0: association failed (reason 1)=20
for 00:20:e0:02:cb:81
Jul 19 14:42:00 localhost last message repeated 5 times

So, I don't get it. I'm not able to reach the network anywhere. The=20
wireless tools tell me I'm connected, but the logs tell me I'm not. Does=20
anyone know what (reason 1) is? Is there anyway around this?

I've tried removing obstacles changing distances, antennas, etc... Also,=20
my windows machine just inches away has no problem with the same card.

Leo
Emery Gu=E9vremont wrote:

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> I always perform a scan to see what else might be around.
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> iwlist ath0 scan
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> This should give you details as to what APs are available and what thei=
r
> settings. Try and see if you find yours.
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> leo wrote:
>
> | Hello all,
> |
> | I recently bought at Dlink G-520 card and I installed madwifi with
> | wireless-extensions in the 2.6.7 kernel. It all seems to work fine. I
> | can find my access point and more, but whenever I use iwconfig to
> | connect to the network I always get an error in my logs stating
> | "...association failed..." Anyone know what this is? I made sure my
> | essid and channel were correct. I'm also not using any kind of
> | encryption or access control with my access point.
> |
> |
> | Thank you much for any help,
> |
> | --
> |
> | Leo Przybylski
> | Office #2754
> | Building #9032
> | Ext. #4174
> | NAS Development
> |
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