Re: [Madwifi-users] More Info on Compile Problem
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From: Bob B. <rob...@co...> - 2007-09-19 22:27:49
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As long as you have no association with an AP, DHCP won't work. This can be compared to a situation where you have the ethernet cable unplugged from the switch. So you need to find out first why your card does not see your AP. What channel is your AP working on? What AP do you have? Can you please post the output of "iwlist ath0 channels"? Wireless Router is Belkin 54G. It broadcasts on channel 11. It uses 192.168.2.x addresses for WLAN devices. root:# iwlist ath0 channel ath0 27 channels in total; available frequencies : Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz Channel 12 : 2.467 GHz Channel 13 : 2.472 GHz Channel 14 : 2.484 GHz Current Frequency:2.447 GHz (Channel 8) vector:/~ root:# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. wifi0 no wireless extensions. ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:11 dBm Sensitivity=1/1 Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=0/70 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 vector:/~ root:# iwconfig ath0 essid "Roberto" vector:/~ root:# iwconfig ath0 ap auto ----- Attempting to set Access Point to any available vector:/~ root:# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. wifi0 no wireless extensions. ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"Roberto" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:11 dBm Sensitivity=1/1 Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=0/70 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 vector:/~ root:# iwconfig ath0 ap 00:c0:9f:6c:07:62 ---- Attempting to set Access Point to acutal MAC Address of AP vector:/~ root:# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. wifi0 no wireless extensions. ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"Roberto" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.452 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:11 dBm Sensitivity=1/1 Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=0/70 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 vector:/~ root:# |