Re: [Madwifi-users] Thanks! But I can't turn it on!

[Joel E. <jb...@nc...>]

Here's a few more details.  In Windows XP's device manager, under the 
advanced tab of the properties for this card, one of the options is 
"Radio on/off".  That is what the IBM fn-F5 program changes.  I seem to 
remember that there were much fewer properties in this list prior to the 
last version release from IBM, but here are all the options available now:

802.11b Preamble	[Long and Short, Long only]
Extended Channel Mode	[Disable(for N America), Enable]
Map Registers		[multiples of 8 from 32 to 512]
mode 11dSwitch		[Disable, Enable]
Network Address		[enter one, or Not Present]
Power Save Mode		[Maximum, Normal, Off]
Radio On/Off		[Off, On]
Transmit Power		[100%, 12.5%, 25%, 50%, Lowest]

I don't know what the Map Registers or mode 11dSwitch options even mean, 
but the power options are something that would be supported in linux by 
iwconfig.  I was wondering if there might be something here helpful in 
identifying how we could turn it on.

Thanks again,
Joel

Joel Ebel wrote:

> Yeah.  No luck.  I'm still guessing it's IBM silliness.  However, I do
> notice that txpower is set to off.  The only thing I've found to make it
> not say off is to use iwconfig ath0 txpower auto.  Then it says 0 dBm.
> Not much better.  iwlist ath0 txpower says "No transmitter powers ?
> Please update driver..."  So apparently I have no way to change the
> trnsmit power.  Any other thoughts?  Should I be contacting IBM to get
> them to give me a way to turn it on?
> 
> Thanks,
> Joel
> 
> greg chesson wrote:
> 
>> We're guessing the bios is doing something for you.
>>
>> Try this:
>>
>>     ifconfig ath0 up
>>
>> that should light it up.
>> the output you provided shows that the driver loaded.
>> then the other iwconfig and iwlist commands mentioned
>> in the README file should work.
>>
>> g
>>
>>
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