I have reset the nvram, and set the wireless mode to bridge. Then I set the channel to the same my Fonera, and changed the security to WEP and the correct WEP key. But it did not connect as a bridge. I thought that maybe it was a DHCP problem, so I turned the DHCP off, and now I cant access the router on 192.168.2.1 anymore!
I have no idea what to do. Could someone please help?
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ok, I have reset the router for 10 seconds, and I am finally back on after nearly 2 hours of reading :)
but I still cant get the wlan to connect as a client to my home wlan network.
After a full reset, I tried this:
WLAN Basic settings-
Device: On
Wlan Mode: Client
Wlan network mode: Mixed
Network Name: wireless (my home network ssid)
Channel: 1 (the same as my home network)
Device Configuration: Bridged
Security Mode: WEP
Standard Key: 1
then I add my key, 10 hex digits.
Im not sure if I have to click save, or save and run. I have tried both, but nothing seems to happen. If however I do a 3 second reset, then I see some changes-
On the Wireless LAN settings, I see:
Status: WLAN is off/not connected
Mode: Client
SSID: (this stays blank)
Channel:1
SNR: 0dBm
Data rate: 54mbs
Encryption: WEP
Also, if I use Scan, I can see my home wlan. Any Ideas why I cant connect?
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I have no ideas since yet if you have really configured your settings correctly. So please first recheck your settings also by viewing your settings in NVRAM like for example with the following command:
nvram show|grep wl_
Please check the settings for SSID and WEP-key there and verify they are set correctly because
in most cases not working features are due to misconfiguration. Also check your other AP for disabled MAC-filter.
If you do not find the error, please do the following:
nvram set wl_debug=1
nvram commit
Then reboot the device and look to file "/var/wlan.log". There you can see all commands that are done by the wlan startup script. If you do not find the reason in there then please post the contents of this file so I can have a look at that.
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I reset the router by holding the reset pin for 10 seconds. Then I log into the web interface and change the Wireless Basic settings and Security settings, and I captured these pictures:
then I logged onto the router with putty, and did the following:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| bitswitcher - Version 0.3.3 - build: 10.11.2008 |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
root@192.168.2.1's password:
root@BS:~ #nvram show|grep wl_
wl_wsec=1
wl_wep_index=
wl_wep0=8704006230
wl_wet=1
wl_close=0
wl_channel=1
wl_essid=wireless
wl_gmode=1
wl_ap=0
wl_infra=1
wl_up=1
root@BS:~ #nvram set wl_debug=1
OK
root@BS:~ #nvram commit
OK
root@BS:~ #
then I logged out. I used the web interface to do a reboot. The router reboots, but after about a minute the LAN led stays blinking forever. I am not able to ssh, ping or access the web interface, so I cant get to the "wlan.log" file. Thats all I have done, nothing more.
I used the firmware version from this website, "BS-Image Version 0.3.3 (ca. 2,9 MB)", and the router is a T-Com Speedport W 500V. Thats all the info I have. If there is anything else I can try, please let me know! I have spent hours on this, and I know its something simple to fix, but I dont know what!
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The LAN-Led that's keeps blinking...that's sounds like you put a loop into your Network. Did you connect the LAN-Port of the Speedport with your "La Fonera wlan router"??
If you did so all packets that are going to the router are multiplied by sending them again over WLAN or the LAN-Port depending on which port they arrived originally. So if you configured the WLAN-Interface you have to unplug the cable or enable STP in LAN-Settings for the Bridge. Check this please....
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Ok that logfile looks ok, there are no errors and all settings seems to be setted correctly.
1.
Go onto the router via telnet and execute the following command (from the logfile, hopefully key and ssid are correct, if not please change) multiple times:
Sometimes the router doesn't join the target network properly so exceute this 4-5 times and then check the WLAN-LED for connection.
2.
You told me that enabling STP worked and the router is available instead of LAN-Led keeps blinking fast. That sounds not good and I already think you got a loop anywhere, maybe by your PC...
Because when you enable STP it detects loops and disables the one of the Bridge-ports which are looping. The WLAN and LAN device are bridged in your settings, so maybe STP disabled the WLAN-port.
Maybe you have to disable WLAN on your PC when connecting to the Speedport....
3.
Why do you work with WEP-64? Maybe your Fonera is a very old router? Then check your settings for Wireless Network Mode and maybe change WLAN settings->Basic settings->WLAN network mode to "B-only".
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Hi,
I am having problems with the firmware, mostly because my German ist noch nicht so gut. :)
I managed to install the firmware, and I wish to make its act as a bridge:
Internet-----La Fonera wlan router-----(bridge)-----w500v.Bitswitcher-----xbox 360
I have reset the nvram, and set the wireless mode to bridge. Then I set the channel to the same my Fonera, and changed the security to WEP and the correct WEP key. But it did not connect as a bridge. I thought that maybe it was a DHCP problem, so I turned the DHCP off, and now I cant access the router on 192.168.2.1 anymore!
I have no idea what to do. Could someone please help?
I just tried setting my computers ip address manually to 192.168.2.100, but 192.168.2.1 is unresponsive.
ok, I have reset the router for 10 seconds, and I am finally back on after nearly 2 hours of reading :)
but I still cant get the wlan to connect as a client to my home wlan network.
After a full reset, I tried this:
WLAN Basic settings-
Device: On
Wlan Mode: Client
Wlan network mode: Mixed
Network Name: wireless (my home network ssid)
Channel: 1 (the same as my home network)
Device Configuration: Bridged
Security Mode: WEP
Standard Key: 1
then I add my key, 10 hex digits.
Im not sure if I have to click save, or save and run. I have tried both, but nothing seems to happen. If however I do a 3 second reset, then I see some changes-
After that I see on the Home page:
WLAN Status: On
Mode: Client
SSID: (this stays blank)
Channel:1
SNR: 0dBm
On the Wireless LAN settings, I see:
Status: WLAN is off/not connected
Mode: Client
SSID: (this stays blank)
Channel:1
SNR: 0dBm
Data rate: 54mbs
Encryption: WEP
Also, if I use Scan, I can see my home wlan. Any Ideas why I cant connect?
I have no ideas since yet if you have really configured your settings correctly. So please first recheck your settings also by viewing your settings in NVRAM like for example with the following command:
nvram show|grep wl_
Please check the settings for SSID and WEP-key there and verify they are set correctly because
in most cases not working features are due to misconfiguration. Also check your other AP for disabled MAC-filter.
If you do not find the error, please do the following:
nvram set wl_debug=1
nvram commit
Then reboot the device and look to file "/var/wlan.log". There you can see all commands that are done by the wlan startup script. If you do not find the reason in there then please post the contents of this file so I can have a look at that.
Ok, here is the best I could do:
I reset the router by holding the reset pin for 10 seconds. Then I log into the web interface and change the Wireless Basic settings and Security settings, and I captured these pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com/dnhkng/BitSwitcher#5267846829668808386
then I logged onto the router with putty, and did the following:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| bitswitcher - Version 0.3.3 - build: 10.11.2008 |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
root@192.168.2.1's password:
root@BS:~ #nvram show|grep wl_
wl_wsec=1
wl_wep_index=
wl_wep0=8704006230
wl_wet=1
wl_close=0
wl_channel=1
wl_essid=wireless
wl_gmode=1
wl_ap=0
wl_infra=1
wl_up=1
root@BS:~ #nvram set wl_debug=1
OK
root@BS:~ #nvram commit
OK
root@BS:~ #
then I logged out. I used the web interface to do a reboot. The router reboots, but after about a minute the LAN led stays blinking forever. I am not able to ssh, ping or access the web interface, so I cant get to the "wlan.log" file. Thats all I have done, nothing more.
I used the firmware version from this website, "BS-Image Version 0.3.3 (ca. 2,9 MB)", and the router is a T-Com Speedport W 500V. Thats all the info I have. If there is anything else I can try, please let me know! I have spent hours on this, and I know its something simple to fix, but I dont know what!
The LAN-Led that's keeps blinking...that's sounds like you put a loop into your Network. Did you connect the LAN-Port of the Speedport with your "La Fonera wlan router"??
If you did so all packets that are going to the router are multiplied by sending them again over WLAN or the LAN-Port depending on which port they arrived originally. So if you configured the WLAN-Interface you have to unplug the cable or enable STP in LAN-Settings for the Bridge. Check this please....
OK! that helped. I turned on STP, although the speedport and my wlan router are not directly connected. The topology is this:
Internet-----DLS modem-----Fonera wlan~~~~~~~~~~~W500V.BitSwitcher-----PC
--- cable
~~wireless
here is the wlan.log file:
root@BS:/var #cat wlan.log
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.8.1/extra/wl.ko
wlctl down
wlctl clk 1
setup_general()
wlctl country ALL
Setting country code using abbreviation: "ALL"
wlctl antdiv 3
wlctl txant 3
wlctl pwr_percent1 100
wlctl PM 0
setup_infra()
detected infrastructure-mode
wlctl infra 1
wlctl up
wlctl ap 0
setup_ieee80211()
ifconfig wl0 down
wlctl gmode 1
setup_ieee80211() detected G-mode or Mixed-mode...adding G-mode specific parameters
wlctl rate -1
wlctl mrate -1
wlctl channel 1
wlctl cwmin 31
wlctl cwmax 1023
wlctl fragthresh 2346
wlctl rtsthresh 2347
wlctl shortslot_override -1
wlctl gmode_protection_override -1
wlctl gmode_protection_control 0
wlctl gmode_protection_cts 1
wlctl frameburst 0
setup_bridging()
bridging is enabled
wlctl wet 1
brctl addif br0 wl0
ifconfig wl0 up
setup_security()
wlctl auth 0
WEP-encryption is set
wlctl wepstatus 1
wlctl wsec 1
wlctl wsec_restrict 1
wlctl wpa_auth 0
wlctl eap 0
wlctl join 'w''i''r''e''l''e''s''s' key '8''7''0''4''0''0''6''2''3''0' imode bss amode shared
setup_infra()
detected infrastructure-mode
wlctl infra 1
wlctl up
wlctl ap 0
setup_macfilter()
setup_macfilter() ignoring mac_filter because no AP-mode detected
wlctl macmode 0
wlctl mac none
setup_wds()
setup_wds() ignoring WDS setting because no AP-mode detected
setup_ipaddr()
I ran a wireless Scan, and these are the results:
WLAN Settings / Scan
last scanresults
SSID Mode MAC-Adress Channel Signal Security Cipher
FON_AP Managed 00:18:84:1F:D5:75 1 None
wireless Managed 00:18:84:1F:D5:76 1 WEP
auto Managed 00:14:A5:8D:E7:81 4 WEP
But there is still no connection :(
Ok that logfile looks ok, there are no errors and all settings seems to be setted correctly.
1.
Go onto the router via telnet and execute the following command (from the logfile, hopefully key and ssid are correct, if not please change) multiple times:
wlctl join 'w''i''r''e''l''e''s''s' key '8''7''0''4''0''0''6''2''3''0' imode bss amode shared
Sometimes the router doesn't join the target network properly so exceute this 4-5 times and then check the WLAN-LED for connection.
2.
You told me that enabling STP worked and the router is available instead of LAN-Led keeps blinking fast. That sounds not good and I already think you got a loop anywhere, maybe by your PC...
Because when you enable STP it detects loops and disables the one of the Bridge-ports which are looping. The WLAN and LAN device are bridged in your settings, so maybe STP disabled the WLAN-port.
Maybe you have to disable WLAN on your PC when connecting to the Speedport....
3.
Why do you work with WEP-64? Maybe your Fonera is a very old router? Then check your settings for Wireless Network Mode and maybe change WLAN settings->Basic settings->WLAN network mode to "B-only".