Re: Problems with MSI WLAN Box

Hi,

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004, Christoph Bayer wrote:

> I am trying to get my new MSI WLAN Box to work but I have some
> Problems. I am using kernel 2.6.5 and I have compiled and installed
> the drivers without problems. I am using at76c505_rfmd2958, it loads
> the firmware and I have now an interface wlan0.
>
> I have no AP, I am trying to communicate with an XP notebook in ad-hoc
> mode. The Nodebook seems to work fine (I can see some APs around)
> but I get no link between my linux box and the notebook. My linux box
> does not seem to transmit anything. With debug enabled I get the following
> output, with seems ok to me.
>
> Can anybody give me a hint what may be wrong?

> ...
> Apr 14 14:02:46 beta kernel: /root/at76c503a/at76c503.c: wlan0 BSS table
> (curr=00000000, new=00000000):

Your MSI WLAN box doesn't see any other AP around.

Try again, start the MSI box first. Wait until you see the lines "starting
IBSS", "BSSID xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx" in syslog. It should have created an own
IBSS now. Can your WinXP notebook see it with that BSSID?
With ad-hoc, sometimes the order of starting both sides may be important
(starting both at the same time may lead to two separated IBSS).

BTW, debug level of 0x180003 is usually sufficient, -1 produces too many
lines (unless something during startup breaks).

/Jörg