Re: Sitecom Walklan aka Bluetake BW002

Odo Maletzki wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I just bought a Sitecom WLAN-Set. It is frustrating...
> The PCMCIA-Card in the package is a WL-011v2, not the WL-011 which 
> means: no linux support yet (AMD 1772)
> and the USB-WLAN-Adapter, which is actually a Bluetake BW002 with a 
> sitecom-label doesnt connect to the access-point. WIth windows 
> everything works fine.
> 
> Maybe somebody can help with the connection of the USB-Adapter:
> 
> 
> I have Debian, Kernel 2.4.22
> I use at76c503.10-drivers for my USB-Device
> 
> 
> 1) iwconfig is fine
> 2) ifconfig is fine
> 3) arp -n shows "inclompete" for the MAC-Adress of the access-point
> 4) route -n is fine
> 5) ping doesn't work
> 
> why?
> 
> 
> Here is my "lsmod" (excerpt)
> 
> --->
> Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
> .
> .
> .
> at76c503-rfmd          39456   0
> at76c503               55456   0  [at76c503-rfmd]
> usbdfu                  8044   0  [at76c503-rfmd]
> uhci                   25916   0  (unused)
> usbcore                63308   1  [at76c503-rfmd at76c503 usbdfu hid uhci]
> .
> .
> .
> <---
> 
> "at76c503" was started with debug-option
> 
> 
> 
> Here is my /etc/network/interfaces (excerpt)
> 
> 
> --->
> auto wlan0
> iface wlan0 inet static
>        address 192.168.1.133
>        netmask 255.255.255.0
>        network 192.168.1.0
>        broadcast 192.168.1.255
>        gateway 192.168.1.1
> <---
> 
> 
> The access-point-config is web-based. Here is all I can do for WLAN
> 
> --->
> LAN-IP: 192.168.1.1
> netmask: 255.55.255.0
> ESSID : maletzki   
> Channel : 1   
> WEP : Disabled
> Access Permission :     Allow Everyone Access
> <---
> 
> 
> When I plug the USB-Device to my notebook, syslog says:
> 
> 
> Oct 28 01:04:55 moon44 kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.2-1, assigned 
> address 5
> Oct 28 01:04:55 moon44 kernel: usbdfu.c: Downloading firmware for USB 
> device 5...
> Oct 28 01:04:57 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: $Id: at76c503.c,v 1.35 
> 2003/07/30 06:31:51 jal2 Exp $ compiled Oct 28 2003 00:17:20
> Oct 28 01:04:57 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: firmware version 1.101.2 #84 
> (fcs_len 4)
> Oct 28 01:04:57 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: device's MAC 
> 00:30:00:11:37:cc, regulatory domain <unknown> (id 255)
> Oct 28 01:04:57 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: registered wlan0
> 
> 
> Then, i do
> 
>> # iwconfig wlan0 channel 1 essid "maletzki"
>> # ifconfig wlan0 up
> 
> 
> the result:
> 
> syslog says:
> 
> 
> Oct 28 01:06:19 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: wlan0 param: ssid maletzki 
> (6D616C65747A6B69) mode adhoc ch 1 wep disabled key 0 keylen 0
> Oct 28 01:06:19 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: wlan0 param: preamble long 
> rts 1536 frag 1536 txrate auto excl 0
> Oct 28 01:06:19 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: wlan0 param: pm_mode 1 
> pm_period 0 auth_mode open scan_times 10 120 scan_mode active
> Oct 28 01:06:20 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: wlan0: state 0 -> 1 (SCANNING)
> Oct 28 01:06:20 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: wlan0 BSS table 
> (curr=00000000, new=00000000):
> Oct 28 01:06:20 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: 0xca1b6bc0: bssid 
> 00:03:6d:f2:ed:64 channel 1 ssid maletzki (6D616C65747A6B69) capa x0001 
> rates 82 84 0B 16 rssi 37 link 0 noise 0
> Oct 28 01:06:21 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: wlan0 BSS table 
> (curr=00000000, new=00000000):
> Oct 28 01:06:21 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: 0xca1b6bc0: bssid 
> 00:03:6d:f2:ed:64 channel 1 ssid maletzki (6D616C65747A6B69) capa x0001 
> rates 82 84 0B 16 rssi 36 link 0 noise 0
> Oct 28 01:06:21 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: wlan0: state 1 -> 6 (JOINING)
> Oct 28 01:06:21 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: wlan0 find_matching_bss: 
> returned 00000000
> Oct 28 01:06:21 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: wlan0: state 6 -> 8 (STARTIBSS)
> Oct 28 01:06:21 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: using BSSID 02:00:bf:ec:18:00
> 
> Oct 28 01:08:01 moon44 kernel: at76c503.c: wlan0 tx  wlen x4e pad x1c 
> rate 4 hdr 08000000FFFFFFFFFFFF0030001137CC0200BFEC18000000
> Oct 28 01:08:18 moon44 last message repeated 11 times
> 
> 
> 
>> # iwconfig
> 
> 
> lo        no wireless extensions.
> 
> eth0      no wireless extensions.
> 
> wlan0     IEEE 802.11-DS  ESSID:"essidtest"  Nickname:"okuwlan"
>          Mode:Ad-Hoc  Channel:1  Cell: 02:00:6C:FA:7E:0D
>          Bit Rate:11Mb/s
>          RTS thr=1536 B   Fragment thr=1536 B
>          Encryption key:off
>          Power Management:off
>          Link Quality:0  Signal level:80  Noise level:0
>          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
> 
> 
>> # ifconfig
> 
> 
> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
>          RX packets:241 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>          TX packets:241 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>          RX bytes:21824 (21.3 KiB)  TX bytes:21824 (21.3 KiB)
> 
> wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:30:00:11:37:CC
>          inet addr:192.168.1.133  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
>          UP BROADCAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>          TX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
>          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:720 (720.0 b)
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> # arp -n
> 
> 
> Address     HWtype  HWaddress           Flags Mask            Iface
> 192.168.1.1         (incomplete)                              wlan0
> 
> 
>> # route -n
> 
> 
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use 
> Iface
> 192.168.1.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 
> wlan0
> 0.0.0.0         192.168.1.1     0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 
> wlan0
> 
> 
>> # arping -i wlan0 192.168.1.1
> 
> ARPING 192.168.1.1
> 
> 
> ...and nothing happens, except these messages in the syslog:
> 
> Oct 28 01:09:46 moon44 last message repeated 3 times
> Oct 28 01:10:15 moon44 last message repeated 12 times
> 
> 
> 
> 
> What is my problem?
> For me it looks like the USB-device works fine but doesn't find the 
> access-point.
> 
> BTW:
> 
> 1) with the atmelwlandriver-ss-20030923 - tarball-drivers the device is 
> not recognized.
> 2) when I use usb-uhci instead of uhci the atmewlandrivers crash my 
> system (and another one as well. So it is a problem of debian o the 
> drivers)
> 3) With the at76c503-drivers I can use either uhci or usb-uhci
> 
> 4) "route -n" is ok but "route" is slow (1st line immediately, 2nd line 
> after 10 secs.)
> 5) "arp -n" is ok  but "arp" has a delay of 10 secs
> 
> 
> 
> PLEASE HELP
> 
> 
> Greetings
> Odo
> [email protected]
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> 

heres the problem, tyour in adhoc mode!

try iwconfig wlan0 mode managed essid okuwlan  :)

wlan0     IEEE 802.11-DS  ESSID:"essidtest"  Nickname:"okuwlan"
 >          -----Mode:Ad-Hoc-----  Channel:1  Cell: 02:00:6C:FA:7E:0D
 >          Bit Rate:11Mb/s
 >          RTS thr=1536 B   Fragment thr=1536 B
 >          Encryption key:off
 >          Power Management:off
 >          Link Quality:0  Signal level:80  Noise level:0
 >          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
 >          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0


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