Re: Newbie questions

Vikram,

Is your wlan0 interface configured to come up at boot? Check 
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0 ...you may find that this 
file doesn't exist - when I installed my prism2_usb card I had to create 
this file for my card. You can either use your ethernet connection's 
file as a template (ifcfg-eth0) or use mine below - you'll have to tweak 
it with your MAC address, preferred IP settings etc. Pay particular 
attention to the ONBOOT line - that controls the state of the interface 
at boot time.

DEVICE=wlan0
BOOTPROTO=static
BROADCAST=10.255.255.255
IPADDR=10.255.255.1
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=10.255.255.0
ONBOOT=yes
TYPE=Ethernet
USERCTL=yes
PEERDNS=yes
IPV6INIT=no
DHCP_HOSTNAME=malvern.allpowerfuldave.com

Regards
David Gee


Vikram KAUL wrote:

>
> Hi Folks,
>
> New here. Downloaded 0.2.2 version of the driver for a Fedora Core 4 
> (2.6.11.1_1369) kernel. Compiled and installed well. I am currently 
> using a linksys Compact Flash card (Model WCF12) with a Compact Flash 
> adapter on the PCMCIA slot in the IBM T-41
>
> When I insert the card the "prism2_cs" module loads up. But even if I 
> have used the SSID_wlan0="" (so that it could associate with any AP), 
> it doesn't do that. In fact, the card shows a solid green light, but 
> iwconfig shows wlan0 has no wireless extensions (not up). Why is that 
> ? Is there something I am not doing right ?
>
> Additionally, I then execute the following command (although, it was 
> noted in the README that this was only for pci usage)
>
> wlanctl-ng wlan0 lnxreq_ifstate ifstate=enable
>
> This brings up wlan0 with wireless extensions, and the green light now 
> blinks, but iwconfig reports the following:
>
> #iwconfig wlan0
>
> wlan0 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:""
> Mode:Auto Channel:0 Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00
> Bit Rate:2 Mb/s Tx-Power:2346 dBm
> Retry min limit:8 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
> Encryption key:off
> Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 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
>
> The strange thing is that scanning works. I have changed the ESSID and 
> Address in the following cut-n-paste
>
> # iwlist wlan0 scan
>
> wlan0 Scan completed :
> Cell 01 - Address: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
> ESSID:"A name LAN3"
> Mode:Master
> Encryption key:on
> Channel:1
> Quality:13/92 Signal level:-75 dBm Noise level:-88 dBm
> Cell 02 - Address: yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy
> ESSID:"A name LAN2"
> Mode:Master
> Encryption key:on
> Channel:2
> Quality:17/92 Signal level:-73 dBm Noise level:-90 dBm
>
>
> My question is why is the interface (wlan0) not coming up right away ?
> Why do I have to run the wlanctl-ng command ? It was recommended for 
> PCI, but without that, I can't get the card working.
>
> I have numerous other questions about not being able to get into 
> ad-hoc mode, but I will reserve those for later.
>
> Thanks in anticipation for any help/pointers that anyone can provide
>
> regards...
> Vikram
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