Re: Netgear MA401RA weirdness - Any solution?

Well, I cvsup'ed the -STABLE branch, and my MA401RA still will not operate
properly.  I'm willing to give a hand in identifying what's wrong, but I'm
at a bit of a loss as to where to start...

Here's the relevant information (the parts that look odd are the NIC serial
number, the current BSSID, and perhaps the media?)

/etc/start_if.wi0
=================
#!/bin/sh
# set up NetGear card for use at home
/sbin/ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.127.41 netmask 0xffffff00 authmode shared
ssid ZapWiFiLink wepkey 1:0xaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa wepmode on weptxkey 1
stationname Portege channel 10 -powersave


ifconfig wi0
============
wi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
 inet6 fe80::230:abff:fe1a:446%wi0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x6
 inet 192.168.127.41 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.127.255
 ether 00:30:ab:1a:04:46
 media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/2Mbps)
 status: no carrier
 ssid ZapWiFiLink 1:ZapWiFiLink
 stationname Portege
 channel 1 authmode SHARED powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100
 wepmode MIXED weptxkey 1
 wepkey 1:128-bit


wicontrol wi0
=============
NIC serial number:   [ 99SA01000000 ]
Station name:    [ Portege ]
SSID for IBSS creation:   [ ZapWiFiLink ]
Current netname (SSID):   [ ZapWiFiLink ]
Desired netname (SSID):   [ ZapWiFiLink ]
Current BSSID:    [ 44:44:44:44:44:44 ]
Channel list:    [ 8191 ]
IBSS channel:    [ 10 ]
Current channel:   [ 13 ]
Comms quality/signal/noise:  [ 0 81 27 ]
Promiscuous mode:   [ Off ]
Process 802.11b Frame:   [ Off ]
Intersil-Prism2 based card:  [ 1 ]
Port type (1=BSS, 3=ad-hoc):  [ 1 ]
MAC address:    [ 00:30:ab:1a:04:46 ]
TX rate (selection):   [ 3 ]
TX rate (actual speed):   [ 2 ]
RTS/CTS handshake threshold:  [ 2347 ]
Create IBSS:    [ Off ]
Access point density:   [ 1 ]
Power Mgmt (1=on, 0=off):  [ 0 ]
Max sleep time:    [ 100 ]
WEP encryption:    [ On ]
TX encryption key:   [ 1 ]
Encryption keys:   [ 0xaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ][  ][  ][  ]

Denis, [email protected]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Wontroba" <[email protected]>
To: "Michael W. Oliver" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Denis Fortin" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 3:37 AM
Subject: Re: Netgear MA401RA weirdness - Any solution?


> I too have problems with a MA401RA.  Different ones.  At least it works
> for me.
>
> Relevant bits of my set up are a Netgear ME102 access point, a Fujitsu
> Siemens S Series Lifebook with a MA401, and a Sharp Zaurus with a
> Linksys CF card.
>
> With the ME102 configured to accept both Open and WEP security, the
> MA401RA works like a charm under FreeBSD.
>
> With the ME102 configured to accept only WEP security, the MA401RA can
> obviously see the access point, but can't transmit.
>
> Under Windows 98 (spit) the MA401RA can't transmit with either of the
> above variations.  This might be due to Windows crashing when I was
> installing the drivers.  I installed again, but am not convinced that
> all is well.  Time perhaps to upgrade to Windows 2000 Professional or XP.
>
> The Zaurus / Linksys work happily with both variations.
>
> The lifebook is running FreeBSD 4.7-RC #1: Wed Oct 2 10:32:41 BST 2002
>
> wio says this as it attaches:
>
> wi0 at port 0x240-0x27f irq 9 slot 0 on pccard0
> wi0: 802.11 address: 00:09:5b:24:de:d2
> wi0: using RF:PRISM2.5 MAC:ISL3873
> wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary 1.00.07, Station 1.03.06
>
> interface configuration:
>
> aw1@mervyn /home/aw1$ cat /etc/start_if.wi0
> # this works - when access point is set to support open and shared, but
fails if ap is set to shared only, um!
> /sbin/ifconfig wi0 authmode shared ssid CENSORED wepkey 1:0xCENSORED
wepmode mixed weptxkey 1
>
> aw1@mervyn /home/aw1$ ifconfig wi0
> wi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> inet6 fe80::209:5bff:fe24:ded2%wi0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x7
> inet 192.168.0.3 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
> ether 00:09:5b:24:de:d2
> media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/11Mbps)
> status: associated
> ssid CENSORED 1:CENSORED
> stationname "FreeBSD WaveLAN/IEEE node"
> channel 1 authmode SHARED powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100
> wepmode MIXED weptxkey 1
> wepkey 1:128-bit
>
> aw1@mervyn /home/aw1$ wicontrol wi0
> NIC serial number: [ 99SA01000000 ]
> Station name: [ FreeBSD WaveLAN/IEEE node ]
> SSID for IBSS creation: [ CENSORED ]
> Current netname (SSID): [ CENSORED ]
> Desired netname (SSID): [ CENSORED ]
> Current BSSID: [ 00:30:ab:1c:04:ae ]
> Channel list: [ 8191 ]
> IBSS channel: [ 3 ]
> Current channel: [ 1 ]
> Comms quality/signal/noise: [ 68 121 6 ]
> Promiscuous mode: [ Off ]
> Process 802.11b Frame: [ Off ]
> Intersil-Prism2 based card: [ 1 ]
> Port type (1=BSS, 3=ad-hoc): [ 1 ]
> MAC address: [ 00:09:5b:24:de:d2 ]
> TX rate (selection): [ 3 ]
> TX rate (actual speed): [ 11 ]
> RTS/CTS handshake threshold: [ 2347 ]
> Create IBSS: [ Off ]
> Access point density: [ 1 ]
> Power Mgmt (1=on, 0=off): [ 0 ]
> Max sleep time: [ 100 ]
> WEP encryption: [ On ]
> TX encryption key: [ 1 ]
> Encryption keys: [  ][  ][  ][  ]
>
> I am fairly sure that I have the key correct.
>
> --
> Adrian Wontroba


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