Hi Stuart and others,,
Stuart Henderson wrote:
I installed the firmware with fw_update. I try to bring the interface
up, I can set the nwid, but it never connects.
What do you type to bring the interface up?
If you are using /etc/hostname.ipw0 and "sh /etc/netstart ipw0", what
are the contents of the file?
I am typing "ifconfig ipw0 up" as root (or sudo) and then directly
starting the interface with dhclient.
I set the WEP password and it does not get saved if I check back with
ifconfig.
WEP password definitely won't get displayed back if you check as non-root.
I don't recall if it is displayed for root or not.
It is not - I was confused with another BSD which does, as root, display
back the used key.
What does "ifconfig ipw0" say?
Is there an "RF kill" (wifi on/off) switch on the laptop, if so did you
try toggling it?
Actually, that was the solution. The laptop has both a "soft" button
with Fn-F8 and a HW toggle, I forgot about the latter. I am not
accustomed to having "both". (Add to that that it is invisible gray and
acts the opposite, sliding right "kills" and not "activates" but the
icon hints to right with an antenna not a off-antenna)
I am used that on other laptops, the toggle issues a send
connect/disconnect of the device, here it seems that the device is up
but with no antenna.
If I try to scan, nothing is shown, I get no errors on the console/dmesg.
I tried enabling debug and I see:
ifconfig debug ipw0 list
ifconfig: SIOCDIFADDR: Device not configured
Syntax for that is "ifconfig ipw0 debug", if you get any messages they'll
appear in dmesg and/or /var/log/messages
Thanks for the pinpoint. Now with the correct settings I finally see the
LED on. The interface comes up and finally says "active" when it
attaches to the correct SSID. A scan shows all network, so I believe the
radio is fine.
dhclient however fails to get an address. It waits a few instants and
then prints "no link".
That is very strange, if with ifconfig I got the interface to active and
thus connected. Am I overseeing again something obvious?
Riccardi
