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cookiez
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 Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 7:28 am Post subject: Wireless in iwconfig but not net.anything [Solved] |
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I've been trying to set up my wireless card for a couple hours but still have no luck. I got it to the point where if I run iwconfig I get back
| Code: | lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
irlan0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11-b ESSID:""
Mode:Auto Frequency:2.462GHz Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00
Bit Rate:2Mb/s Tx-Power:2346 dBm
Retry min limit:8 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Link Quality:0/92 Signal level:-90 dBm Noise level:-90 dBm
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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However, every time I try to do anything with the wlan0 interface it tells me action not supported. For example, | Code: | iwconfig wlan0 essid CooKz
Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Function not implemented.
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I've been looking around the forums and everyone has a /etc/init.d/net.eth0 or /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 or something of that sort. I am pretty sure I'm supposed to have net.wlan0 in my /etc/init.d, but I don't. Anyone know what I need to do to get my wireless working? Thanks in advance for the help!
I have a Toshiba Satellite 5105-S607 laptop with eth0 being my eithernet port and irlan0 being my IrDA port (I assume). I'm using a Compaq WL100 card in PCMCIA slot 2.
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Melkior.b4k4
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 9:02 am Post subject: |
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This thread might help. The wireless-tools ebuild does most of the work for you.
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UberLord
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 9:33 am Post subject: Re: Wireless in iwconfig but not net.anything, what did I fo |
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| cookiez wrote: | | Code: | iwconfig wlan0 essid CooKz
Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Function not implemented.
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That looks like you're using the linux-wlan-ng drivers which do not currently work with wireless-tools (iwconfig).
I think you need to modify /etc/conf.d/wlan or similar and use the /etc/init.d/wlan script to start/stop stuff.
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RAPUL
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 9:57 am Post subject: Damn |
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24dBm is the maximum allowed in some countries. 
Damn that is:
Lol, no animal over the face of the earth can stand such level of energy.
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Zyne
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 10:34 am Post subject: |
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1 thing I notice is different from my setup (also with wlan0)
I have the mode set to managed.
either way, here's the output if my iwconfig:
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lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"*******"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462GHz Access Point: 00:06:25:EA:34:11
Bit Rate:54Mb/s Tx-Power:13 dBm
RTS thr:2347 B Fragment thr:2346 B
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality:99/100 Signal level:-50 dBm Noise level:-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:82593 Invalid misc:133748 Missed beacon:0
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cookiez
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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Yea I have both linux-wlan-ng drivers and wireless-tools emerged. I'll see what happens when I unmerge them and emerge just wireless-tools.
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RAPUL
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 7:27 pm Post subject: Hmm.. |
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Your iwconfig is not working properly:
Many of these values are messed:
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wlan0 IEEE 802.11-b ESSID:""
Mode:Auto Frequency:2.462GHz Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00
Bit Rate:2Mb/s Tx-Power:2346 dBm
Retry min limit:8 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Link Quality:0/92 Signal level:-90 dBm Noise level:-90 dBm
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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It is impossible to have Tx-Power of 2346 dBm. Even with a nuclear central plant you cannot have such transmission power.
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cookiez
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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Hehe yea fear my fusion powered wireless card 
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cookiez
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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Okay, solved my problem. First off, when wireless-config says you need to do do not blow it off, you really do need to run it
Also, to get wlan0, I had to do | Code: | ln -s net.eth0 net.wlan0
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while in /etc/init.d/ of course. Somehow I skipped over that part in the Gentoo handbook the first time.
Thanks to everyone who helped out!
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