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csalsb
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 Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:34 pm Post subject: wireless being identified incorrectly(solved) |
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I am using an netgear wag511 and have manged to get it to work. The problem is that iwconfig is showing it to be a 802.11b card. This card is an 802.11a/b/g card, and I would like to get it to be recognized as an 802.11g. I am using the madwifi drivers and tools. Like I said I have no problems seeing the net it is just slower then I would like do to the fact that it is utilizing the b standard and not the g.
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Adrien
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:47 pm Post subject: Re: wireless being identified incorrectly |
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| csalsb wrote: | | I am using an netgear wag511 and have manged to get it to work. The problem is that iwconfig is showing it to be a 802.11b card. This card is an 802.11a/b/g card, and I would like to get it to be recognized as an 802.11g. I am using the madwifi drivers and tools. Like I said I have no problems seeing the net it is just slower then I would like do to the fact that it is utilizing the b standard and not the g. |
Hi! 
| Code: | | # iwpriv ath0 mode 3 |
should do it. |
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csalsb
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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ok tiried that and am still getting the following in my iwconfg
ath0 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:""
Mode:Managed Channel:0 Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00
Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:50 dBm Sensitivity=0/3
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=0/94 Signal level=-95 dBm Noise level=-95 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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Adrien
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:33 am Post subject: |
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Now try :
| Code: | | # iwconfig ath0 rate 54M |
Of course, for the both commands I gave you, the iface has to be up. |
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csalsb
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| Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 11:20 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the help. That command did the job. Again the gentoo commuity comes through.
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