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Qylvaran
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 Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:16 am Post subject: wlan0 looks like it's working, but it's not. [solved] |
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I've made some progress getting my rt61-based pci card working with the built-in kernel support. iwlist wlan0 scan pulls up my AP. I can have it associate, and it looks lovely. dhcpcd completes, and ifconfig wlan0 lists an IP address. ping www.google.com...times out every time. My ethernet connection works (though I guess I need netplug or something to keep it from trying to connect when unplugged), but my desk has no wires running to it. Am I missing something obvious?
Looking at the forums, this may have been a bad time to get an rt61 wireless card.
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pappy_mcfae
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:18 am Post subject: |
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What kernel version are you using? Are you using some form of encryption (WEP or WPA)? Can you ping other computers on your LAN (assuming you have one)?
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Qylvaran
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm using kernel 2.6.24-gentoo-r4, no encryption, and I can't ping other computers. Also, my ethernet connection still tries to take precedence even after I unplugged it a couple reboots ago trying to get this working. |
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lost-distance
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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The latest Linux 2.6.25 kernel has a heck of a lot of bug fixes to the rt2x00 drivers. Perhaps you should switch to that before trying anything else.
Right now I'm using the 2.6.25 kernel's rt61pci driver with wpa_supplicant package. They work fine with my Edimax EW-7628Ig card, though it took some time to figure out the correct configuration. |
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Qylvaran
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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I will give that a shot as soon as the current emerge -uDNa world finishes up (I wanted my computer to be doing something while I waited). I'll let you know how it goes.
Funny how every time I try to do a 'stable' gentoo install, there's some dealbreaker issue that requires me to use an 'unstable' package. This is why I always ended up using ~x86 globally in the past. Ah, Gentoo. It's been 3 years, but nothing has changed. |
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Qylvaran
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Success! Thanks for the suggestion. Now I can move my computer back upstairs where it belongs. |
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