[ltp] T42 wireless suddenly no longer works...

[Christopher Sawtell]

On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 07:47, Paul H. Yoshimune wrote:
> All:
>
> I have an odd situation I'm hoping I can get some help with.  I have a
> T42 with Intel 2200 wireless, running RHEL4U1.  I installed the ipw2200
> software (current version), and things were running swimmingly for a few
> weeks.  Suddenly, wireless is completely dead.  Trying to activate eth1
> from the Network Configuration GUI gives: "Determining IP information
> for eth1...failed; no link present.  Check cable?"
>
> iwconfig says:
>
> eth1      unassociated  ESSID:"vindicia-sm" 
> Nickname:"paul.sm.vindicia.com" Mode:Managed  Frequency=2.412GHz  Access
> Point:
> 00:00:00:00:00:00
>           Bit Rate=0kb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm
>           Retry limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>           Power Management:off
>           Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
>           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:9   Missed beacon:0
>
> That is the proper ESSID.  Oddly, running KWiFiManager shows NOT
> CONNECTED, with no signal strength, etc., HOWEVER, scanning for networks
> does show all the local networks around here.
>
> The radio itself isn't dead, either.  This machine dual boots, and when
> doing so into Windows XP, everything works fine.  Given that, I don't
> really know where to start looking, or how to diagnose the problem.  Has
> anyone seen this before, and/or know where to point me in the right
> direction?  Thanks...
You might have some success by increasng the power.
iwconfig eth1 txpower 20mW

for example. Try different numbers.

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CS