[ltp] wife router access

[Ashok Leyland]

On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 06:02:51PM -0400, Haines Brown wrote:
> My machine is a Thinkpad X61s, on which I'm running sidux. 
> 
> I am able to see an AP, I assume: 
> 
> 	# iwlist scan
> 	...
> 	Cell 02 - Address: 00:18:3F:1B:32:E1
> 		  ESSID: "2WIRE744"
> 		  Mode: Master
> 		  Channel: 6
> 		  Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
> 		  Quality=100/100 Signal level=-54 dBm Noise level=-94dBm
> 		  Encryption key: on
> 		  Bit rates:1 Mb/s ... 54 Mb/s
> 		  Extra:tsf=000000786a67d48
> 
> The encryption key may be causing me a problem, but otherwise assume this
> looks good.
> 
> But no connection to the router:
> 
> 	# iwconfig wlan0 essid "2WIRE744"
> 	[nothing returned]
> 
> 	# iwconfig
> 	...
> 	wmaster no wireless extensions
> 	wlan0	IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:"2WIRE744"
> 	...
> 	Encryption key::3ADA...4F
> 	Link Quality=97/100 ...
> 	Rx invalid nwid:0
> 	...
> 
> Haines Brown

you snippet the info for wlan0 ;)

it may just be that you need to explicitly set the channel on the card
for it to associate. OTOH, I have seen routers where you need to press a
button in order for a new card to be able to associate.

HTH
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