Tomas Martisius wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> There are logs from this other PC. kernel used from:
> deb http://kernel-archive.buildserver.net/debian-kernel trunk main
> 
> First iwconfig then ndiswrapper used:
> 
> wlan0     IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:"vileikos8"  
>           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.427 GHz  Access Point: 00:30:4F:44:95:81  
>  
>           Bit Rate:2 Mb/s   Tx-Power:25 dBm   
>           RTS thr:2347 B   Fragment thr:2346 B   
>           Encryption key:off
>           Power Management:off
>           Link Quality:28/100  Signal level:-78 dBm  Noise level:-96 dBm
>           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

The quality of the SoftMAC driver is not yet to the point that weak signals 
like yours (-78 dBm) can
be handled. To use it, you will have to be closer to your AP.

> Now logs then bcm43xx used:
> 
> wlan0     IEEE 802.11b/g  ESSID:"vileikos8"  Nickname:"Broadcom 4318"
>           Mode:Managed  Frequency=2.484 GHz  Access Point: Invalid   
>           Bit Rate=1 Mb/s   Tx-Power=18 dBm   
>           RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>           Encryption key:off
>           Link Quality=0/100  Signal level=-256 dBm  Noise level=-256 dBm
>           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

You have never associated with the AP for the reason stated above.

Larry

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