Cliff McDiarmid wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Armin K. > Sent: 08/30/12 09:08 PM > To: BLFS Support List > Subject: Re: [blfs-support] USB wireless problems > > On 08/30/2012 10:14 PM, Cliff McDiarmid wrote: > Hi > > I wonder whether > one of you can help me with a usb wireless issue? I'm > running LFS 6.2 and > want to connect a wired usb receiver with a Realtek > 8188SU chip. There is a > driver from Realtek which I have compiled and > the device is seen. When I > turn off my built-in receiver in the laptop > the device will scan and find > my normal wireless hub, but wpa_supplicant > will not connect(already tried > wicd - gives 'bad password', went manual). > >Your problem might be related > to this: >SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not possible due to RF-kill I think this > message was refering to my in-built wireless on wlan0 being switched off. If > I switch it on and run wpa_supplicant to connect on wlan1(USB wired) I get > this from rfkill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 3: > hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no AND I'm still not > connecting on wlan1. I've even tried ndiswrapper with the windoze driver > which loads pe > rfectly, but I still get the same output: Listening on > LPF/wlan0/00:27:10:c9:9f:58 Sending on LPF/wlan0/00:27:10:c9:9f:58 Listening > on LPF/wlan1/00:1a:ef:25:0a:56 Sending on LPF/wlan1/00:1a:ef:25:0a:56 Sending > on Socket/fallback DHCPDISCOVER on wlan1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval > 5 receive_packet failed on wlan0: Network is down DHCPREQUEST on wlan0 to > 255.255.255.255 port 67 send_packet: Network is down DHCPDISCOVER on wlan1 to > 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 13 DHCPREQUEST on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 > port 67 receive_packet failed on wlan0: Network is down receive_packet failed > on wlan0: Network is down receive_packet failed on wlan0: Network is down > receive_packet failed on wlan0: Network is down DHCPDISCOVER on wlan1 to > 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 20 DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 > port 67 interval 8 DHCPOFFER from 192.168.1.254 DHCPREQUEST on wlan0 to > 255.255.255.255 port 67 DHCPACK from 192.168.1.254 SIOCADDRT: File exists > bound to 192.168.1.68 - - r > enewal in 41637 seconds. thanks MAC
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