On Fri, 4 May 2007 08:12:30 -0400 "Denis Papathanasiou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a Toshiba Satellite 2850 laptop running Debian kernel > 2.6.18-4-686 with a Linksys wireless network card (pcmcia), model > WPC54G 802.11g. > > I followed the ndiswrapper installation instructions from this site -- > http://ch.tudelft.nl/~arthur/wpc54g/ -- and everything succeeded. > > That is, until I got to the final step, scanning for access points: > > # iwlist eth1 scan > eth1 Interface doesn't support scanning : No such device > > According to iwconfig, the card is there (i.e., the modprobe of > ndiswrapper worked), but not attached to any network: > > # iwconfig > lo no wireless extensions. > > eth0 no wireless extensions. > > eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306" > Mode:Managed Frequency=2.437 GHz Access Point: Invalid > RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > Encryption key: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:0 Missed beacon:0 > > sit0 no wireless extensions. > > > I also tried connecting using the network gnome gui (Desktop -> > Administration -> Networking), and got the same result. > > I.e., just like iwconfig, the gui detects the wireless network > adaptor, but clicking the "Activate" button doesn't work. > > Any suggestions? Forgive some simple questions, but your message lacks some info. Is there an AP within range? If so, does it use encryption (WEP / WPA[2])? Can you reach the AP using any other system / OS? From the same location as your linux box? What chipset is the card? What drivers is ndiswrapper using? Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
