#428: Only old madwifi-driver package will connect to AirPort router
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Reporter: anonymous | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone:
Component: madwifi: other | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
Patch_attached: 0 |
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Comment (by anonymous):
I'm using a laptop with a Netgear PCMCIA wireless card. The Knoppix 4 DVD
is able to connect to the router with my system. I use the following
commands on Knoppix and Gentoo for testing:
ifconfig ath0 up
iwconfig ath0 essid Myessid
iwconfig ath0 key s:Mykey
pump -i ath0
It works with Knoppix but not with Gentoo and 4 out of 5 of the madwifi-
driver packages available. The Knoppix packages-dvd.txt lists the
following:
madwifi-modules-2.6.12 20040308-2
I just tried the instructions listed in the UserDocs you specified with no
luck using 0.1443.20060207. I thought they would work because it does
look like the card is associating and unassociating over and over based on
the LED activity. But no luck.
I don't see how it could be a configuration problem. The same commands
work with Knoppix 4 and Gentoo with 0.1401.20060117 but fail on Gentoo
with:
0.1443.20060207
0.1440.20060206
0.1420.20060201
0.1_pre20050420-r1
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Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/428>
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Multiband Atheros Driver for Wireless Fidelity
