#438: Determining IP information for ath0... failed. - Cannot set rate or
encode.
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone:
Component: madwifi: other | Version: trunk
Resolution: | Keywords: dhcp
Patch_attached: 0 |
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Changes (by mrenzmann):
* version: => trunk
Old description:
> I have a Netgear PCI card WG311T. The following is an output from lspci:
> Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
>
> uname -r:2.6.15-1.1831_FC4
>
> I installed the madwifi driver via yum and set up the ath0 device.
> However when I try to obtain an IP through dhcp I get the following
> errors:
>
> Error for wireless request "Set Bit Rate" (8B20) :
> SET failed on device ath0 ; Invalid argument.
> Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
> SET failed on device ath0 ; Invalid argument.
>
> Determining IP information for ath0... failed.
>
> I also tried to uninstall the madwifi driver that yum installed and then
> downloaded and compiled the version directly from Madwifi.org. I still
> get the same issue.
>
> Here is the output for dmesg:
>
> ath_hal: 0.9.16.16 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413,
> RF5413)
>
> wlan: 0.8.4.2 (svn 1457)
>
> ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (svn 1457)
>
> ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (svn 1457)
>
> ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0d.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 177
>
> wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
>
> wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps
> 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
>
> wifi0: turboG rates: 6Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
>
> wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
>
> wifi0: mac 7.9 phy 4.5 radio 5.6
>
> wifi0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic
> wifi0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic
> wifi0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
> wifi0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
> wifi0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic
>
> wifi0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons
>
> wifi0: Atheros 5212: mem=0xfde00000, irq=177
New description:
I have a Netgear PCI card WG311T. The following is an output from lspci:
Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
uname -r:2.6.15-1.1831_FC4
I installed the madwifi driver via yum and set up the ath0 device. However
when I try to obtain an IP through dhcp I get the following errors:
{{{
Error for wireless request "Set Bit Rate" (8B20) :
SET failed on device ath0 ; Invalid argument.
Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
SET failed on device ath0 ; Invalid argument.
Determining IP information for ath0... failed.
}}}
I also tried to uninstall the madwifi driver that yum installed and then
downloaded and compiled the version directly from Madwifi.org. I still get
the same issue.
Here is the output for dmesg:
{{{
ath_hal: 0.9.16.16 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413,
RF5413)
wlan: 0.8.4.2 (svn 1457)
ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (svn 1457)
ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (svn 1457)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0d.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 177
wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps
24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi0: turboG rates: 6Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
wifi0: mac 7.9 phy 4.5 radio 5.6
wifi0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons
wifi0: Atheros 5212: mem=0xfde00000, irq=177
}}}
Comment:
Make sure that your client is properly associated to the AP before trying
to obtain a DHCP lease. Double-check. Since your AP has WEP enabled,
[wiki:UserDocs/Troubleshooting#WhywontmywirelessNICassociateproperlywhenIuseenablerestrictedmodeWEPonmyAP
this tip] might help you to resolve your problem.
If this all does not help, please detail what settings you apply to your
card.
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