Wifi problems, WPA/WEP differences (was: Re: [SHR] from debian to shr ; -))
Cameron Frazier frazier.came...@gmail.com writes: On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 16:25 +0200, Davide Scaini wrote: ... i use a wep static ip network and a dhcp wpa one, i have some interfaces files that i switch between. ... I can get a DHCP WEP network to connect fine (work), but at home (DHCP WPA) I get nothing. You mention that you have different interface files, coul dyou describe the differences between them. I've had successful connections with open, WEP and WPA networks. And i've seen an AP i couldn't connect at all too. It looks like FR's wifi is incompatible with some APs, no matter if encryption is used or not. See http://docs.openmoko.org/trac/ticket//1250 for example. To sum up: FR's wifi has 2 kinds of known problems: incompatibility with particular APs and instability of the internal firmware. Using an old (pre-.28) kernel is not recommended due to stability issues. Also i think Werner is still going to finish his daemon to promptly power-cycle the wifi module on internal firmware crash; that can improve stability somewhat. I wouldn't hope these compatibility issues will ever be fixed, so my advice is: trade your AP for the one FR can work with. -- Be free, use free (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) software! mailto:fercer...@gmail.com ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Wifi problems, WPA/WEP differences (was: Re: [SHR] from debian to shr ; -))
My AP worked well with .24 kernel. With .28 and .29 it doesn't (I've connected once for about month) 2009/4/5, Paul Fertser fercer...@gmail.com: Cameron Frazier frazier.came...@gmail.com writes: On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 16:25 +0200, Davide Scaini wrote: ... i use a wep static ip network and a dhcp wpa one, i have some interfaces files that i switch between. ... I can get a DHCP WEP network to connect fine (work), but at home (DHCP WPA) I get nothing. You mention that you have different interface files, coul dyou describe the differences between them. I've had successful connections with open, WEP and WPA networks. And i've seen an AP i couldn't connect at all too. It looks like FR's wifi is incompatible with some APs, no matter if encryption is used or not. See http://docs.openmoko.org/trac/ticket//1250 for example. To sum up: FR's wifi has 2 kinds of known problems: incompatibility with particular APs and instability of the internal firmware. Using an old (pre-.28) kernel is not recommended due to stability issues. Also i think Werner is still going to finish his daemon to promptly power-cycle the wifi module on internal firmware crash; that can improve stability somewhat. I wouldn't hope these compatibility issues will ever be fixed, so my advice is: trade your AP for the one FR can work with. -- Be free, use free (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) software! mailto:fercer...@gmail.com ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Wifi problems, WPA/WEP differences (was: Re: [SHR] from debian to shr ; -))
On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 4:13 AM, Johny Tenfinger seba.d...@gmail.com wrote: My AP worked well with .24 kernel. With .28 and .29 it doesn't (I've connected once for about month) I'm in this boat as well Dylan ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
