> However, dhclient wlan0 keeps retrying and never succeeds. I know the
> access point is properly configured, because it works for this USB device
> under WinXP.
>
You should check dmesg or your system log for zd1211 related messages.
You need to be associated first before dhclient can get an IP
> [14:09 So Jun 11]
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/2.6.17-rc4-mm3/zd1211/zd1211_2006-06-07$ ping
> 192.168.2.1
> PING 192.168.2.1 (192.168.2.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
> ping: sendmsg: Operation not permitted
>
> --- 192.168.2.1 ping statistics ---
> 1 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss,
