[driverloader] WEP does not work on my Intel 2200BG

[KBB0927 at cs.com]

Marc,

This is a winner!! It works!! I am answering this email using my WiFi
card connected to the internet.

Thanks,

Keith



Marc Boucher <marc at linuxant.com> wrote:

>
>Keith, Stefan,
>
>please try
>
>http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader-1.65p1-1.i386.rpm or
>http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader-1.65p1.tar.gz
>
>and let us know if it corrects the problem (or not).
>
>Yours
>Marc
>
>--
>Marc Boucher
>Linuxant inc.
>
>On Apr 6, 2004, at 12:17 PM, Marc Boucher wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Keith, Stefan,
>>
>> we are aware of spurious WEP issues with the 2200bg; a fix will be
>> available very soon.
>>
>> Regards
>> Marc
>>
>> --
>> Marc Boucher
>> Linuxant inc.
>>
>> On Apr 5, 2004, at 12:28 PM, KBB0927 at cs.com wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, I have the exact same experience. Intel Pro/Wireless 2200 BG only
>>> works without WEP. I have an ASUS M3N notebook and the WEP _will_ work
>>> with a pcmcia Broadcom based cared:  Buffalo AirStation (WLI-CB-G54A)
>>> flawlessly. So I know WEP works under SuSE 9.0, just not with Intel
>>> Pro/Wireless 2200BG
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>>
>>> Keith
>>> "Stefan Bröcheler" <sbr2 at gmx.de> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I use driverloader 1.6.4 successfully on my sony Z1 notbook with
>>>>  Intel
>>>> Pro/Wireless 2200BG   WLAN under SuSE 9.0. However it only works
>>>> *without* WEP
>>>> encryption. I would be very happy if you could help me to get WEP up
>>>> and
>>>> running.
>>>>
>>>> Whenever I set the WEP key via iwconfig, e.g.
>>>>
>>>> iwconfig wlan0 essid broecheler.de channel 6 mode Managed rate 11M
>>>> key
>>>> 0123456789
>>>>
>>>> then I find error events in /var/log/warn
>>>>
>>>> Apr  5 17:28:23 linux kernel: driverloader: ndisSetInformation:
>>>> 802_11_ADD_KEY st=FAILURE W=0 N=0
>>>> Apr  5 17:28:23 linux kernel: wlan0: Error -5 configuring keys
>>>> Apr  5 17:28:25 linux kernel: driverloader:
>>>> ndisWrapCheckForHangTimerFunc_stk:
>>>> PCI-0000:02:0b.0-8086:4220-8086:2753 hung, resetting
>>>> Apr  5 17:28:25 linux kernel: driverloader: ndisSetInformation:
>>>> 802_11_ADD_KEY st=FAILURE W=0 N=0
>>>> Apr  5 17:28:25 linux kernel: wlan0: Error -5 configuring keys
>>>> Apr  5 17:28:36 linux kernel: dldr_thread: 2455 stack overflow
>>>>
>>>> According to this, the configuration of the key does not work in the
>>>> Windows
>>>> driver. On the other hand when I look at interface config via
>>>> iwconfig, the
>>>> key is there:
>>>>
>>>> wlan0     IEEE 802.11-DS  ESSID:"broecheler.de"  Nickname:"unknown"
>>>>          Mode:Managed  Bit Rate=54Mb/s
>>>>          RTS thr=1600 B   Fragment thr=2304 B
>>>>          Encryption key:0123-4567-89
>>>>          Power Management: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
>>>>
>>>> Nevertheless the DHCP client can not obtain an adress (without
>>>> encryption it
>>>> works).
>>>>
>>>> I have tried this with original drivers that where installed on the
>>>> notebook,
>>>>
>>>> w22n51  Intel   11/26/2003,8.0.11.0
>>>>
>>>> as well as a newer version that I found on the web:
>>>>
>>>> w22n51  Intel   01/02/2004,8.0.12.9000
>>>>
>>>> Both do not work.
>>>>
>>>> Any idea?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your help
>>>>
>>>> Stefan
>>>>
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