[driverloader] Problems configuring WEP with Driverloader 2.24, MDK 10.1, Inspiron 8100, DWL 650

[Linuxant support (Jonathan)]

Hi,

if you do not set a specific ESSID with the network configuration tool 
(the Mandrake Control Center in Mandrakelinux), depending on the Windows 
XP driver installed, it is possible that connection will be attempted 
automatically to a nearby access point or another node in Ad-Hoc mode.

In the output of 'iwconfig' you have sent us, the 'Ad-Hoc' mode was 
used, which means that it was not connected to an access point, but to 
another wireless card in Ad-Hoc mode, this is why I have suggested that 
you attempt to try to connect to an access point instead.

Please send at support at linuxant.com the output of 'dumpdiag'. Type the 
following in a root shell:

---
dldrconfig --dumpdiag
---

Just send us the generated file located in /tmp 
('driverloaderdiag.txt'). It'll help us solve the problem.

Regards,


Jonathan
Technical specialist / Linuxant
www.linuxant.com
support at linuxant.com


Vadim wrote:
> Hi Jonathan.,
> 
> Once again thank you for your time to help me with this issue. 
> 
> 
>>it seems that you are connected to the other wireless node since you 
>>have the 'Cell: 02:E0:5B:D1:4C:D0' information in the output of the 
>>'iwconfig' command. 
> 
> 
> When I start up Windows I see two other wireless networks in my neighborhood that other people are running. Do you mean that in Linux my card may actually be trying to contact the other network(s)?
> 
> 
>>It is quite possible that the problem is related to 
>>IP configuration, for example, set the IP address for the wireless 
>>interface, the DNS server, the routing table, firewall, etc...
>>
>>Please try to connect to an access point since it is easier to setup and 
>>to make sure that DriverLoader is working fine. 
> 
> 
> Forgive me my igrnorance, but what do you mean by "try to connect to an access point"? I thought that this is what the card is trying to do? I do have an ability to access the router through the wireless card when WEP is disabled. 
> 
> It is getting confusing...
> Thanks for any suggestions.
> 
> Vadim
> 
> 
>>When it will be working 
>>fine with an access point, you could try again to setup a connection in 
>>Ad-Hoc mode.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>
>>Jonathan
>>Technical specialist / Linuxant
>>www.linuxant.com
>>support at linuxant.com
>>
>>
>>Vadim wrote:
>>
>>>Jonathan, thank you for your reply. Below is the output of iwconfig eth2:
>>>
>>>root at localhost host]# iwconfig eth2
>>>eth2      IEEE 802.11-DS  ESSID:"default"  Nickname:"localhost"
>>>          Mode:Ad-Hoc  Frequency:2.437GHz  Cell: 02:E0:5B:D1:4C:D0
>>>          Bit Rate=11Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm
>>>          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>>>          Encryption key:XXXX-XXXX-XX   Security mode:open
>>>          Power Management:off
>>>          Link Quality:8/94  Signal level:-67 dBm  Noise level:-154 dB  m
>>>          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>>>          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
>>>
>>>At this point, both lights on the card are on, but I am still not able to connect to the Internet. I feel  I am really close, but yet I have been battling this issue for several weeks now. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
>>>
>>>Vadim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: "Linuxant support (Jonathan)" <support at linuxant.com>
>>>To: Vadim <gopackers at ukr.net>
>>>Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:02:50 -0500
>>>Subject: Re: [driverloader] Problems configuring WEP with Driverloader 2.24,MDK 10.1, Inspiron 8100, DWL 650
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>a KEY without the s: prefix is a HEX key so if you want to use a ASCII 
>>>>WEP key, you will need to use the s: prefix. For example:
>>>>
>>>>---
>>>>KEY=s:XXXXXXX
>>>>---
>>>>
>>>>It is also possible that you have to explicitly set the security mode or 
>>>>else it will not work depending on the Windows XP driver used and the 
>>>>access point. For example, you could try with the following keys:
>>>>
>>>>---
>>>>KEY="s:XXXXXXX open"
>>>>KEY="s:XXXXXXX restricted"
>>>>---
>>>>
>>>>There is more information on this subject in the 'iwconfig' manual page.
>>>>
>>>>Please let us know if you require more assistance.
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Jonathan
>>>>Technical specialist / Linuxant
>>>>www.linuxant.com
>>>>support at linuxant.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Vadim wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>>I have dual-boot Inspiron 8100, Mandrake 10.1/Win XP, DWL 650 M1 wireless, Driverloader 2.24.
>>>>>
>>>>>I was very pleased finally to be able to use my wireless card under Linux, Driverloader was a breeze to install and configure. However, I have not been able to successfully configure WEP option (which works seamlessly under Windows XP). The free trial will be expiring very soon and I would like to purchase a license, but I am reluctant to do so without being able to fully unilize the option of WEP protection. I tried adding 
>>>>>
>>>>>KEY=XXXXXXXXXX
>>>>>
>>>>>in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth2, the card is up and running, but does not connect to the router. Any ideas what else I could try? Thank you,
>>>>>
>>>>>Vadim 
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>>>>
>>>>
>>
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