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I have recently installed DWL-G520 (rev B), Atheros based wireless LAN card on FEDORA CORE 3. Now the problem is that whenever i try to activate the card with ifup ...
  1. 01-31-2005 #1
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    Wireless Card installed but problems in configuring.

    I have recently installed DWL-G520 (rev B), Atheros based wireless LAN card on FEDORA CORE 3.

    Now the problem is that whenever i try to activate the card with ifup ath0 command it gives the

    following error message.


    Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
    SET failed on device ath0 ; Invalid

    argument.

    Determining IP information for ath0... failed.



    Can anyone help me out of it? I have tried static ip settings but that also to does not seem to

    work. Please guide me how to proceed? My confgurations are as follows since i want to work in

    Adhoc Mode.

    My configuration file is /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifath0 and its contents are:

    ONBOOT=yes
    DEVICE=ath0
    BOOTPROTO=yes
    WIRELESS=yes
    MODE=Ad-hoc
    ESSID=fahad
    CHANNEL=7


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    Okay,
    1) Which distro are you using?
    2)Are you using the MadWifi drivers? Because if so, according to google.com/linux, AdHoc mode doesn't work with the MadWifi drivers.
    3)If you are using the MadWifi drivers, then I'd suggest you try ndiswrapper.
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    i am using FC 3

    And i hav installed the madwifi drivers.
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    Well then Ad-Hoc isn't going to work. I suggest that you try ndiswrapper.
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    or just switch to
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    MODE=managed
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