I'm going nuts! (wireless/ndiswrapper/blah!)

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eth2      IEEE 802.11-DS  ESSID:"NETGEAR"  Nickname:"Prism  I"
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00  Bit Rate:11 Mb/s
          Tx-Power=15 dBm  Sensitivity:1/3
          Retry min limit:8  RTS thr:off  Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=0/92  Signal level=-68 dBm  Noise level=-122 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0  Missed beacon:0

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When I run iwconfig I get this. But What else do I need to do to get it running?

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Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00

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This basicially says that the card is not associating with the AP. Since im not at my linux box right now, I don't know the exact parameters required for the command, but try an:

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iwlist

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and from this the card should scan for AP's then you can pass a parameter and the card should associate with your AP. (Im sorry that I can't remember the exact command)

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# iwlist scanning
lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth1      Interface doesn't support scanning.

sit0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth2      Interface doesn't support scanning : Operation not supported

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Was that right?

What is your ssid and your channel?

Try this...

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iwconfig eth2 mode managed essid yourssid channel yourchannel

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Then

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ifup eth2

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and if needed

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dhclient eth2

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Post back with results / output / errors

All of this as root or with sudo of course.

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Originally Posted by Kingedgar

What is your ssid and your channel?

Try this...

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iwconfig eth2 mode managed essid yourssid channel yourchannel

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Then

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ifup eth2

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and if needed

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dhclient eth2

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Post back with results / output / errors

All of this as root or with sudo of course.

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I missed this before I went to bed last night, but so I can do this when I get home, how do I find my channel?

Should be the channel your accespoint is broadcasting on, default is 6, however if you cannot find the channel just omit that part of the line.

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# iwconfig eth2 mode managed essid NETGEAR channel 11
Error for wireless request "Set Frequency" (8B04) :
    SET failed on device eth2 ; Operation not supported.

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How about without the channel?

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laptop:/home/cokecan# iwconfig eth2 mode managed essid NETGEAR
laptop:/home/cokecan#

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It went to the next line, I assume it worked?

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# ifup eth2
Ignoring unknown interface eth2=eth2.

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# dhclient eth2
bash: dhclient: command not found

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