Tim wrote:
> mit@2[~]$ iwconfig
> lo no wireless extensions.
>
> wlan0 RT2500 Wireless ESSID:"NETGEAR"
> Mode:Managed Frequency=2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:14:6C:95:B1:94
> Bit Rate:11 Mb/s Tx-Power:2 dBm
> RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
> Link Quality=53/100 Signal level=-87 dBm Noise level:-192 dBm
> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
>
> eth0 no wireless extensions.
>
I have to compile my own rt2500 driver for every new kernel I install.
Check yours is loaded ok
$ lsmod | grep rt2500
rt2500 173668 1
and check /etc/modprobe.conf for the alias. Mine is ra0 but you use wlan0.
$ grep rt2500 /etc/modprobe.conf
alias ra0 rt2500
Frequency 2.462 is channel 11 which is the normal channel used. My
wireless only works when set to "Managed" mode, not "Ad-hoc" (I set the
channel in Ad-hoc mode and then select Managed which then greys out the
channel option, maybe just Fedora gui)
$ iwconfig ra0
ra0 RT2500 Wireless ESSID:"myname" Nickname:"laptop.me.com"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:XX:XX:XX:XX
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power:0 dBm
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=86/100 Signal level=-55 dBm Noise level:-196 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
Check you config file. The Fedora is :-
$ cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ra0
GATEWAY=192.168.0.1
TYPE=Wireless
DEVICE=ra0
HWADDR=00:XX:XX:XX:XX
BOOTPROTO=none
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
DHCP_HOSTNAME=
IPADDR=192.168.0.2
DOMAIN=
ONBOOT=yes
USERCTL=no
IPV6INIT=no
PEERDNS=yes
ESSID=linksys
CHANNEL=11
MODE=Managed
RATE=54M
Try a scan :-
$ iwlist ra0 scan
ra0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:XX:XX:XX:XX
Mode:Managed
ESSID:"myname"
Encryption key:on
Channel:11
Quality:85/100 Signal level:-61 dBm Noise
level:-197 dBm
> root@2[mit]# iwconfig
> lo no wireless extensions.
>
> wlan0 RT2500 Wireless ESSID:"homenet" Nickname:"default"
> Mode:Managed Frequency=2.412 GHz Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power:0 dBm
> RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
> Encryption key:6F7A-6F6E-6573-616D-6900-0000-00 Security
> mode:restricted
> Link Quality=53/100 Signal level=-27 dBm Noise level:-192 dBm
> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
>
> eth0 no wireless extensions.
>
>
I use WEP as I'm not sure the rt2500 can cope with anything else. Best
to get it working without encryption first anyway.
John.
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