> eth1 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID: 1ecb13: Nickname: "Folger" > Mode: Managed Frequency: 2.412GHz Access Point: 00:02:2D:1E:CB:13 > Bit Rate=11Mb/s Tx-Power=15dBm Sensitivity:1/3 RTS thr:off > Fragment thr:2347B Encryption key: off Link Quality:27/92 Signal level: > -69dBm > Noise level:-96dBm > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag: 0 > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 > > When I run cardctl ident I get: > > Socket 1: > Product info: "Lucent Technologies", "Wavelan/IEEE", > "Version 01.01", "" > function: 6 (network) > > I'm wondering if my problem could simply be something to do with > permissions. I noticed that in one of your earlier messages you could > run cardctl at a $ prompt, but I had to be root. Same thing for > iwconfig. I added myself to the dialout and dip groups, but still can't > connect to the internet.
Looks like your card is seeing the access point. Good. What does ifconfig say? You need to be root to run iwconfig, cardctl, and ifconfig. I use sudo most of the time. If you are not getting an IP from the AP, then you can try giving yourself and IP manually such as: ifconfig eth1 192.168.1.5 then do this: route add default gateway 192.168.1.1 (assuming your RG is 192.168.1.1 and you on a standard private network 192.168.1.0/24) Then see if you can ping the AP. Like I said before, the Orinoco cards did not work well for me until I compiled a custom kernel. This may be a bit of a challenge for you, but once you learn how to do this....it will make things easier. http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html Debian is not easy for beginners. But if you stick with it, you will be happy in the future. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
