On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:14:46 -0600 Chris Brotherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 11:47:47AM +0100, Chris Lale wrote: > > Chris Brotherton wrote: > > > I just recent got an old T20 and I am attempting to use Debian on it. I > > > am > > > using a PCMCIA orinoco wireless card. Here is the crazy part. The card > > > is > > > recognized by the installer. The installer asks me for my essid and my > > > WEP > > > key. After I input the information, the wireless card get its ip address > > > over > > > dhcp and then works flawlessly. The trouble comes when I finish the > > > install > > > and boot the machine. Once the machine comes up, I cannot get the > > > wireless > > > card to work. iwconfig shows that it has all of the correct information, > > > but > > > it cannot get an ip address. I have tried both 4.0r1 and a testing > > > snapshot. > > > Both have the exact same problem. > > > > I have been running wireless PCMCIA cards in Sarge and Etch on my T20 for a > > while. Currently I am using an Edimax EW-7108PCg card with the Ralink > > chipset. I > > have documented the process I followed on the NewbieDOC website [1] [2]. > > You may > > find something helpful there. > > > > Can you ping your Access Point? > > > > If not, you might need to disable your ethernet interface: > > # ifdown eth0 > > or similar. If this works you can comment out the eth0 entry in > > /etc/network/interfaces > > > > > > [1] > > http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/How_to_set_up_a_wireless_network_card_using_drivers_from_Debian_packages#Short_version_if_you_are_impatient > > [2] http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/Installing_Ndiswrapper_in_Debian > > > > > Thanks. I will take a look at those. Any other ideas why the wireless card > would work during installation, but not after? It looks like the kernels used > for the installer and for the system are the same (well -486 vs -686). > > No, I am unable to ping my access point. Try the following: 1) unload and reload the driver module 2) check (and post) the iwconfig output 3) do ifconfig xxxx up; iwconfig xxxx essid nnnnnnnn 4) repeat step 2 - if the card is associated, you should see "Access Point: nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn" > Chris. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
