Public bug reported:
My wireless adapter is an Airlink101 AWLH5026. lspci identifies it as
vendor ID 1814, device ID 0401 ("Ralink RT2600 802.11 MIMO").
Current release of Edgy correctly loads the rt61pci module. Network
Settings shows both wmaster0 and wlan0 devices, and it lets me configure
and activate wlan0. I am not using any encryption.
But the wireless does not work. DHCP does not acquire a lease, and I am
unable to ping the router even if I use a static IP address.
"iwconfig wlan0" shows "Not-Associated".
HOWEVER: When I run "iwlist scan", I can see my access point. If I use
"iwconfig wlan0 ap xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx" to set the access point manually,
the wireless starts working; I can ping my access point and access the
Internet. I am using it now to submit this bug. :-)
But the setup is fragile. If I attempt to switch to DHCP in Network
Settings, the association breaks (goes back to "Not-Associated") and I
have trouble re-associating even manually.
I am willing to debug this further if an expert will tell me how to
proceed. I was hoping this card would "just work" in Edgy... I had to
follow the embarrassingly hairy instructions at
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=132980 to get it working in
Dapper. Ubuntu should be better than this, and I would like to help.
Thank you!
** Affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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rt61pci driver fails with Airlink101 AWLH5026
https://launchpad.net/bugs/67607
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