On Tuesday 02 May 2006 05:01 pm, Jared Anderson wrote: > Link Quality=0/94 > > Generally, not good enough. :) > > What is the output of the following command? > > iwlist ath0 scan stingray:/home/mark# iwlist ath0 scan ath0 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: 00:12:17:0A:57:85 ESSID:"PMI" Mode:Master Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6) Quality=24/94 Signal level=-71 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm Encryption key:off Bit Rate:1 Mb/s Bit Rate:2 Mb/s Bit Rate:5 Mb/s Bit Rate:6 Mb/s Bit Rate:9 Mb/s Bit Rate:11 Mb/s Bit Rate:12 Mb/s Bit Rate:18 Mb/s Bit Rate:24 Mb/s Bit Rate:36 Mb/s Bit Rate:48 Mb/s Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Extra:bcn_int=100 > > On Tuesday 02 May 2006 14:01, Mark Phillips wrote: > > I am pulling my hair out trying to set up a ??simple?? wireless network. > > Everything seems to be working, but I cannot ping any other computer on the > > network. > > > > The setup > > * Dell Optiplex 260 (P4 2.49 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 140+40 MB drives) hostname > > stingray > > > > * Windows XP is installed on the 40 GB drive and I just did a net install > > of Debian (2.6.8-2-386) on the 140 GB drive. Grub handles the dual boot. > > > > * Network card = D-Link DWL-G520 , HW rev B3, Firmware 4.20 > > > > * I am using madwifi 1.7-3 drivers compiled from source > > > > * ifplugd 0.26 to detect which network card is active - wireless or > > integrated ethernet port > > > > * wpasupplicant 0.3.8-1 for security later > > > > Some sample command uutput: > > > > stingray:/home/mark# iwconfig > > lo no wireless extensions. > > > > ath0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"PMI" > > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.427 GHz Access Point: > > 00:12:17:0A:57:85 Bit Rate:1 Mb/s Tx-Power:18 dBm Sensitivity=0/3 > > Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > > Encryption key:off > > Power Management:off > > Link Quality=0/94 Signal level=-95 dBm Noise level=-95 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. > > > > sit0 no wireless extensions. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > stingray:/home/mark# ifconfig > > ath0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:46:E3:68:2B > > inet addr:192.168.25.125 Bcast:192.168.25.255 > > Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::213:46ff:fee3:682b/64 Scope:Link > > UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > > RX packets:1172 errors:7435 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:7435 > > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:200 > > RX bytes:73606 (71.8 KiB) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) > > Interrupt:169 Memory:e08b1000-e08c1000 > > > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:74:CC:3C:17 > > inet6 addr: fe80::208:74ff:fecc:3c17/64 Scope:Link > > UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > > RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) > > Base address:0xdcc0 Memory:ff6c0000-ff6e0000 > > > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > > inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host > > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 > > RX packets:1653 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > > TX packets:1653 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > > RX bytes:144614 (141.2 KiB) TX bytes:144614 (141.2 KiB) > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > stingray:/home/mark# route -n > > Kernel IP routing table > > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use > > Iface 192.168.25.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 > > 0 ath0 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 > > 0 lo 0.0.0.0 192.168.25.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 > > 0 ath0 stingray:/home/mark# > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >--------- > > > > /etc/network/interfaces > > > > # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system > > # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). > > > > # The loopback network interface > > auto lo > > iface lo inet loopback > > > > # The primary network interface > > #auto eth0 > > #iface eth0 inet dhcp > > allow-hotplug eth0 > > iface eth0 inet static > > address 192.168.25.125 > > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > broadcast 192.168.25.255 > > gateway 192.168.25.1 > > > > # The wireless network interface > > allow-hotplug ath0 > > iface ath0 inet static > > wpa-driver madwifi > > wpa-ssid PMI > > address 192.168.25.125 > > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > broadcast 192.168.25.255 > > gateway 192.168.25.1 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > If I boot into XP, the wireless card connects and works, so I believe the > > hardware is OK. > > > > What am I missing or doing wrong? When I try to ping another computer on my > > network I get "host unreachable". > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Mark Phillips Phillips Marketing, Inc mark@phillipsmarketing.biz 602 524-0376 480 945-9197 fax --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss