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| [WORKAROUND] Wireless - WMP54G Rt61 at bootup? http://forums.linhes.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=20196 |
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| Author: | AggieEngineer2k [ Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | [WORKAROUND] Wireless - WMP54G Rt61 at bootup? |
Thanks KnoppMyth devs/contributors! You're amazing! I'm trying to get a new Linksys wireless network controller to connect on its own at bootup. It's installed, configured(?) and active, but not connecting. What step am I missing? Are eth0 and wlan0 mutually exclusive? Efforts So Far Fresh install using R5.5. I followed the directions here to get it set up using /etc/network/interfaces and the CD that came with the WMP54G, but when it boots up the wireless doesn't connect to the router (wired does). Wireless does work when I use RutilT though! Diagnostics justin@mythtv:~$ lspci -s 02:09.0 02:09.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI justin@mythtv:~$ ndiswrapper -l rt61 : driver installed device (1814:0301) present (alternate driver: rt61) justin@mythtv:~$ ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:01:02:2D:4C:A6 inet addr:192.168.0.101 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::201:2ff:fe2d:4ca6/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:2644 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:1 frame:0 TX packets:1151 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:578340 (564.7 KiB) TX bytes:139789 (136.5 KiB) Interrupt:10 Base address:0x6c00 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:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:1368 (1.3 KiB) TX bytes:1368 (1.3 KiB) wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:21:29:E9:5D:32 inet addr:192.168.0.11 Bcast:255.255.255.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:576 Metric:1 RX packets:7316 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:10201 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:1133360 (1.0 MiB) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Interrupt:11 justin@mythtv:~$ iwconfig eth0 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. wlan0 RT61 Wireless ESSID:"..." Nickname:"" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Bit Rate=54 Mb/s RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Link Quality=0/100 Signal level:-121 dBm Noise level:-111 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 justin@mythtv:~$ more /etc/network/interfaces # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8) # The loopback interface # automatically added when upgrading auto lo eth0 iface lo inet loopback iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.0.101 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.0.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255 gateway 192.168.0.1 auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp #iface wlan0 inet static # address 192.168.0.102 # netmask 255.255.255.0 # network 192.168.0.0 # broadcast 192.168.0.255 # gateway 192.168.0.1 pre-up ifconfig wlan0 up pre-up iwconfig wlan0 mode managed pre-up iwconfig wlan0 essid ... pre-up iwpriv wlan0 set Channel=6 pre-up iwpriv wlan0 set AuthMode=WPA2PSK pre-up iwpriv wlan0 set WPAPSK='...' |
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| Author: | AggieEngineer2k [ Sat Aug 08, 2009 12:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | [SOLUTION] |
I threw in the towel and disabled security on the wireless router and restricted access by MAC address. =/ |
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| Author: | Tweak [ Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:20 pm ] |
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I had similar problem trying to get WPA2 security for my setup. I ended up using a cheap Linksys WRT54G router converted to "client mode" using a Tomato - a 3rd party firmware. It made for a slightly more bulky setup because it's one more device to stuff near the TV, and power socket used. However there are several advantages.
2. I get much better reception using a router. 3. I can see traffic LED's blinking. 4. The router also doubles as a wifi range extender. 5. I didn't have buy a special Tivo wifi adapter to get my Tivo online (it only has ethernet builtin). |
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