Netcfg2 sets rate to 1Mb/s and IWOPTS not workieee [solved]

Question

Hi
I have a little problem after upgrading my HTPC.
Everytime i boot my  wlan0 rate is set to 1Mb/s.
I tryed to use IWOPTS in my network profil but it doesn't work.
Can someone help me?
[root@Mediabox ~]# cat /etc/network.d/buffalo
CONNECTION="wireless"
INTERFACE=wlan0
SCAN="yes"
SECURITY="wpa-config"
ESSID="GNU_Linux"
KEY="not_for_your_eyes"
IP="static"
IFOPTS="192.168.1.4 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255"
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
DNS1=192.168.1.1
IWOPTS="rate 54M mode managed"
WPA_OPTS="-Dwext"
WPA_CONF="/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf"
[root@Mediabox ~]#
[root@Mediabox ~]# cat /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=0
ap_scan=1
network={
ssid="GNU_Linux"
proto=WPA
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=CCMP
group=CCMP
psk="not_for_your_eyes"
[root@Mediabox ~]#
[root@Mediabox ~]# /etc/rc.d/net-profiles restart && iwconfig wlan0
:: buffalo down [DONE]
:: buffalo up [DONE]
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"GNU_Linux"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:1D:73:55:1E:1D
Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=14 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
Encryption key:298D-DA3C-139F-F3D3-7B4A-F36A-0B2F-A81D [3] Security mode:open
Power Management:off
Link Quality=30/100 Signal level:-58 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[root@Mediabox ~]#
Handmade:
[root@Mediabox ~]# iwconfig wlan0 rate 54M && iwconfig wlan0 | grep Rate
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=14 dBm
[root@Mediabox ~]#
Last edited by root_tux_linux (2009-04-15 12:30:06)

Answer 1

MoonSwan wrote:
I have the rt73usb firmware as well and I'm using the rt25x00 driver, it works fine with a similar "IWOPTS" line.  Are you using the same driver, and if not you may wish to try that.  You can also try
IWOPTS=bgscan 0 rate 54M mode managed essid YourESSIDHere
What I printed above is what I use to set my rate & other options.
Hi
I use this firmware
[root@Mediabox ~]# pacman -Qs rt | grep fw
local/rt2x00-rt71w-fw 1.8-3
And the driver in 2.6.29.1
[root@Mediabox ~]# pacman -Qs kernel26
local/kernel26 2.6.29.1-3 (base)
The Linux Kernel and modules
local/kernel26-firmware 2.6.29-1 (base)
The included firmware files of the Linux Kernel
[root@Mediabox ~]# lsmod | grep rt2
rt2x00usb 11280 1 rt73usb
rt2x00lib 31184 2 rt73usb,rt2x00usb
rfkill 11444 2 rt2x00lib
led_class 4344 1 rt2x00lib
mac80211 177608 2 rt2x00usb,rt2x00lib
cfg80211 41184 2 rt2x00lib,mac80211
usbcore 161488 6 rt73usb,rt2x00usb,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd,lirc_mceusb2
[root@Mediabox ~]#
Can you show me your wpa_supplicant.conf and your netprofil pls?