Wireless connectivity FRUSTRATION!!

Ok, so I followed the beginners install guide to get a clean base install of arch. When i went to ping google as it said to, I got the unresolved host error. I referred myself to the wireless network setup guide. This is what I did starting from "Configure the System" in the beginners guide, concerning networking stuff.
under rc.conf I changed my hostname to Hostname="MisbARCH"
I had an additional lo="lo 127.0.0.1" entry that wasn't in the beginner's guide exampl, I left it alone.
I commented out the original eth0=" 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255" and added eth0="dhcp" (this was later changed to wlan0=dhcp after i got the rt2500 drivers installed and wlan popped up inder iwconfig, and upon network start in boot it said 'eth0 no such network device recgonized)
under interfaces I left it alone, but again, I had the additional interface lo interfaces=(lo eth0).
I commented out gateway="default gateway 192.168.0.1" as it said to since I was using DHCP.
under /etc/hosts I changed the listing to read:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost MisbARCH
I know it's kind of silly but I wasn't sure if localhost/localdomain were place holders for info I was supposed to enter, I had no values for those to put in, so I left it alone.
This was when the guide told me to ping, and I returned unresolved host. went to the wireless setup guide.
did hwdetect --show-net and it gave back:
mac80211 rt2500 eeprom93cxb rt2500pci rt2X00pci rt2X00lib rt2X00pci cfg 80211
From my ubuntu install, I know the ralink rt2500 works for my linksys card. so then I:
pacman -S wireless tools
it gave back current local invalid using default C local, up to date, want to install anyways, blah blah, yes yes. Then:
pacman -S rt2500
gave back same as above, installed.
iwconfig and ifconfig -a showed my wlan0
then under rc.conf I set wlan0="dhcp" and INTERFACES=(lo wlan0)
under conf.d/wireless I set
wlan_wlan0="wlan0 essid longhorns key 1234567890" (used the real key ofcourse, not passphrase i presume) and WLAN_INTERFACES=(wlan0)
on boot, when it says starting network, it just times out. I've tried disabling WEP on my router and deleting the "key 1234567890" portion of the wlan_wlan0= value, no fix. what am I doing wrong? I know you guys prob want iwconfig and ifconfig-a and other code outputs, but this is on a seperate desktop with obviously no internet access, so let me know what you need to help me in terms of out put and i'll do it the old fashion way, careful writing down and typing.
what the hell is 'lo' anyways? should i be disabling that. I just want it to work, the arch install was going so smoothly..
EDIT: I removed lo=... and removed lo from INTERFACES=...
I tried uncommenting the gateway line and defining it as 192.168.1.1, no go. I removed ! from the ROUTES= line, it took a bit longer to time out, but i got a fail on a process called SIOCD something on boot and shut down, figured that was the wrong direction. Tried removing the key 1234567890 portion and disabled WEP on my router, no go. The hardware is detected. The driver is there. The light on my pci adaptor flashes indicating transmission when its trying to connect to network. What am i doing wrong? Does it have nothing to do with the conf.d/wireless and rc.conf files? Could it be something else? should i run network daemon in the background (@network), should i change certain settings on my router? Did I do something stupid that's case-sensetive related? My key is only 10 digits long as its basic 64 bit wep, I have checked it 50 gazillion times. I want to do it this way (using non roaming access) because it said its recommended for comps that only connect to 1 network. this desktop is rarely used and never moved, and this SEEMED like the simplest manner to get it working. I'm afraid with net profiles i have more room for error and will *()$*)# more *$(#* up. SO FRUSTRATING!!!
The router is set to channel 8, basic key, I type in the key instead of using the s:wirelesspassword thing because I'm not even sure what that is, the only thing i can think of is my timezone set on ARCH doesnt match the routers because I couldnt find the file containing time zones when i was setting up arch under /usr/share/zoneinfo.. just didnt exist on my fresh install with all packages selected..but i doubt that has anything to do with it.. sigh. Does the key have to be in quotes? I dont even think its that im connected to the router and being denied internet access.. i never show up as a client on the router and i cant ping anyone else on the network or the router itself either.
Last edited by Misbah (2008-02-28 06:34:39)

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My current problem is two-fold. Firstly I am not yet getting the line speed that I was expecting. I have spoken to the Technical Help Line, and understand that following the activation of Broadband on the line in Room 1 I should wait 10 days for the available speed to stabalise. Currently I am 7 days on from line activation.
A few days ago I was getting download speeds around 2.70 Mbps, with upload speeds around 0.38 Mbps. The IP profile for the download speed at that time was set at 2.77 Mbps. The IP profile for the upload speed was set at 0.45 Mbps. Over the past week I have done numerous speed checks and found that the speed did vary, as might be expected, but was generally always around these figures. Because of the line check speeds I was given by BT's own staff I was expecting the available speed to get better, not slow down! I was originally advised to expect line speeds of between 3.5 Mbps - 5.5 Mbps.
Over the last 24 - 36 hours the speed has slowed down, and a few minutes ago these are the figures I observed:
Download speed achieved during the test was - 1.3 Mbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 0.8 Mbps-2 Mbps.
IP Profile for your line is - 1.33 Mbps
Upload speed achieved during the test was - 0.34Mbps
Additional Information:
Upstream Rate IP profile on your line is - 0.45 Mbps
Line speed then is one issue, but there is another.
My second, presently very frustrating problem is that even though the Hub 4 is consistently powered, and maintains a steady Blue light showing that Broadband is available, my wireless connection that I receive from the Hub keeps dropping. I should add that the distance from the Hub 4 in Room 1 to where I work with my laptop in Room 2 is only about 15 - 20 feet. I used the old Hub 2 until a few weeks ago, and neither my daughter on her laptop, or myself, had any problems with 'dropping' the wireless signal, whichever room we were in, or even if we used our respective laptops elsewhere in the house. I was convinced enough by the publicity 'blurb' to believe that Hub 4 was more reliable, with fewer drop-outs. So far this has not proven to be the case.
I know that I need to wait a few days more till the 10 days are up, but would really appreciate some kind soul commenting on the above. I have looked at the Logs, but without knowing what segment would be helpful in aiding a diagnosis of my two issues I didn't want to provide unnecessary information. So if any particular element of the Logs would be useful, please let me know.
Yours in hope,
Alan
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Hello again,
With your help I was able to locate the place to change the channel manually, which I did, thanks for that. It only resulted in a marginal improvement, but any improvement is good I guess.
HH4 has now been showing a steady connection for three + days, so, as requested, here are the noise stats:
16:14:16, 26 Nov. ( 76.170000) DSL noise margin: 22.00 dB upstream, 12.20 dB downstream
16:14:16, 26 Nov. ( 76.080000) DSL line rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 3104 Kbps downstream
I have done several speed tests and they all show broadly similar results, namely that my download speed is usually around 2.67, whereas my IP Profile is set at 2.74.
I don't know whether this is worth mentioning but I only have an old style BT socket on my line, not one that has a test socket inside, so I can't do any of the tests using that facility.
Although my broadband connection has been stable and active on the HH4, as far as using wireless to connect my laptop in another room I do still get several dropped connections each day.
Even when I am connected to my HH4 by wireless, and my signal, as now, is only in the four bar bracket, by looking at the other Networks that are active in my street/area I can see, although it is rightly secured, that someone is using a HH3 and the signal on that is powerful enough to register a full five bar (excellent) strength on my laptop. How near or far away from me that user with a HH3 is I do not know, the point is however I can receive a more powerful and consistent signal from their Hub than my own. I must confess to being puzzled by that. What could be the reason?
Is there any further help or guidance that you can give that might assist in raising my IP profile, in the hope that my speed might increase? Or do you have any further suggestions as to how I might reduce the noise on my line to a more acceptable amount, so that my signal might give me a better wireless connection?
Thanks again for any advice or help you are able to give.
Regards,
Alan

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