Wireless network setup problems [SOLVED]

Hi!
I'm trying to set up the wireless network here, and have been for the last couple of days. I'm following the Arch Linux Wireless Setup guide http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_Setup and I've come to the point where I should have a connection, but I don't. I can't get an IP from dhcpcd and setting it to static doesn't help me. Wired network with dhcp works fine, but I can't connect to the router on 192.168.1.1 as stated by my ISP or any other address, I shouldn't have to as the essid and key seems to work but it's suspicious.
Be advised: This is the first time I'm in contact with wireless networking, I've been using wired since the dawn of time.
Running Arch i686 on a Compaq CQ60 laptop
Router is a Xavi 5258
These are the steps I've made:
# lspci
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
// After installing madwifi:
# modprobe ath5k
// It's down from the start so:
# ifconfig wlan0 up
// Set up essid and key as stated by my ISP
# iwconfig wlan0 essid "B2_private_AF" key s:B2_private_AF
// Check for access points:
# iwlist wlan0 scan
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:01:38:A6:5A:B0
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=58/70 Signal level=-52 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"B2_private_AF"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=00000008a1f48854
Extra: Last beacon: 40ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000D42325F707269766174655F4146
IE: Unknown: 010582848B962C
IE: Unknown: 03010B
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C
// The setup so far:
# ifconfig wlan0
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:2C:5E:41:EA
inet6 addr: fe80::224:2cff:fe5e:41ea/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:576 (576.0 b)
# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"B2_private_AF"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:01:38:A6:5A:B0
Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=27 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:4232-5F70-7269-7661-7465-5F41-46 Security mode:open
Power Management:off
Link Quality=55/70 Signal level=-55 dBm Noise level=-99 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
// Alright! Let's get that IP then!
# dhcpcd wlan0
dhcpcd: version 5.0.4 starting
dhcpcd: wlan0: broadcasting for a lease
dhcpcd: timed out
// Very well then, let's set it up static style
# ifconfig wlan0 192.168.1.2
# route add default gw 192.168.1.1
// This results in nothing other than breaking all connections until I shut down wlan0.
I have some thoughts:
Is the key right? How do you know if it's wrong?
Why can't I connect to the router on any of the standard IP:s nor the one given to me by my ISP? Hardware error?
Is my eth0 dhcp connection in some way conflicting? I've tried the whole set up from a fresh boot with the wire disconnected.
Have I confused something in the stage of installing and modprobing madwifi -> ath5k? Seems like the card is supported but I don't know how far into the set up process you can go with an unsupported card.
Heh-heh, that's my post, sorry for the length of it but I don't want to leave something out that could've been useful in troubleshooting.
Thanks in advance for any help, be it simple pointers or complete walkthroughs.
Edit: There was something, somewhere about country codes, but it said it's probably not an issue. Could it cause any trouble? I live in Sweden.
Last edited by spektre (2009-07-04 20:48:58)

I solved it!
I had to change my eth0's IP to 192.168.1.2 before I could access the modem!
The key was not at all the one my ISP specified, it was a 10-digit number. NICE.
After I set wlan0 up with that key dhcpcd worked flawlessly and I'm writing this post through my wireless network!
Now, how do I mark the thread as solved?

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# DNS Settings (optional)
# Wireless Settings (optional)
ESSID=essid
KEY=network-key
IWOPTS="mode managed essid $ESSID channel 6 key restricted $KEY"
#WIFI_INTERFACE=wlan0 # use this if you have a special wireless interface
# that is linked to the real $INTERFACE
#WIFI_WAIT=5 # seconds to wait for the wireless card to
# associate before bringing the interface up
#USEWPA="yes" # start wpa_supplicant with the profile
#WPAOPTS="" # use "" for normal operation or specify additional
# options (eg, "-D ipw")
# see /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf for configuration
#AUTOWPA="yes" # automatically configure WPA
#PASSKEY="" # wpa passkey/phrase. for use with AUTOWPA
unfortunately, it doesn't work.
here are the outputs to some commands:
hwd -s
Network : Broadcom Corp.|BCM4301 802.11b module: bcm43xx
so.. this tells me the module is the right one.
lspci
00:0c.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4303 802.11b Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. WL-103b Wireless LAN PC Card
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort+ <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
Region 0: Memory at e4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
from this, I learn there is probably something wrong in getting in touch with the wifi card.
dmesg
after
/etc/rc.d/network start
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'WEP'
bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code in keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1132
bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code in keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1132
bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code in keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1132
bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code in keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1132
bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code in keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1132
bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code in keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1132
bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code in keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1132
bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code in keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1132
bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code in keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1134
bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code in keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1134
bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code in keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1134
bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code in keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1134
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
iwlist scaning
eth1 No scan results
Has anybody used a card like this one?
I am probably missing something, or then the problem is really with the module (which is loaded).
Any idea?
thanks!
Last edited by ambalex (2008-10-28 14:22:33)

Hi...
I have the same card and it took me a few days to set it working nicely... Here's my setup... Don't know about network profiles though.
- driver: ndiswrapper (tried bcm43xx-fwcutter, didn't work)
- networkmanager with knetworkmanager instead of usual network deamon (follow this link to install it http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Networkmanager
- don't forget to add your user to the network group, or else knetworkmanager won't work.
Note about knetworkmanager... if you have a 64-bit architecture, you have to use the svn version from AUR. There's a bug in the current version.
My /etc/rc.conf
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
# LOCALIZATION
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime"
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
LOCALE="en_US.iso88591"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
TIMEZONE="America/Sao_Paulo"
KEYMAP="us-acentos"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"
# HARDWARE
# Scan hardware and load required modules at bootup
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
# Module Blacklist - modules in this list will never be loaded by udev
MOD_BLACKLIST=()
# Modules to load at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a module with a ! to blacklist it
MODULES=(powernow-k8 8139too 8139cp ac battery button dock fan sbs video ndiswrapper)
# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"
# NETWORKING
HOSTNAME="note-leandro"
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
# - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
# - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
# Note: to use DHCP, set your interface to be "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
#eth0="eth0 192.168.0.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
#eth1="eth1 192.168.0.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
eth0="dhcp"
eth1="dhcp"
wlan_eth1="eth1 essid AVEIRO-WLAN"
WLAN_INTERFACES=(eth1)
INTERFACES=(lo !eth0 !eth1)
# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
# - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up. These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
# - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
# - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network-profiles
#NET_PROFILES=(main)
# DAEMONS
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
# - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng !network netfs dbus hal crond alsa cpufreq dhcdbd networkmanager bluetooth)
# End of file
I think the big trick here is to use networkmanager. It is way better than usual network daemon.
This is my result for iwconfig
[root@note-leandro leandro]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"AVEIRO-WLAN" Nickname:"Broadcom 4318"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:19:5B:BC:21:2B
Bit Rate=11 Mb/s Tx-Power=18 dBm
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Link Quality=50/100 Signal level=-62 dBm Noise level=-73 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:11 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
eth2 no wireless extensions.
After getting a valid iwconfig output, just use knetworkmanager to choose which network you want to use.
Hope this helps.

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iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
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description: Network controller
product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 6
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version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
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pcmcia 29658 2 b43,ssb
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cfg80211 126817 2 b43,mac80211
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http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_Setup
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=780692
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
For ndiswrapper driver
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=780590
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b43-pci-bridge 0000:01:06.0: PCI INT A -> Link[APC1] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
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ssb: WARNING: Invalid SPROM CRC (corrupt SPROM)
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I have a Canon MP610 which I can use just fine connected directly to my Macbook (running Leopard). But I am trying to connect to it wirelessly through a D-Link DIR655 and Windows XP workstation (the Windows computer is connected to the LAN port and the Canon printer is connected to the computer via a USB connection).
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2. Next, please click on the red arrow next to the "RECOMMENDED FOR YOU" section and click on the CUPS driver file. When you do, another page will appear giving details of the file you are about to download will appear.
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Once all items have been downloaded, please double-click on each of the items on your Mac to install them. Once all items have been installed, please restart your Mac and attempt to print.
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Install went great until I tried to connect to my network. Got the following (weird) message.
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I installed on a XP/SP2 Home system. My other PC's are a XP/SP1 Home system and a Vista/SP1 Home Premium.
What does that message mean and how can I get back on track.
I did suceed in installing using the USB connection.
Any help is appreciated!!!
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What that means is that your printer is not connected to your wireless router.
Since your USB connection is working, follow the directions (Change the HP Photosmart from a USB connection to a
network connection) on page 3 of this.
Message Edited by PrintDoc on 11-20-2009 09:44 PM
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