Unable to connect WLAN-107

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Unable to connect WLAN-107

#1 Post by Simon Taylor »

I am new to Puppy but have successfully installed it.
I am trying to connect to the internet via an Asus Wireless AP Card WL-107 - PCI slot 0...

The connection wizard seems to find the correct driver rt2400 for what is listed as wlan0 and the network comes up as active scanning for an IP bears results - i.e. one is found - as does inserting static IP... However, no matter how I try I can't connect...

I've tried going through the Pwireless with the same results.

In addition, LAN is on shared WEP (ascii 128 bit)...

Please help! :?:
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#2 Post by Simon Taylor »

each time I auto DHCP scan or set Static IP in connection wizard it tells me configuration successful! but still does not connect.
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#3 Post by Simon Taylor »

frustration getting the better of me, I went out to look for wlan cards on the puppy-compatible list... and found only a DSE Wlan 802.11g...

Which gives exactly the same results as the old Asus Wlan-107: i.e., when configured with connection wizard, everything looks peachy until one actually tries to connect and it fails...

the DSE 802.11g does have the advantage of showing an icon of a pair of computers talking... but that's all show.

I know I'm missing some important steps in configuring either of these cards: please help before my frustration gets the better of me again.

Thanks. :cry:
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#4 Post by rjbrewer »

When you run connect wizard with the dse, what module
does it show?

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#5 Post by Simon Taylor »

ath_pci pci: Atheros Communications, AR5005G 802.11abg NIC
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#6 Post by Béèm »

I bet you did get a APIPA IP.
If so, the connection to your router isn't ok. Maybe problems with the 128 WEP key.

Also try to connect without WEP as a test.
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#7 Post by Simon Taylor »

I did get an APIPA.
LAN connects 5 computers to internet through wireless router.
Have read that cabling straight from router to the laptop (the Puppy) is helpful in configuring. Don't understand the ins and outs of it. And don't have cable.

Surely the WEP wouldn't be a problem?

Am sending this from Ubuntu 9.04 machine with 802.11 WiFi interface (ath0) and ath5k_pci driver...

I'd thought that the configuration of the card itself was the issue... ?
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#8 Post by vinnywright »

you could try the ath5k_pci modual in the list of moduales .............but it dident work for me.

I used the XP drivers loaded with the ndiswrapper utility and then it worked fine :)

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#9 Post by Simon Taylor »

where do you put the driver (.inf file) to open with ndiswrapper?
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#10 Post by rjbrewer »

I think what Beem was suggesting was to turn off encryption
in the router temporarily to see if your card can make an open
connection.

You might check in setup>wizardwizard>config. startup>
module prefs. and make sure ath_pci is second after ath5k.

I only use wpa encrypt, never tried wep....maybe a tip here.

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... ddfd383f09

Threads by Tempestuous usually have the best answers for
wifi problems.

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#11 Post by Simon Taylor »

thanks for the link on WEP... everything was looking very positive.

I reinstalled WL-107 - on the basis that if it worked I could take the DSE back and get a refund! - and the s:(your 128bit key here) said immediately that a connection had been found... however, browser (Seamonkey) couldn't find pages...

Checking the drivers for WL-107, I found allocated driver (rt2400) to not find any devices...

Reboot>reinstall DSE 802.11g>use the "s:..." tip for the WEP key>ath5k_pci finds device>won't configure... won't scan... activity light on cardbus doesn't light... and icon of two talking computers disappears from bottom status bar... What's going on?

am rebooting now...
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#12 Post by Simon Taylor »

on reboot: ath5k_pci driver finds no devices; no talking computers on status bar; no scanning function; no brain activity on cardbus...

reload driver ath0 - no device found - reload driver ath5k_pci and finds device: config device; no brain activity on card; no connection

... :(
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#13 Post by vinnywright »

Simon Taylor wrote:where do you put the driver (.inf file) to open with ndiswrapper?
you put the files in a folder I named XP hears mine...
# ls
ar5416.sys net5416.cat net5416.inf
and then run the network connect and point ndiswrapper to it :)

I copy'd the XP folder to the drive whare my pup_save.2fs is so it's hear
# pwd
/initrd/mnt/dev_save/xp
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#14 Post by rjbrewer »

Are these usb, pc, or pcmcia cards?

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#15 Post by Simon Taylor »

pcmcia ...
checking out ndiswrapper...
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#16 Post by Simon Taylor »

ndiswrapper did not work with any of the windows drivers for the Asus WL-107 (including Autorun.inf - which sounded encouraging)...

and still no more talking computers icon in status bar and no brain activity in cards... I miss them.
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#17 Post by Simon Taylor »

I still don't understand the whys and wherefores but with WEP disabled the Asus WL-107 now connects... Brilliant!

However, no security on LAN... WPA-PSK??? will it work?

next step.
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#18 Post by rjbrewer »

Don't know if it's the same card, but looks interesting.

http://support.packardbell.com/asia/ite ... latform_K1

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#19 Post by Simon Taylor »

yep. Same card.

On reboot: no connection. Settings not saved?

Reset LAN to WPA-PSK security... now trying to reconfigure WL-107.
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#20 Post by rjbrewer »

Most info on the WL_107 seems to suggest it uses rt2x00 or
rt2500 module. Puppy has these in setup>startup>add new
modules.
Check system>pupscan interface>pci devices, for more info
on your card.

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