Return-path: Received: from sycorax.lbl.gov ([128.3.11.121]:36265 "EHLO sycorax.lbl.gov" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751888Ab0HBAS4 (ORCPT ); Sun, 1 Aug 2010 20:18:56 -0400 From: Alex Romosan To: Johannes Berg Cc: "Guy\, Wey-Yi" , "linux-wireless\@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: iwlwifi connection problems References: <87tynqvtu6.fsf@sycorax.lbl.gov> <1279917523.10769.1.camel@wwguy-huron> <1280135867.3693.5.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> <87mxtd5xlq.fsf@sycorax.lbl.gov> <1280212629.19098.0.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:18:51 -0700 In-Reply-To: <1280212629.19098.0.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> (message from Johannes Berg on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:37:09 +0200) Message-ID: <87bp9l6f4k.fsf@sycorax.lbl.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Johannes Berg writes: > On Mon, 2010-07-26 at 21:59 -0700, Alex Romosan wrote: > >> any ideas on how i can debug this? i tried to do a git-bisect but i >> didn't get anywhere. i have the driver compiled in the kernel if that >> makes any difference. as i played with the later kernels (after 2.6.34) >> i discovered that if kept bringing the interface down and then up again >> eventually i would get "cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world >> regulatory domain" the antenna light on the laptop (i have a thinkpad >> t61) would go off and then at the next ifup the driver connected. looks >> like some kind of reset/initialization problem to me. > > So is the issue maybe the channel the AP is no, not the fact that it's > hidden? or something like that? it's still not working even with kernel 2.6.35 so i decided to play with it a little bit more. indeed, it has nothing to do with the access point being hidden or not. it doesn't work even when it's visible (previously i was able to connect to the wireless at work which is visible so i wrongly assumed that was the cause). so it looks like the problem is connecting to this particular access point which is a proxim ap-200 orinoco wireless ap i got in 2003. right now the ap is setup on channel 3 and the rate is set to 11 Mbps. should i try a different channel? which one? --alex-- -- | I believe the moment is at hand when, by a paranoiac and active | | advance of the mind, it will be possible (simultaneously with | | automatism and other passive states) to systematize confusion | | and thus to help to discredit completely the world of reality. |