How to connect 2.13 with PCMCIA Linksys WPC11?

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utopiz
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How to connect 2.13 with PCMCIA Linksys WPC11?

#1 Post by utopiz »

Hello !

When i click scan, i get the WLANs list, i select one, and a few seconds later, the same list appears again... I try CANCEL... the same... loop...

I tried defining a profile, it looks like it connects, but no Rx (with dhcp or static IP and ping)

I'm running this super Puppy 2.13, with a PCMCIA Linksys WPC11.

Any help much appreciate :roll:
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#2 Post by Flash »

Do you begin by clicking the "Connect" icon on the desktop?
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mwestlund
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#3 Post by mwestlund »

Are you trying to connect to a secure wireless router? -Mark
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utopiz
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#4 Post by utopiz »

Thank you for replys.

Yes i first click on connect and yes i try to connect to a secure router (WEP).

I have been tring RutiLT, i can see the SSIDs on "site survey" tab, select one and click connect, it asks me for a WEP key, but i finaly get this error message :

Can't set WEP encryption key : index : 3 code : 22

I tried both HEX and ASCII key...

Is WEP the problem ?
Any idea ?

Thanks
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#5 Post by tempestuous »

Check to see what driver Puppy has loaded for your card. The Network Wizard should tell you this. If not, run "lsmod" to see what drivers are loaded.

I suspect you may have ver2, 2.5, or 3 of the WPC11, which would have Prism2/2.5/3 chipsets.
These are best supported by the hostap driver, but it's possible that an older driver - the orinoco_cs has loaded instead.
The orinoco_cs driver has limited support for Prism2x chips, but probably doesn't support WEP encryption with Prism2x chips.
(It does support WEP with Orinoco chips, see here - http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 2709#92709)

If I'm right, the fix would then be to add "orinoco_cs" to the skip list in rc.modules, and manually load the hostap_cs module instead.
Last edited by tempestuous on Tue 04 Sep 2007, 03:26, edited 1 time in total.
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sccat
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#6 Post by sccat »

I have the same problem while using Puppy2.14.
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#7 Post by sccat »

When I entered lsmod,Puppy returned ath_pic and lots of modules.

Is ath_pci OK?
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#8 Post by topaz »

Hi
I use wpc linkseys

Install driver useing mdiswrapper, then searcd for posts by me for the rest of the info on how to use wep keys
Thin Client, 1gb ram, atom duel 1.7, pup precise Fruga flash drive
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jonyo

#9 Post by jonyo »

Trying to figure out what pup 2.12 loaded auto here. Checked in Winx system & said I have a linksys mini pci wifi card. Quite sure when I looked at it that it was a broadcom.:roll: Bottom line is it's workng.

I think the ethernet is broadcom & pup loaded a b44 driver.

If the sound card is listed, does anyone know if it's known to work? Haven't sorted that out & wiz sez all is ok.

sh-3.00# Ismod
sh: Ismod: command not found
sh-3.00# lsmod
Module Size Used by
usb_storage 83904 0
iptable_mangle 2640 0
iptable_nat 7444 0
ip_nat 16908 1 iptable_nat
xt_state 2064 4
ipt_REJECT 5104 1
ip_conntrack_ftp 7472 0
ip_conntrack_irc 6768 0
iptable_filter 2800 1
ip_conntrack 46676 5 iptable_nat,ip_nat,xt_state,ip_conntrack_ftp,ip_ conntrack_irc
ip_tables 13624 3 iptable_mangle,iptable_nat,iptable_filter
snd_mixer_oss 17328 0
ndiswrapper 176308 0
lp 12520 0
parport_pc 32100 0
parport 35080 2 lp,parport_pc
usbhid 40736 0
b44 26044 0
mii 5680 1 b44
yenta_socket 27516 2
rsrc_nonstatic 12912 1 yenta_socket
slamr 434056 0
ungrab_winmodem 2224 0
snd_intel8x0 32684 0
snd_ac97_codec 90448 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_ac97_bus 2128 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 77592 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 23540 1 snd_pcm
snd 51396 5 snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pc m,snd_timer
soundcore 9408 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 10008 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
intel_agp 22668 1
agpgart 34608 1 intel_agp
fuse 44388 0
unionfs 77696 1
nls_iso8859_1 3984 1
nls_cp437 5648 1
sr_mod 17412 0
ide_cd 40100 0
cdrom 39424 2 sr_mod,ide_cd
ehci_hcd 30200 0
uhci_hcd 23356 0
usbcore 126116 6 usb_storage,ndiswrapper,usbhid,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
sh-3.00#
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jonyo

#10 Post by jonyo »

Doubt If wep is the prop though dunno what wep type pup supports. I use wep 64 no probs. What are the other parameters you are entering in regards to wep settings?

You have to set your encryption according to how setup at the router. What are the settings there? It's one or the other (wep or ascii) & can't be both.
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utopiz wrote:Thank you for replys.

Yes i first click on connect and yes i try to connect to a secure router (WEP).

I have been tring RutiLT, i can see the SSIDs on "site survey" tab, select one and click connect, it asks me for a WEP key, but i finaly get this error message :

Can't set WEP encryption key : index : 3 code : 22

I tried both HEX and ASCII key...

Is WEP the problem ?
Any idea ?

Thanks
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