hi, i’m a complete noob when it comes to linux (although i did dabble with suse enterprise 9.2 a few yrs ago.)
I’m having trouble setting up my desktop pc to access the internet via my wireless router. i have tried to set it up in networkmanager (it shows as connected when clicking on the NM icon) but when loading firefox or when trying to update opensuse i just cannot get a connection.
opensuse ver: 11.2 (kernel: 2.6.31.5.0.1-default)
device: Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter
driver/kernel: ath5k
unique id: 00:0b:0
pci id: 00:0b:0 0200: 168c:0013 (rev 01)
I have tried using the ‘getting your wireless to work’ guide, please see below for results
what device do i have? section: see hardware info
wireless lan: atheros ar5001x+ wireless network adaptor
bus: PCI
class (spec):
class: network controller
device identifier (spec): 65590
device identifier: 65555
device name: wlan0
device: atheros ar5001x+ wireless network adaptor
driver: ath5k
drivers
> active: yes
> modprobe: yes
> modules
> modprobe ath5k
hwcfg bus: pci
kernel driver: ath5k
model: atheros ar5001x+ wireless network adaptor
old unique key: pp84.gq8io5KsuU7
resources
> HW address
> addr: 00:11:50:55:25:56
> IRQ
> count: 0
> enabled: yes
> IRQ: 18
> Memory
> Active: yes
> length: 65536
> start: 4009754624
> Wireless LAN
> auth_modes
> open
> sharedkey
> wpa-psk
> wpa_eap
channels (note: list of channels has been condensed to save space)
> 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,36,40,44,48,52,56,60,64,100,104,108,112,116,120,124,128,132,136
enc_modes
> WEP40
> WEP104
> TKIP
> CCMP
frequencies (list of frequencies condensed to save space)
> 2.412, .417, .422, .427, .432, .437, .442, .447, .452, .462, .467, .472, .484
> 5.18, .2, .22, .24, .26, .28, .3, .32, .5, .52, .54, .56, .58, .6, .62, .64, .66, .68
link
> state: yes
revision: 1
slot id: 11
subvendor identifier: 71479
subvendor: linksys
sysfs id: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b:0
sysfs id: 0000:00:0b:0
UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_168c_13
unique key: y9sn.gg8io5KsuU7
vendor identifier: 71308
vendor: atheros communications inc
wireless lan: yes
modalias: pci:v0000168Cd00000013sv00001737sd00000036bc02sc00i00
do you need to install external firmware? section:
checked ‘boot.log’ for the word ‘firmware’, nothing found. nothing in log saying that the
driver failed to load firmware. used ‘dmesg ¦ grep firmware’ command but nothing happened.
making a connection section:
sudo /usr/sbin/iwlist scan
Cell 02 - Address: 00:12:17:4A:25:5D Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=48/70 Signal level=-62 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:“whow”
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=00000003094b818b
Extra: Last beacon: 5932ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000477686F77
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 03010B
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 2F0104
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: DD06001018020104
encryption section:
wep encryption key added to settings in networkmanager
association & authentication section:
ran ‘/usr/sbin/iwconfig’ see below for wireless results
wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg, ESSID:“whow”
Mode:Managed Freq:2.412ghz AP:not-associated,
Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key: off
Power management: off
Link quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
testing section:
ran ‘/sbin/ifconfig’ see below for wireless results
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:11:50:55:25:56
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RXbytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
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I will supply any further information (if requested) as soon as I can.
Thanks in advance